I think it comes down to this: will you be using a multiple video cards? If so, you want the dual x16 capability. If not, save some money and wattage and get Lynnfield.
This is the right litmus test to me because the answer also tells you what kind of user you are. If you're not using dual...
Excellent - thank you so much for the link. That really cleared things up for me. I think I'll go with the 860 and shoot for an OC of about 3.4, which should let me run nice and cool (and with low voltage for low idle power consumption) but still Turbo up close to 4ghz.
Here's hoping...
Ok, I've read all the AT articles about Lynnfield, but I'm still a bit foggy on what I need to buy to build my system. I am planningo on getting an i7/860 chip, and primarily want good performance in Photoshop and to keep idle power consumption low.
As I understand it, Turbo Mode (which I...
Wow... those look like legit photos, which would make this the first sighting I've seen of an actual black jasper. Have any others surfaced online, just for confirmation?
I'm willing to bet you'd get a Falcon. I'm seriously suspecting that MS has not yet made a black Elite Jasper and may not for a long time. If they haven't already, why would they start when they can keep selling special editions like the RE5 bundle, or clearing old inventory of Falcons like...
As long as the bundles are Jaspers, there's really no downside to the Elite being available only in special editions, is there? Same price, but you get bonus games... no?
Excellent that the RE5 bundle is Jasper, but it just makes waiting for a black Jasper console that much harder, and the wait possibly even longer. The RE5 bundle will eat away at the normal Elite sales, meaning that old stock may be on store shelves even longer. Bah!
Here's hoping that the...
Repacks? Ugh, just makes it even harder to find that Elite Jasper. I'm going to hold out for that, but I'd love to get on HDMI sooner rather than later... The 360 is my last component video device!
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