i3 vs i5 processor

[kk.]

would i personally notice much difference between these two? i dont know if its worth spending the extra £90 on upgrading. I would be using the laptop for documents, internet browsing, watching online TV and only the small bit of gaming. Id probably hook the laptop up to a second monitor too.

Thanks

[Jam]

No. An i3 will do just fine for all those.

[Apple]

I'm still on core 2 duo 3.06 and I do all of that stuff, it does everything instantly, very very fast and reliable for what I do. So really an i3 should be more than enough.

[HotelUser]

I'm on a core 2 duo 2.4ghz that serves me well with speed. an i3 should be a dreamride. An i5 a dreamride on steroids :P

[kk.]

The i3 would be on a 2.26ghz, though I don't think that this will make much of a difference. I should be having 4gig of ram too

[Apolva]

I was under the impression that Core 2 Duo would come between i3 and i5 in terms of general performance, and that i3's are an alternative to the current budget lines, no?

[Recursion]

The i3 beats Core2Duo based chips hands down in terms of performance, price and power draw.

[Apple]

The i3 beats Core2Duo based chips hands down in terms of performance, price and power draw.

What the hell are people doing on computers these days? If i3 is more than enough for anything I do then why would someone need an i7, I bet anything an i7 can do an i5 can also do, but when it comes to multiple things at the same time then you will notice?

[Recursion]

What the hell are people doing on computers these days? If i3 is more than enough for anything I do then why would someone need an i7, I bet anything an i7 can do an i5 can also do, but when it comes to multiple things at the same time then you will notice?

Huh? :S

Most newer games need a quad core or more to run at maximum settings, of course, Mac users wouldn't know about the likes of Crysis, Just Cause, Shattered Horizon etc etc.

I also use my quad core to run virtual machines when I'm learning about something where I need more than one or two computers, I fold for the cause sometimes and it halves the time it takes to encode a video than a dual core.

Yes, I can notice the difference between my Core2Duo MacBook and my Core2Quad PC.

[MrPinkPanther]

Mac users wouldn't know about the likes of Crysis, Just Cause, Shattered Horizon etc etc.

Yep cause you can't get a Mac with 12 2.93GHz cores, 32GB RAM and a ATI Radeon HD 5870.

[Recursion]

Yep cause you can't get a Mac with 12 2.93GHz cores, 32GB RAM and a ATI Radeon HD 5870.

If you wanna spend £4,000 sure.*

For the base model, God knows how much for 32GB RAM

[Recursion]

http://skitch.*****.co.uk/lulz/MacPro.PNG

VS.

http://skitch.*****.co.uk/lulz/pc.png

Wat.

[MrPinkPanther]

Of course it's more expensive, I'm just pointing out that Mac users can play Crysis etc.

[Apple]

Huh? :S

Most newer games need a quad core or more to run at maximum settings, of course, Mac users wouldn't know about the likes of Crysis, Just Cause, Shattered Horizon etc etc.

I also use my quad core to run virtual machines when I'm learning about something where I need more than one or two computers, I fold for the cause sometimes and it halves the time it takes to encode a video than a dual core.

Yes, I can notice the difference between my Core2Duo MacBook and my Core2Quad PC.

For top end gaming then yes you are going to need a lot of power but everything I can think of such as internet browsing, online games, picture editing, movie editing, music editing, app making etc can all easily be done on mine which is only a core2duo without being sluggish. So if it's gaming you want then I wouldn't really suggest a mac unless you are willing to pay. I just can't see how anyone would need all that power in their pc. :P

[Recursion]

For top end gaming then yes you are going to need a lot of power but everything I can think of such as internet browsing, online games, picture editing, movie editing, music editing, app making etc can all easily be done on mine which is only a core2duo without being sluggish. So if it's gaming you want then I wouldn't really suggest a mac unless you are willing to pay. I just can't see how anyone would need all that power in their pc. :P

I see what you mean for general browsing etc, but for Music and Video editing I'd have to disagree :P

[GommeInc]

I have one of those them here i5 750s, God knows what that means in terms of speed and performance, it just sounded nicer than i3 :P It's definitely faster than Core2Quad Q6600 (which was one of the more popular Quad Cores when it first came out, or the only Quad Core when they came out).

I have a Core2Duo Acer laptop running 32-bit Windows 7 which runs really fast, so I think Core2Due are perfectly fine, but as Recursion said, you'd notice a difference with i5s, Quad Cores etc

Also, the pricing for that Mac for £8,000 makes me angry.

*- I know little about names, so half the Core2Duo stuff could all be crap, but should sort of make sense :P

[kk.]

Well, I think I'm gonna go for the i3. I can't see myself gaming on it, as I'll be taking a ps3 or xbox hopefully, based on if I can get a monitor reasonably cheapish. I'm just in a bit of a weird place with dell, which they're getting back to me on Monday about. (i can't not have a laptop essential, but it doesn't say it's mandatory, and then the pricing went weird and added on £40 for no reason). Thanks guys!