Running "Death to All Aliens" at maximum speed, not so important. All that stuff about liquid cooling systems was interesting. Those gamers types must really run things hot.
Seriously, in looking at Win7 machines on several sites, I am curious just how much performance difference there is between the Intel i5 and i7 CPU of similar speed ratings.
Sure there is a difference, but other than gamers types, is it really noticeable? There is a price break for the i5 machines over the i7 both similarly equipped with memory and all.
On the other hand, video editing is very processor intensive.
My son bought a laptop from them, and while it is possibly more than a regular user would need, I cannot stress that the quality of the machine is outstanding.
Look at their rush jobs, $700 for a top of the line piece of equipment. You won’t get better buying elsewhere for nearly the same costs.
And I am running an i5 right now. Put it together 3 years ago (wow, that long ago), and it runs like a charm. Running Windows 7 Professional, 4 GB RAM. Son’s laptop (mentioned previously) is running i7. He says if you are just using to surf web, i7 is overkill.
I installed a liquid cooler (Corsair H100i) in my latest build. I run a Haswell (i7 Core 4771) and its the quietest machine I’ve never heard. Installation, in fact the entire build, was childs play. I guess I’d better start killing aliens or something.
I7’s have more cores. That’s where you get the advantage.