i7 920 vs i7 930

ckoons1 · May 18, 2010, 02:33 PM

Hello GANG

would be going from an i7 920 to an i7 930 be a good upgrade if the out of poccket cost would be close to nothing? other then time spent.

[Ion] · May 18, 2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ckoons1

Hello GANG

would be going from an i7 920 to an i7 930 be a good upgrade if the out of poccket cost would be close to nothing? other then time spent.

How much would it be? For under $15, maybe, but for anything more, I don't think it would be worth it. The extra 133mhz isn't much

JrRacinFan · May 18, 2010, 02:38 PM

Wouldn't bother with it.

InnocentCriminal · May 18, 2010, 02:40 PM

I'm another with the a 'don't bother' comment. Unless you can get it for near-nothing then by all means go for it.

Delta6326 · May 18, 2010, 02:40 PM

only if its like $30 or less but really not going to notice

onepost · May 18, 2010, 02:42 PM

if your 920 is @ 4.2 using 1.3v i would say keep what you have.

JrRacinFan · May 18, 2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by onepost

if your 920 is @ 4.2 using 1.3v i would say keep what you have.

Now you're taking overclock into consideration. What would happen if the OP gets the chip and finds out it's a dud for overclock? I've been there(not with an i7 ...), I still say stick with it and not bother.

Asylum · May 18, 2010, 03:02 PM

If you have a older 920 DO then it will clock much better than the 930.

Most 930's that i see dont clock near as well as the older 920's.

El_Mayo · May 18, 2010, 03:03 PM

I agree with everyone else.

4.2 @ 1.3 is pretty good tbh

there's absolutely no difference between the i7 920 and 930 except 133mhz?

ckoons1 · May 18, 2010, 03:09 PM

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! That was fast. THX GUYS!
The deal is I live fairly close to a MICROCENTER [$199 i7 930] and could most likely get that for my i7 920 on ebay. the i7 920 is fairly new batch. so would most likely cost nothing but gas to go to MICROCENTER and time to swap cpu but if nothing to gain will just stay where i am at

[Ion] · May 18, 2010, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ckoons1

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! That was fast. THX GUYS!
The deal is I live fairly close to a MICROCENTER [$199 i7 930] and could most likely get that for my i7 920 on ebay. the i7 920 is fairly new batch. so would most likely cost nothing but gas to go to MICROCENTER and time to swap cpu but if nothing to gain will just stay where i am at

Yeah, in that case, especially with your current OC, I'd just stay with what you have ATM

onepost · May 18, 2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Now you're taking overclock into consideration. What would happen if the OP gets the chip and finds out it's a dud for overclock? I've been there(not with an i7 ...), I still say stick with it and not bother.

I think you have to take overclock into consideration - he has a great chip now and there are no guarantees when it comes to o/cing. Not many people on here would sell a 920 d0 that does 4.2 @ 1.3v and then buy a 930 to run at stock. I told him to stick with what he has and

the up(side)grade bug.

ckoons1 · May 18, 2010, 05:08 PM

i see. i was thinking that 1.3v was a little high . saw some people using 1.25 or so but if 1.3v is good then so be it

InnocentCriminal · May 18, 2010, 05:50 PM

1.3v is very good imo.

ckoons1 · May 18, 2010, 08:40 PM

sent a message to Paulieg . i think he was one of the ones getting 4.2+ @ 1.25v or so. i'll let you know what he says unless he sees this first

onepost · May 18, 2010, 09:11 PM

I've never owned a 920 d0 but from what i read about 930's is they usually take less voltage than the 920's. I have mine @ 4.1 using 1.25v - i can get it booted into windows at 4.3 @ 1.33 but haven't tried stabilizing. In short, on after market air i think 1.3v is fine from what i read - here is an example that says 1.3v should be max on stock cooling

http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-g...core-i3-i5-i7/

Paulieg · May 18, 2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ckoons1

sent a message to Paulieg . i think he was one of the ones getting 4.2+ @ 1.25v or so. i'll let you know what he says unless he sees this first

See my PM. Basically, if you have an early 920, it's most likely not worth it. If it's a recent batch, you are generally dealing with the same chip.

ckoons1 · May 18, 2010, 10:06 PM

thank you

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ckoons1 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: O'fallon Mo. 63366 USA Posts: 708 (0.37/day) Thanks: 67 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	i see. i was thinking that 1.3v was a little high . saw some people using 1.25 or so but if 1.3v is good then so be it

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ckoons1 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: O'fallon Mo. 63366 USA Posts: 708 (0.37/day) Thanks: 67 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	sent a message to Paulieg . i think he was one of the ones getting 4.2+ @ 1.25v or so. i'll let you know what he says unless he sees this first

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onepost Join Date: May 2009 Location: san diego Posts: 150 (0.10/day) Thanks: 42 Thanked 58 Times in 45 Posts System Specs	I've never owned a 920 d0 but from what i read about 930's is they usually take less voltage than the 920's. I have mine @ 4.1 using 1.25v - i can get it booted into windows at 4.3 @ 1.33 but haven't tried stabilizing. In short, on after market air i think 1.3v is fine from what i read - here is an example that says 1.3v should be max on stock cooling http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-g...core-i3-i5-i7/

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