Everything always comes down to cost. Why waste the money to go i7 if you have a perfectly viable Yorkfield set up? That's the point I'm making and you don't seem to be getting. i7 definitely isn't worth the cost if you have a Yorkfield system.
And WTF. YOU started this topic as a comparison between games. Yes, the i7 does perform the best. I've already said that. No ones disputing or disputed on how much faster the i7 can do tasks better. But is it worth it? Shaving off a few more seconds/minutes of an encode? Pumping out a few more frames per sec in games at lower resolutions? Who would do that with an i7?...
The i7 aren't champs over the Yorkfield. They perform better at a cost. A cost many Yorkfield owners didn't dish out. You have doubts about the Yorkfield yourself. I don't see you owning one. And don't give me that excuse of "I'm waiting for the next gen chips". You've been drooling over Nehalem ever since it was announced.
You're lame responses by calling everyone noobs and insulting them shows you have nothing to argue. Your recent responses have been filled with nothing but jabs and insults and don't keep the topic at hand.
And ROTFL!!! Hard Forum?!!?! REALLY?!? You're linking from HARD FORUM?! HAHAHAHA! Who the hell trusts Hard Forum?!
Have you even read that thread yourself? Those 30s temps are right from a cool boot up. My quad can do 20c from a cool boot up. Want me to post a pic to prove it? The temps were in the 50s after running a stress test an hour. Who needs the reading comprehension?
And don't blame the economy for i7s failure in sales. It was out quite a bit before the whole recession scare even started. If it was as innovative as the Core 2s were, it would have sold like hotcakes like they did.
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Oh right, btw, that dude was using a Vigor Monsoon III. I would hardly call that fair.
No one is disputing? No one but you and a few other numskulls. Look at your arguments noob, contradiction much? I even highlighted for you since i know your reading comprehension is at a elementary school level, no need to thank me =). 1920x1200 is low res? Are you blind? Okay, now it's official: You're blind and brain dead.
Look at you, you barely have a viable argument to be begin with and keep reusing it over and over again. You're already lost since you participated in this thread. Keep it up cause it really shows how much of a noob you are and your lacks of understanding of what's really going on.
And who the hell trust you? The one with a quadcore that came in here because the title of the thread offended you? =) What a laugh!:lol: Yeah i know the truth hurts, especially if it's true =) Your kentfield is a nothing compared to the Core i7. I don't usually call people noob and other stuff unless they demonstrated that they've earned it and you have have clearly earned and deserved it. =)
Does it look like i care about you people in here that has a quadcore or yorkfield? It's your system not mine, do what you want with it.

I don't give a damn if you want to upgrade to a Core i7 or not, got it? Good. =)
Yeah to you the low 30's c is considered insanely hot for a Core i7. But hey i don't blame ya. Like i said before, not all brain are created equal.
Either you failed your economy class or you're just plain illiterate when it comes to financial business and stuff. Do you even know what's going on with the world financial crisis? People are losing jobs or getting layoff, while others are trying to save money by budgeting just to try to cope with it. Some people even lost home and their home value drop big time.
In the end Core i7 reigns supreme no matter what you say. You and your "those who have yorkfield bah bah bah" agrument... Seriously i would be embarrassing with ONLY that type of statement.