Mjgaga
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:50 PM |
| I have an Intel i5 and was looking into an i7. Worth it, or is i5 better for now? |
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Schyster
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:51 PM |
unless you plan to run multiple programs at once or doing heavy rendering it's not worth it
like if you had an i3 or something crappy and you were picking either an i5 or an i7 i'd say i7 but the upgrade from i5 to i7 isn't worth it |
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904lego
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:53 PM |
I'd assume the newer one is better.
From a simple Google search, "For the most part, you'll get faster CPU performance from Core i7 parts than Core i5."
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404674,00.asp |
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SqHav
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:53 PM |
i7s have more cache i7 can do more things at once
etc |
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904lego
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:54 PM |
| Well of course i7 is faster and more advanced, but it won't change the performance by much depending on what you're doing |
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:55 PM |
Hyperthreading. Which is useless for gaming.
Get an i5 3570k or an i5 4670k |
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904lego
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:57 PM |
i5 will fall apart in next year or something
I got an i7 so I'm up to date |
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:58 PM |
@904
True, but it still doesn't help very far with gaming. It's not gonna give 30+ FPS or some crap. |
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:58 PM |
I have an i7 in mine.
4 hyper-threaded cores. Never seen it go above 60% usage.
crush, kill, destroy, swag |
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| 01 Mar 2014 07:59 PM |
| idk but i have i7 and it works gr8 |
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904lego
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