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From: Tony Harding on 6 Nov 2009 23:27
Tom Lake wrote:
>
> "Tom Lake" <tlake(a)twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:hcrucb$t7i$1(a)news.albasani.net...
>> After watching Dell's prices for a while, I was just about to order an
>> XPS 9000 with a Core i7 950. All of a sudden, it's not an option any
>> more. (It was there the day before I decided to order!)
>>
>> The 8000 isn't quite powerful enough and the Extreme processors and
>> Alienware are TOO much. The 950 would have been just what I wanted.
>> I'm bummed.
>>
>> Tom Lake
>
> Well. I found out why no 950. The 960 is coming out this month and
> will be about the same price as the 950. It's 3.20 GHz rather than 3.06
> GHz of the 950 so we get more bang for the buck. Now I just have to wait
> for Dell to start including in the 9000.

Here's a comparison of Intel's I7-940, I7-950 & I7-960

http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=37148,37151,37150,
From: Tom Lake on 9 Nov 2009 14:19

"Tom Lake" <tlake(a)twcny.rr.com> wrote in message news:hcrucb$t7i$1(a)news.albasani.net...
> After watching Dell's prices for a while, I was just about to order an
> XPS 9000 with a Core i7 950. All of a sudden, it's not an option any
> more. (It was there the day before I decided to order!)
>
> The 8000 isn't quite powerful enough and the Extreme processors and
> Alienware are TOO much. The 950 would have been just what I wanted.
> I'm bummed.
>
> Tom Lake

I decided to buy an XPS 9000 with a Core i7 920 in it and just replace
it with a 960 myself. I'm not too worried about the warranty. I do all
my own PC work anyway.

Tom Lake
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