Intel Core i7-920 versus i7-930

[RRbot]

Core i7-920s are still available, and are £50 cheaper than the i7-930 - which is the better buy?http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bit-tech/hardware/~4/8Stp2Rh-bsI

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[thadman]

If you can get a D0 920, I would get that. The only benefit the 930 has over the 920 is an increased multiplier (22x vs 21x). However, it has been observed that even multipliers are unstable. As a result, most people OC'ing their 930 end up using the 21x multiplier instead of the 22x anyway.

[sn0man]

Unless you've got a board that throttles the 21x multi for 920's, then the 930 is pretty much the same thing.

If you can save a considerable amount of cash, just stick with the 920.