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# *swats with a spanging pan*
(I helped save b3ta! theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:30, archived)
# *spangs*
TJ: Anyone know anything about this new range of Intel processors, i3,i5, i7?

I'm after a new PC and have seen a bargain one with an i5. Should I get it, or hold out til payday and get one with an i7. All the other specs are the same, but it's about £100 more
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:34, archived)
# google says
Core i7.

Performance and features generally increase with the size of the i identifier number.
In other words, Core i7 processors are typically faster than Core i5 chips.
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:45, archived)
# cheers prodge
That was pretty much all I'd manage to find out...higher number, higher price, faster.

I just need to decide if the increase is speed is worth the extra ton, because frankly anything is faster than what I'm using now
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:53, archived)
# Somebody's done some comparisons here, so you can see just how much faster it'll be
www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i5,2410.html
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:58, archived)
# That's marvellous
cheers for that

All I've been able to find was comparison tables, which to my eyes are just random numbers
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 10:06, archived)
# Get them both and do a eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Gaz me the rejected one.
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:54, archived)
# don't forget to check ot ebuyer
they normally pretty cheapish :P
p.s. its snowing! wtf?
(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Tue 30 Mar 2010, 9:59, archived)