Intel Core i5 versus i7.

[Erik Selde]

Hey.

I know that the i7 are faster than i5, but how much better and faster are
the i7. Is it worth the extra cash?.

I�m mainly interested in this from a FSX perspective.

Any comments appreciated.

Erik

[Ian D]

"Erik Selde" <erik....@mail.dk> wrote in message
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Personally, I would go with the i7, and an LGA1366 version, not
the LGA1156 version. The difference between the i5 750 and the
i7 920 is less than $100, and the difference in performance is worth
that. If you're building a new system, the cost difference will be a
small percentage of the overall cost. Also, 1366 motherboards have
now pretty well matured, with most bugs ironed out. FSX is a CPU
intensive app, and the CPU/RAM bandwidth capabilities of the i7
along with 64 bit Win 7 Pro will offer very smooth FSX performance.

[Paul Slater]

Well, speak as you find. My new i5 runs FSX Deluxe with Accelerator pack
at 30 fps with all the sliders maxed out. That's a vanilla install with
no add-ons. Haven't done much more than fire it up and have a few short
flights as I much prefer FS9.

Other interesting bits are a 1Gb Radeon 4870 and 8gb ram under Win7 64-bit.

HTH, Paul

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"Erik Selde" <erik....@mail.dk> skrev i meddelelsen
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The CPU in it self would make a small improvement, but paired with a fast
Motherboard and ditto RAM you'll be in an different world.

Tommy C, Denmark