Soldato
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I disagree....it a huge massive big difference between stock speed and overclocked speed.
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***The Official Core i3 Overclocking Thread***
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I disagree....it a huge massive big difference between stock speed and overclocked speed.
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For general PC usage (surfing the web, word processing, excel) then no it wouldn't offer much of an increase in performance, For CPU intensive apps such as gaming, Photoshop, encoding movies etc... then yes it would be a significant increase.
You clearly know very little about PC hardware
if you want an i3 for home studio work wouldn't a quadcore be a better option for you as opposed to a dual core? I suppose it depends on what you apps are running in the studio...
I did say, in everyday use!
Other programs like games and image editing / rendering then yes, you would notice a difference.
3.2 to 4GHz is not going to be a massive difference to everyday pc usage.
So many people get hung up on benchmark figures. Its how the pc performs day to day that matters.
Other programs like games and image editing / rendering then yes, you would notice a difference.
3.2 to 4GHz is not going to be a massive difference to everyday pc usage.
So many people get hung up on benchmark figures. Its how the pc performs day to day that matters.
What about everyday use where the computer does only one thing?
It runs one piece of software
Its not connected to the Net
That will be the everyday use of my Studio PC
I have a laptop for everything else...
easy has a point, but if the computer is used for multiple tasks, why not have something that excels in multitasking
you get better VFM out of the system then
when the computer isnt doing anything taxing, a good overclocker will have a nice 'throttle down' speed using speedstep or similar that keeps the pc efficiant
i would hate to sit there in front of a machine that cant keep up with me, i would also be quite annoyed if a task i had set the machine wasnt being carried out as quickly as it could. if i knew the hardware had the potential to complete the task quicker than that would break my heart
so in effect - your argument is null and void
tell your 'mate' that then...
you get better VFM out of the system then
when the computer isnt doing anything taxing, a good overclocker will have a nice 'throttle down' speed using speedstep or similar that keeps the pc efficiant
i would hate to sit there in front of a machine that cant keep up with me, i would also be quite annoyed if a task i had set the machine wasnt being carried out as quickly as it could. if i knew the hardware had the potential to complete the task quicker than that would break my heart
so in effect - your argument is null and void
tell your 'mate' that then...
Thats my mate, not me! lol
that is the exact thing i think it would be good for
i am currently considering a HTPC setup for myself
RJK, can you share us your view re Asus board H55/H57 as i've been commissioned to do an i3 530 build using this mobo. Just wondering how it would fare with Giga ones.
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This looks ideal for my HTPC that the Mrs has given me the thumbs up for
Gonna be ordering some stuff in a few days I think.
What will you be ordering?
I'm torn between and 530 and a i5 750
I will be getting an EVGA mobo I think as they have s775 mounting holes so I can just use my old waterloop without faffing changing blocks and stuff.
They do p55 and H55 mobos with s775 holes.
Just need to decide on the chip.
