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    i7 VS i5

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Tidave1337, Apr 29, 2012.

  1. Tidave1337

    Tidave1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys I am looking into buying a
    FORCE 16F2-012 / MSI 16F2

    Laptop.

    I dont know much about laptops and my specs are :

    I need to run D3 at max graphics.
    I need a backlit keyboard
    I need a numpad cause im studying in accounting.

    So tell me ur thoughts about this laptop.

    PLUS : I wanted to know , does it worth it switching the base i5 to an i7? if so : to which one??

    Thanks
     
    Tidave1337, Apr 29, 2012
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  2. dav_jw

    dav_jw Notebook Guru

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    If you can wait for a bit, the new Nvidia 6xx GPUs, Intel Core i 3rd gen and AMD 7000 GPUs were just released, and should offer superior performance. I'm not the most informed on current gaming notebooks, you should probably post in the "What notebook should I buy" section for more informative answers.

    Otherwise, it looks like decent deal. In my opinion, you do not need an i7 for gaming, few games take advantage of quad-core CPUs and the i5s are usually enough. However, if you do some very CPU intensive work (video/audio editing, complex calculations, etc...), it could be worth it.
     
    dav_jw, Apr 30, 2012
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