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Author:  CPTReynolds [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:32 pm ]
Post subject:  6 Core VS 4 Core?

I'm getting weeks away from building my new system and I'm stuck in a quandry. Intels i7 3930 6 core processor or the i7 2700 4 core? The 3930 rates higher in benchmarks but not by much. So do you guys think it's worth the extra $200?

Author:  Bleep [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 6 Core VS 4 Core?

Nope nope for gaming I don't believe you need anything more than the 2500K.

Author:  Jason0885 [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 6 Core VS 4 Core?

Go with the I7 2700 (k edition?) for overclocking to help be future proof..

Since the i7 supports hyper threading you will have 4 physical cores and 4 virtual cores.. Leaving you with virtually (no pun intended) 8 cores..

6 cores is nice, but your only gonna see a difference if you are using heavy multi threaded applications like auto cad, video editing, game creation etc... So, unless you do that then I would not recommend the 200.00 difference.

Author:  Tazzaler [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 6 Core VS 4 Core?

If you're gaming...just go with the 4 core.

Author:  CPTReynolds [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 6 Core VS 4 Core?

The more research I do, the more the 4 core looks better. I'm finding that benchmark wise there is not much difference between the 2700 and the higher 6 core 3980. As soon as I order my shit I'll post it so you guys can see what I bought.

Author:  CLOROX [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 6 Core VS 4 Core?

go with the 4 core for reasons already explained

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