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why buy an i7
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I was gonna go core 2 quad but I've decided to wait a few months and go i7.
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Cos its time to upgrade my rig from DFI NF4 and makes sense to get i7!
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So how much faster is an i7 compared to a quad? A 4GHz Quad should be plenty for most things...
what a d ick!
Why did you feel the need to call him that? I'm sure there are loads of members that do the same. At least he's being honest about it.
You'd have thought the fact that you have to mis-spell the word to get it to post should be a good indication that sort of language isn't acceptable. And personal attacks are against the rules as well.
RaiderX is one of those people who leads - new tech, higher overclocks, pushing the limits at all times. That makes him worthy of respect in my eyes, certainly not ridicule.
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well put! +1 hehe
Sorry to change the subject O; hope you don't mind for a brief moment.
Noticed in your sig you have an Enermax 85+ Revolution. What's it like as I'm building my system next week and I haven't decided on a PSU yet. I'm looking at all 3 of them, 850 / 950 / 1250.
To OP - I'm building a new system so I'm going Core i7! No point you upgrading yet like others have said.
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I agree with most of the pionts made here
that being if you where coming from an older platform like 939 amd or 478 pentiuim 4 then YES definetly go for i7 if funds allow
Or if you are doing large amounts of video encoding/ 3d rendering etc and have the programs that will make use of 8 threads then again YES
however if you are mainly gaming on your pc or are just upgrading for the fun of it then the answer would be not really.
But as they say it is your money and you free to do with it as you wish.
I'm like quite a few here that have replied in the upgrade when really needed catagory as such coming from a 939 amd 4400 x2 rig the i7 would be a big benifet to me,
but im also in the catagorey of it being out of my price range therefore im looking at Phenom ii systems at present as they are within my £400-£450 budget. Hopefully mines will be built by the end of april.
If i were you i would save my money or if you really want a new part why not buy a bigger monitor Dell 27" Your Gfx card is already running at 1920x1200
that being if you where coming from an older platform like 939 amd or 478 pentiuim 4 then YES definetly go for i7 if funds allow
Or if you are doing large amounts of video encoding/ 3d rendering etc and have the programs that will make use of 8 threads then again YES
however if you are mainly gaming on your pc or are just upgrading for the fun of it then the answer would be not really.
But as they say it is your money and you free to do with it as you wish.
I'm like quite a few here that have replied in the upgrade when really needed catagory as such coming from a 939 amd 4400 x2 rig the i7 would be a big benifet to me,
but im also in the catagorey of it being out of my price range therefore im looking at Phenom ii systems at present as they are within my £400-£450 budget. Hopefully mines will be built by the end of april.
If i were you i would save my money or if you really want a new part why not buy a bigger monitor Dell 27" Your Gfx card is already running at 1920x1200