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Old 08-16-2010, 08:00 PM
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Default Re: Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 Explained

Seriously for once though, the big difference between i7-900 series and i7-800 is the triple channel vs dual channel memory. My experience, and the reports from the nerd websites suggest that you aren't going to be able to notice the performance difference of triple channel, but it's a significant point that x58 motherboards typically have 6 ram slots(2 banks of 3) while the dual channel boards that accomodate i7-800 series only have 4(2 banks of 2). This is, if you have the money, a potential for 24GB of RAM vs. 16GB RAM. If you aren't into VI's, carry on. But for building a slave PC for VI's, X58/i7-900 series is the way to go.
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