i7 920 for video editing

[skitz9417]

hi guys im just wondering is the i7 920 good for video editing with sony vegas and adobe cs6 over my x4 945 at stock ?

[SAV1OUR]

it is but its a dead socket whats your budget?

[AMICLG]

A FX-8320 would likely be a better option and they go for $100 on sale.

[skitz9417]

well im getting a i7 920 off a mate and the a x58 board off him as well so u im just wondering if i should use it for gaming and video rendering 

[skitz9417]

A FX-8320 would likely be a better option and they go for $100 on sale.

i dont live in us im in australia sry 

[FizzyFantom]

well im getting a i7 920 off a mate and the a x58 board off him as well so u im just wondering if i should use it for gaming and video rendering 

Its a decent CPU, slightly old now, but still great. It would be great for gaming and although it doesn't have some of the advantages of newer Intel CPUs it will still be good for video rendering

[skitz9417]

Its a decent CPU, slightly old now, but still great. It would be great for gaming and although it doesn't have some of the advantages of newer Intel CPUs it will still be good for video rendering

even if i oced it it will be better than a x6 1055t at stock ?

[LukaP]

this CPU is still just as good as the current gen amd FX line, core for core, clock for clock. dont quote me on it, but id be comfortable to say its better than a 83x0, clock for clock

[FizzyFantom]

even if i oced it it will be better than a x6 1055t at stock ?

I'm not sure on that one. The 1055t is a 6 core CPU, and the stock clocks are slightly higher (although if you OC them that won't matter). In video rendering cores are king, so in theory the 1055t would be better. In practice I'm unsure. If you plan to OC the i7, but not the Phenom then go with the i7

[FizzyFantom]

this CPU is still just as good as the current gen amd FX line, core for core, clock for clock. dont quote me on it, but id be comfortable to say its better than a 83x0, clock for clock

They are still very good, but I had an i5 650, which couldn't perform to the level or current i3 CPUs (The 650 was a dual core CPU with Hyperthreading). The 83x0 series are 8 core CPUs, so would perform signififcantly better in video rendering than older i5 CPUs (not sure about old i7s due to Hyperthreading).

[skitz9417]

I'm not sure on that one. The 1055t is a 6 core CPU, and the stock clocks are slightly higher (although if you OC them that won't matter). In video rendering cores are king, so in theory the 1055t would be better. In practice I'm unsure. If you plan to OC the i7, but not the Phenom then go with the i7

well i will go for a i7 920 and oc it im getting d0 stepping cpu and hopefully i oc to 4ghz 

[AMICLG]

even if i oced it it will be better than a x6 1055t at stock ?

They're about the same single threaded performance at stock but OC'd the 920 will win.

[LukaP]

They are still very good, but I had an i5 650, which couldn't perform to the level or current i3 CPUs (The 650 was a dual core CPU with Hyperthreading). The 83x0 series are 8 core CPUs, so would perform signififcantly better in video rendering than older i5 CPUs (not sure about old i7s due to Hyperthreading).

 

oh its a 4core part... thought it was 6c12t... then its on par with 83x0 line

well i will go for a i7 920 and oc it im getting d0 stepping cpu and hopefully i oc to 4ghz 

do it its awesome

[skitz9417]

oh its a 4core part... thought it was 6c12t... then its on par with 83x0 line

do it its awesome

ok cool 

[D3MON]

hi guys im just wondering is the i7 920 good for video editing with sony vegas and adobe cs6 over my x4 945 at stock ?

the 920 should blow the 945 away if its a phenom x4 945 that you're talking about.

im a bit of an amd fan (no diehard though) but those 920's are still pretty good.

at 4.2ghz it should be pretty close to an 8350 in rendering, going by what cinebench says.

[skitz9417]

the 920 should blow the 945 away if its a phenom x4 945 that you're talking about.

im a bit of an amd fan (no diehard though) but those 920's are still pretty good.

at 4.2ghz it should be pretty close to an 8350 in rendering, going by what cinebench says.

 well i getting a i7 920 and ok cool so a i7 920 @4ghz will match a fx 8350 in rendering  

[BrightCandle]

The D steppings of the i7 920's would often go up to 4.4Ghz, they were great overclockers. Unlike the C stepping you don't have to turn off hyperthreading to get there either. The i7 920 will still outperform the fx 8350 for a lot of things, the sad reality is that this 5 year old CPU is still quicker than pretty much anything AMD has produced since despite its obsolescence. In raw rendering terms an 8350 may well be quicker today just because of all the threads it has, but you have a hyperthreaded first gen i7 there and its pretty amazing and only about 30% off clock for clock of a modern Haswell! Ridiculous how little the performance has progressed over the years.

[juretrn]

Sure, the 920 is a great little beast, especially compared to your Phenom, but I think it's old nonetheless. Wouldn't a 2600k be a better option, since you can up it to 3770k if you want later on? (I assume budget is the issue here?) 

Just make sure it's a D0, like @BrightCandle said. Mine is a C0 and it can only hit 4.0 GHz with HT off or it's way too hot for my little Akasa. (95 deg C in prime95, 4.0 GHz, HT on). 3.8 is the highest acceptable frequency for mine. 

[skitz9417]

The D steppings of the i7 920's would often go up to 4.4Ghz, they were great overclockers. Unlike the C stepping you don't have to turn off hyperthreading to get there either. The i7 920 will still outperform the fx 8350 for a lot of things, the sad reality is that this 5 year old CPU is still quicker than pretty much anything AMD has produced since despite its obsolescence. In raw rendering terms an 8350 may well be quicker today just because of all the threads it has, but you have a hyperthreaded first gen i7 there and its pretty amazing and only about 30% off clock for clock of a modern Haswell! Ridiculous how little the performance has progressed over the years.

ok cool thanks for the info

[skitz9417]

would a nh-d14 handle a i7 920 ?

[juretrn]

would a nh-d14 handle a i7 920 ?

It definitely would, it can handle any CPU, I imagine. 

[skitz9417]

It definitely would, it can handle any CPU, I imagine. 

ok cool thanks 

[FizzyFantom]

would a nh-d14 handle a i7 920 ?

Yes...