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02-15-2015, 10:13 AM | #16 | |
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I agree with the system drive; planning to go 256GB on the SSD. This hyperthreading is new to me... my i5 laptop has no problems with Lightroom, which is why I wonder if I need the i7. The side-by-side comparisons just don't seem like it's worth the extra $100. I'm also thinking of backing off to 8GB of RAM to start with. Again, easy add on later. |
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02-15-2015, 11:31 AM | #17 |
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Seems like you're cutting corners, but I don't know what your budget is.
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02-15-2015, 11:31 AM | #18 |
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02-15-2015, 11:39 AM | #19 |
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OOC, what would this rig with 8GB RAM and the i5 I mentioned and the 256GB SSD run as a prefab box?
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02-15-2015, 11:45 AM | #20 |
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Your doing photo editing/video editing. Yes, you do want the hyperthreading. your handicapping yourself otherwise.
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02-15-2015, 11:48 AM | #21 | |
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No video editing, photo editing in Lightroom. What does NOT having the hyper threading do? Sorry, I've looked at what it's supposed to do, but I haven't noticed any handicapping with my current i5 laptop, which is a lesser chip than the one I mentioned above. Really, not trying to be argumentative, just trying to be educated and make a better decision. I'm not the type of guy that needs the best just because it's the best. |
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02-15-2015, 11:58 AM | #22 |
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Hyperthreading is going to speed up the rendering process of editing stuff like photo's and video's. If you are just doing light photo editing you can probably get away with an i5, it just wont be as smooth or fast as an i7 (we're talking tenth's of seconds here when it comes to photos). I recommend an i7 for any kind of editing but it's up to you and your wallet.
If price is really an issue, you might consider looking at AMD and the FX 8320/8350. Last edited by jd1020; 02-15-2015 at 12:19 PM.. |
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02-15-2015, 12:02 PM | #23 |
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Unless you are overclocking save the money and don't get an unlocked CPU (K models), especially if you are going to stay with the H97 motherboards as the only real difference between them and a slightly more expensive Z97 is that they dont support OC.
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02-15-2015, 09:25 PM | #24 | |
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I was also on the fence about an i7 or an i5 last year and went with the i5 because I don't spend enough time doing tasks that can take advantage of it and spent the money on more RAM instead. |
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02-15-2015, 09:35 PM | #25 |
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Just by a alienware they make good cpus
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In two years, you'll be much happier that you have an i7, which should still be plenty efficient enough to run the current programs, as opposed to an i5, which may have a little more difficulty. IMO, it's always best to purchase the fastest CPU, memory, etc. or face doing it all over again too soon. Good luck! |
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02-16-2015, 07:54 AM | #27 | |
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05-23-2015, 08:10 AM | #29 |
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So I ended up not getting anything at the time, but I'm kind of back in that mode. I'm seriously thinking about a Mac Mini - they're reasonably priced, and it looks like I can get a decently hot machine for <$1500. The one I have configured right now:
2.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 16GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 256GB Flash system drive (I'll buy some external Thunderbolt or USB3 storage) Anyone have any experience with the Mac Minis? |
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05-23-2015, 08:22 AM | #30 |
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Macs are overpriced, underpowered, and undersupported.
There is literally no reason to buy a mac over a PC. Any reason someone wants to come up with is wrong. |
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