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Torn between th i5 and i7 processor. Need some info.

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edgeblade

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Well, I have two processors but I'm not sure which one I want to use for my new build. I have an i5 and an i7. Is the i7 better, more powerful? With the i5 I probably would not need a video card and not as much RAM. I need some insight on this please. :confused:
 
What are your goals? What kind of applications will you be utilizing?

The i7 is potentially more powerful and will give you more longevity but if you are just reading emails and some light websurfing, an i5 will be fine.
 
Why would you not need a video card with the i7? The integrated is still essentially worthless if you are playing games.

But you didn't tell us anything about your usage... We know nothing about what you want the system for. Maybe it's not for gaming...
 
We really do need some more information as to what CPUs you have and what you are going to do with this system. Based on board information the Intel® Core™ I3’s are entry level processors, Intel Core I5’s are meant to be the main stream processors and the Intel Core I7’s are designed to be the high end enthusiast processors.
 
Based on the comment about the graphics card I guess it is a LGA1156 system. If you don't use that system for gaming, heavy photo editing or video encoding, you don't need the i7. Please note that not all of the first-gen i5 have integrated graphics. The Lynnfield quad-cores like the i5-750/760 are internally more similar to the i7 and require external graphics. Only the Clarkdale dual-cores (i5-6xx, i3-5xx) have integrated GPUs which work with H5x/Q5x chipsets.
 
omniscence said:
Based on the comment about the graphics card I guess it is a LGA1156 system. If you don't use that system for gaming, heavy photo editing or video encoding, you don't need the i7. Please note that not all of the first-gen i5 have integrated graphics. The Lynnfield quad-cores like the i5-750/760 are internally more similar to the i7 and require external graphics. Only the Clarkdale dual-cores (i5-6xx, i3-5xx) have integrated GPUs which work with H5x/Q5x chipsets.
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This would also hold true with the Sandy Bridge platform as well and would give higher performance options if necessary.

Hopefully we'll get more precise usage information from the OP so that they will potentially make a more informed decision as to what to buy.
 
Well, I intended to use this for some light gaming but I do not want it to be weak by any means. It's an LGA 1156 socket CPU. I do have an i5.
 
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I have both the i7 870 and i5 750 and I can tell you now I wish I never bought the i7 870. Very little increase in performance for a higher price. Basically, now I only take notice of actual physical cores and not hyperthread.

If you are only going to do the 'light gaming' just settle for a AMD 5770 video card, that will get you out of trouble.
 
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