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Icklorfin
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| ParanoidGypsy wrote: | | Cryoma wrote: | | ZacTheSin wrote: | | Cryoma wrote: | | I wouldn't recommend an i5 at all unless you're on a budget, i7 all the way. |
Because everyone renders video or forces their computer to do large tasks.
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Because the "big tasks" of today become the background noise of tomorrow; better to invest in a processor that's overkill now and capable tomorrow than have to get a new processor or even whole rig. |
What's tomorrow? If it's 2-4 years I'd want a new machine anyway. |
By then, there would have been new advances such that he could get a cheaper and faster computer than the i7 anyways.
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Well the deal I got was pretty sick
Intel Core i7 2.00ghz
8GB Ram
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$923 Lenovo
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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2 ghz? you could have looked around for something faster
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| itapa wrote: | | 2 ghz? you could have looked around for something faster |
I'm pretty sure i7 is quad-core though
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| itapa wrote: | | 2 ghz? you could have looked around for something faster |
Well i think intels turboboost boosts it up to like 2.6ghz
Pretty much all the i7 laptops I looked at had 2.00ghz i7 processor (2630QM)
I only found one i7 with 2.8ghz and that had a crappy video card
I know 8GB is overkill but other laptops with 4GB were $999 with the same specs
so might as well take the 8GB 
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U need to realize both i5 and i7 are actually 4 threads, whereas it shows 8 threads in your computer, half of them are actually hyperthreads (pseudo, like cutting C:/ into D:/ and E:/)
unless you are doing something graphic/ram heavy (Video, Java) the difference will not be that much
last to consider is the budget, i7 is wayyy more expensive than i5
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Well i've already ordered the i7 as people are right, you cant really upgrade a laptop
Better to buy something that will last a bit in the future
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| im4eversmart wrote: | U need to realize both i5 and i7 are actually 4 threads, whereas it shows 8 threads in your computer, half of them are actually hyperthreads (pseudo, like cutting C:/ into D:/ and E:/)
unless you are doing something graphic/ram heavy (Video, Java) the difference will not be that much
last to consider is the budget, i7 is wayyy more expensive than i5 |
when did java become 'graphic/ram heavy' requiring a faster processor.. ?
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