gav Wrote:
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> It depends on what you do, and in your example
> above, you'd struggle to tell at all. I'm doubt
> there'd actually be any difference at all. Best
> bet is to look at an i5 example (along with the
> new 800 series of i7s) and decide off the back of
> that. If gaming is going to be your only intensive
> task, then stick to i5 or Q9xxx, as i7 would be
> money spent for very little.
>
> In the Hexus review, the i5 is identical to the
> i7s at 1680x1050 (and above), but that will depend
> on the game (the more graphics intensive a game
> is, the less CPU-bound it will be). For Football
> Manager or the likes, CPU power is king. For
> rFactor 2 the CPU won't make much difference at
> this end of the scale.
Ok thanks for clearing that up Gav
I do actually play alot of Football Manager, can't wait to pick up 2010
I suppose when it comes to ordering it all in two weeks time I will just have to go over all the options and see how much I want to spend, cheers for the help!