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i7-2960XM vs. i7-2860QM
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:37 am
by tom3k380
I'm buying the W520, and I'm wondering whether getting the i7-2960XM is worth the additional $550.
I do need the power, but I'm not sure if there will be a big difference.
The i7-2860QM is pretty powerful and pretty close in terms of specs.
Re: i7-2960XM vs. i7-2860QM
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:31 am
by AMATX
The main benefit of buying the 2960 is for overclocking. However, the W520 bios doesn't allow this, so you're losing out on most of the extra goodness.
If you -do- need all of the cpu power you can get, then any additional horsepower is worth considering.
In this case, you're paying a lot for a little more.
That said, I'm about ready to pull the trigger on a W520 and I will get the 2960 chip because I want/need all of the juice I can get.
Re: i7-2960XM vs. i7-2860QM
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:02 pm
by WA2SI
Bought my W520 with the i7-2820QM cpu and I have no complaints. The inner-child in me wanted to swap the cpu for an i7-2860QM but the wise folks on this (as well as others) forum guided me in the right dir'n. Not much actual difference in processing power with diminishing returns for the $'s. The i7-2960XM was never really in my budget. Happy holidays.
Bert
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