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    query about core i5-540m

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by daredevil anand, Aug 2, 2010.

  1. daredevil anand

    daredevil anand Notebook Geek

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    is the Intel core i5-540m processor together with an ATI Radeon HD 5470 graphics card capable of efficiently handling the applications like video editing and encoding, graphics designing and use of virtual PC? i know that a quad core processor will be a much better option but i can't pay for it. :(
     
    daredevil anand, Aug 2, 2010
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  2. Althernai

    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, you should be OK. A high-end quad core would be better (the low-end ones only by a little bit), but you are not missing out on much -- to do a lot better than a 540M you need to shell out $500+ or move to desktop processors.
     
    Althernai, Aug 2, 2010
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Your CPU is fine for all those tasks.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 2, 2010
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  4. johnny.dacu

    johnny.dacu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Depends about your video/encoding applications. But for design and virtual PC i've never encounted any problem with less resources.
     
    johnny.dacu, Aug 2, 2010
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