i7 vs. C2D in FSX

[Guest lilpianoman]

not worried about money issues, but which is better...planning on XTREME OVERCLOCKING i.e. E8400@4.0, E8400@4.1, i7 920@3.8Which would be better if i'm only playing FSX, FS9, and using the internet!

[Guest UlfB]

If money isn't an issue, why go for the low end Core i7? Go for the i7 965! You don't even need to overclock it to be able to beat the s**t out of all C2Ds and all AMD CPUs, including the latest AMD Phenom II X4 955.

[Guest lilpianoman]

If money isn't an issue, why go for the low end Core i7? Go for the i7 965! You don't even need to overclock it to be able to beat the s**t out of all C2Ds and all AMD CPUs, including the latest AMD Phenom II X4 955.

ok, maybe NOT THAT MUCH MONEY.....like the i7 920 would be the highest I could go

[Guest UlfB]

not worried about money issues, but which is better...planning on XTREME OVERCLOCKING i.e. E8400@4.0, E8400@4.1, i7 920@3.8Which would be better if i'm only playing FSX, FS9, and using the internet!

I'd go for the i7 (D0 stepping). With a good cpu cooler you may overclock it to 4Ghz :(Edit: Get yourself a fast graphics card too. No point in getting a fast CPU if your other system components can't keep up. A GTX 280 or 285 will make a difference.