I've just read somewhere that the i5 doesn't support hyperthreading, which at first seemed like a "uh oh, got to change my parts list again", however I'm wondering if theres any geniune improvement with hyperthreading? From what I know about hyperthreading, running 2 threads on a core with hyperthreading is going to be the same as running 2 threads on a core without, but obviously that would just be silly so I was wondering if someone could explain the benifits AND prove it to me AND advise me on if getting the i7 over the i5 would be a waste for me?
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Hyperthreading and i5?
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Ok thanks, I understand the basic concept but I never understand how a single physical core running 2 threads is any worse off than a single physical core emulating 2 cores running 2 threads 
Overall though, the likelyhood of applications using 8 cores plus the minor increase doesn't make the money increase worth it in my eyes.
Overall though, the likelyhood of applications using 8 cores plus the minor increase doesn't make the money increase worth it in my eyes.
Ok thanks guys, I've decided that I'll stick with an i5, paying more out for an i7 seems pointless to me, the increase gained in fps is marginally improved (or actually decreased in Far Cry 
), and Rroff hit the nail on the head by mentioning the lack of apps/games that fully load 4 cores. i5/1156 should be fine for me I reckon, and compiling anything large normally gets done overnight or while I'm busy elsewhere so the improvements wouldn't really get noticed.
), and Rroff hit the nail on the head by mentioning the lack of apps/games that fully load 4 cores. i5/1156 should be fine for me I reckon, and compiling anything large normally gets done overnight or while I'm busy elsewhere so the improvements wouldn't really get noticed.