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should i go with the i5? or save like $70 and go with the i3?
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i3-530 or i5 750?
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alright well i already bought my mobo when it was on sale, msi gd65, my original plan was a i5 750 oc'ed to around 3.5 on air. im not doing any rendering just gaming.
since you can get to 4ghz on an i3 easily would you go with that or an i5 @ 3.5?
im not trying to o;c the hell outta anything and have the cpu for a few less years just a solid middle o'c that wont really effect the life of the cpu
So for the revised question, would i notice a difference that is worth 70$ with a quad or save the $ and go with dual?
since you can get to 4ghz on an i3 easily would you go with that or an i5 @ 3.5?
im not trying to o;c the hell outta anything and have the cpu for a few less years just a solid middle o'c that wont really effect the life of the cpu
So for the revised question, would i notice a difference that is worth 70$ with a quad or save the $ and go with dual?
Depends on the person. I love playing with new tech which is why i went with the clarkdale's. The 750 is better but the 530 is only 124 dollars
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well for your personal opinion would say the 750 is worth $70 more?
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They fill a specific segment of the market, and are reasonably priced.
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The i5 750 is one bad *** CPU. If you have the dough get the i5 750!
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I'm right there with the rest of you computer junkies, I just can't say "no". I do know that I'll never go back to dual core cpu again.
At 4.6 it doesn't even feel like a dual core. It feels like my hard drive is the limiting factor now.
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Yeah for gaming your really don't NEED 4 cores, but it can be beneficial! If you have the cash go for it and get the 750, if not the i3 will do a outstanding job for you.
You won't be disappointed either way
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I have to agree with what has been mentioned, for you purposes an I3 is great but the I5 is awesome as well, nothing like opening up the task manager and seeing those 4 processor cores and knowing that you actually have 4 physical cores instead of 2 physical and 2 magical cores. But then again I have a soft spot for new tech so the 32nm duallies look apetizing even though I already got an 750. Not to mention when im not gaming my rig crunches rosetta 24/7 as long as there is power and work to be sent out.
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lol ^ tis' true. Now if they would only make the 750 in 32nm....755 perhaps.
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But unless you use a lot of hyperthreading ready apps, an i3 or i5 6xx at 5GHz won't measure up to a 4GHz i5 750
Not counting seti@home, I can only count 3 apps I use that could use hyperthreading, and video editing is maybe 5 hours a month. Most of the rest won't be able to take advantage of hyperthreading but they can make better use of 4 physical core of 750
Not counting seti@home, I can only count 3 apps I use that could use hyperthreading, and video editing is maybe 5 hours a month. Most of the rest won't be able to take advantage of hyperthreading but they can make better use of 4 physical core of 750
