Oh yeah one more thing. The biggest single performance gain will be realized by purchasing a SSD drive.
So go core i5 and if possible get a SSD drive and prepare for your jaws to hit the floor. ------Original Message------ From: DSinc Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 29, 2009 2:04 AM Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the "8 threads in the task mangler." I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this "work-in-my-home" related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: > Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does > better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task > manager. > > > ------Original Message------ From: Winterlight Sender: > hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep > 28, 2009 11:35 PM > > My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a > upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but > there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to > go with the I7> > > It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD > CPU lines. > > > >
