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i5 vs i7 For Gaming

#1 dragon18007

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 03:30 PM

Hi

im just wondering whats best for a gaming computer an i7 or i5?

what do you guys think?

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 04:26 PM

i5. Hyperthreading is about useless for games. Put a good CPU cooler on it, get some quick RAM, and clock away.

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 05:16 PM

dpunisher, on Nov 15 2009, 09:26 PM, said:

i5. Hyperthreading is about useless for games. Put a good CPU cooler on it, get some quick RAM, and clock away.

This.

But if I had the money I'd get the i7 :D

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#4 dragon18007

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 07:37 PM

IrishGrimReaper, on Nov 15 2009, 10:16 PM, said:

But if I had the money I'd get the i7 :D

LOL so is it the i5 or i7? lol Money is no problem as ive been saving for a while.

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 07:54 PM

dragon18007, on Nov 15 2009, 06:37 PM, said:

Money is no problem .........................

Well, an i7-860 then, or open the wallet and build an i920/X58. Seriously, as far as gaming goes, an i5 and an i7 are neck and neck at the same clockspeed. If you got the money, get an i7, just dont expect miracles for the extra $90.

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 11:45 AM

dpunisher, on Nov 16 2009, 12:54 AM, said:

dragon18007, on Nov 15 2009, 06:37 PM, said:

Money is no problem .........................

Damn right, if you go with the 1366 socket i7 920 and an x58 board next year when Intel releases it's new i9(6 cores with HT enabled) it's going to be socket 1366, and existing 1366 sockets only need a bios update to support it. If you're willing to spend the money on it, may aswell go i7. But punisher is right you won't see a noticeable increase.

How much you willing to spend anyway?