Core i5 or Core i7

[James Coplin]

If you are just gaming, the top i5s will perform better. There the raw CPU
cycles beat increased parallelism. It will also be cheaper as high end i7
CPUs and motherboards come at a premium.

James R Coplin

On Thursday, June 11, 2015, Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com> wrote:

> deeplfo schreef op 11-6-2015 om 20:37:
>
>  You definitely want to go with i7, just has that much more horse power.
>>
>
> Fair enough.
>
>  Also, are you locked into the PC platform?  If not, do what I did, when
>> time came for an upgrade I went all out on the MacPro, and I have to say
>> it's the *best* computing buys that I have ever made.  So glad I made the
>> jump.  (My PCs now are just for work and to run things like Visual Studio,
>> etc.).
>>
>
> Locked? In a sense. I like to upgrade my PC bit by bit, and with a very
> nice case (Fractal Design Define R2), a high quality 1kW modular power
> supply, and some more assorted peripherals, I see no reason to spend extra
> for something that I don't need. Also, it allows me to chose exactly those
> components that I want.
>
> - Peter
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