expiredforenzo posted Feb 23, 2024 06:09 PM
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expiredforenzo posted Feb 23, 2024 06:09 PM
Costco Members: CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme Desktop: i5-13400F, RTX 4060, 32GB RAM
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The main reason the i3 and i5 exist is due to yield. In many fabs, all the processors start out at the highest tier and the ones that don't qualify to be an "i7" get cut down to produce the i5 or i3. The alternative to this is simply throw them away.
A 14th Gen i3 has roughly as much processing power as a 10th Gen i7, while using less power and having more features. At the same time, a 14th Gen i5 gives 13th Gen i7s a run for their money.
Name one other product where the model that costs almost four times less begins to outclass the upper tier model in a span of four years, if ever.
Your analogy doesn't work, simply because none of these models are old. They all exist in the same generation, with the same architectural features and the "chassis" (in this case, the motherboard) is compatible with every single model.
By your analogy, it would be equivalent to being able to take the engine and drivetrain off a Lexus, swap it into a Corolla, and still end up with a Lexus at the end of it.
The i5 is perfectly adequate for most games, especially when they're console ports that are mostly GPU bound.
Different processors serve different segments and there's a ton of overlap which I guarantee you would not care about if it weren't for benchmarks.
Saying the i7 should be the baseline just means Intel would have to put out an i11 to top the i9 that already exists.
Wait, you know about the i9, right?
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Get one of those ACER 1440P gaming monitors, the keyboard and mouse don't need to be mechanical. As for CPU cooler air is fine. They cost $40 and come within 3c or so from water cooling.
Total value about $1300 out of door. Will run cooler, and faster and will leave room for an upgrade on the graphic card when 5080 comes out. As for building a PC if it's the first time it's not difficult. If you have a friend that can help even better.
In this case, this desktop i5, for it's generation is only a step down from other i5 variants and the i7/i9 lineup. However it is several steps up from the i3, celeron, etc as another reply mentions.
In this case, this desktop i5, for it's generation is only a step down from other i5 variants and the i7/i9 lineup. However it is several steps up from the i3, celeron, etc as another reply mentions.
In real world use...this is a fine processor that can handle anything you throw at it.
The same guys who trash it now, were praising it a year ago. And computing real world needs have not changed much in a year.
I have a I7-9700F and a 2060 S -GTX in my current PC. There is nothing I cant run comfortably. Don't believe the hype on NEEDING bleeding edge, its all a bunch of marketing hype.
I mean hell, why not buy a stolen Honda ?...if you buy it from the dealership, its just free money for Honda, right ?
You can go thru a million threads here on grey market keys...its a crapshoot if they work or not(and continue to work).
if you're paying any money for an OS, get one from a legitimate retailer. Your OS is one of they few things that HAS to work
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Their keyboards on the other hand, leave a lot to be desired. My 1st one had 3 letter keys that did not work. I called them and got a free replacement shipped in 2 weeks. The 2nd one occasionally had a spacebar that wouldn't register so I would have two words be together without a space in-between.
Last Tuesday I bought a $0.99 MS keyboard from a thrift store that I'm currently typing with. I saved the CyberPowerPC keyboard as a backup.
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