Author Topic: The new i7 chip.  (Read 4242 times)

Double toast, don't get a gts 250. I can find you something on newegg for a similar price. Or, I could start again from scratch since I've noticed that you could do better with that budget.


Nah, don't do that.

I'm going to be buying in August.

Nah, don't do that.

I'm going to be buying in August.

Great, now what am I supposed to do!


I couldn't resist.



Case & PSU - Antec 900, Antec NEO ECO 620 (COMBO)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.335357

HDD - WD Cavier Green
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136359

Proc, Mobo, and GFX card- P2 x4 955 BE, ASUS M4A79XTD EVO, & SAPPHIRE Vapor-x Radeon HD 5750 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.325927

Memory - OCZ Obsidian 4GB DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227495

ODD - Asus Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Cooling - Xigmatek 92mm rifle
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233001


Total cost: $758.41
Shipping:   $6.98
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Total          $765.39



"Cheaper is better"

It has 4 cores with hyperthreading.

It has 8 cores with hyperthreading.

I didn't bother reading anyone Else's' post, but yes, it does have 8 cores.
No, it doesn't.

Four cores with hyperthreading reads as eight, but it does not have eight cores, it has four.

It has 8 cores with hyperthreading.
Same goes for you.

It has 2 threads per core, effectively giving it 8 cores.

I guess to clarify I should say it has 4 physical cores but 8 logical cores.
« Last Edit: February 14, 2010, 12:20:44 PM by Zaran »

I don't think that dkamm knows what he's talking about.

I don't think that dkamm knows what he's talking about.

And what makes you think that?

Please tell me how I am wrong, if you even can.

No, it doesn't.

Four cores with hyperthreading reads as eight, but it does not have eight cores, it has four.
Same goes for you.
He's saying that it has 8 cores with hyperthreading on.  He's not saying it has 8 core that have hyperthreading.

He's saying that it has 8 cores with hyperthreading on.  He's not saying it has 8 core that have hyperthreading.

Yes, Zaran clarified that with his second post.

Hey, guys look at what I found on page 2.
Ok, the Core i7 has 4 physical cores and 4 logical cores.  Hyperthreading is a technology owned by Intel which makes two threads per core instead of one which the operating system reads as double the amount of physical cores thus the extra threads become logical cores.

Hey, guys look at what I found on page 2.

Hey look, that's wrong!

It has 2 threads per core, effectively giving it 8 cores.

I guess to clarify I should say it has 4 physical cores but 8 logical cores.


It has 2 threads per core, effectively giving it 8 cores.

I guess to clarify I should say it has 4 physical cores but 8 logical cores.
All hyperthreading is doing is dividing up the work from multiple programs to make everything more efficient. Having 8 logical cores DOES NOT mean the cpu has the equivalent processing power of 8 physical cores.