Quote (ChingeR @ Mar 27 2015 01:40am)
Because overclocking your cpu will make it's lifespan shorter.
i7 will always be better than an i5 in any case if money isn't the problem. I guess it's not in this case.
ALSO, if you would like to OC your i5 to be anywhere close to the performance of an i7, you're gonna have to buy an aftermarket cooler which will make the money difference smaller, making the i7 more viable.
I'd say i7 if you can. I woulda gone with i7.
What if he wants to start editing records of his gameplay? i7 would be faaaar more superior than an i5.
(Not saying that an i5 is bad, just saying an i7 is far better)
wrong, properly cool your shit (not hard, proper cooling costs as little as $20)wrongwhat? wrong. hyperthreading actually adds heat, a 4690k at 4.5ghz will run cooler than a 4790k at 4.5ghz with hyperthreading enabled. disabling it basically makes it the equivalent of a 4690kwrong. use a program that has gpu accelerationwrong. the only thing that separates i5 vs i7 is hyperthreading and more cacheThis post was edited by Sayaka on Mar 29 2015 12:05pm