Armi

A friend is asking me on these two builds and which one would suit him better. He does gaming, school work, AutoDesk products, Adobe Products and the occasional movie converting for his iPod.

I told him the i5 would suit him better and he should be able to multitask well with it.

What do you guys think? Comments are appreciated!~

88EVGAFTW

Get the i7 in 1156 or 1366. If he plans to Crossfire the 5870, I would go for the 1366 platform.

ALSO the 1366 platform would last him longer since the next CPUs are the i9s and they will use 1366 socket.

__________________

My Computer

meticadpa

For gaming performance, the i5 would win hands down.

For rendering and stuff, I'm not so sure. HT on the i7 might help.

__________________

Daney

I second your decision, a MUCH better video card for gaming and the i5 is still a very powerful chip although the i7 is better. Either way it's not going to be a MASSIVE, MASSIVE difference between the two in CPU power, but in gaming; the 5870 will fly ahead.

__________________
Steam ID: prodaney
Epic thread

sdla4ever

1366 is future proof. and id ont know how true it is but read they handle tri SLi setups so if he goes that path in the future might wanna grab a 1366 i7 or i9

__________________

Armi

Sorry to mention guys, he's not planning to crossfire... ever.

The top he can get in my understanding is 5870x2(5970)

dudenell

well you can always upgrade later. I think I would have gone with an i7

Lots of documentation and future proof

__________________

Skylit

i5 + 5870= Gaming

i7 + 5770 = rendering, encoding, light gaming.

The i5 will be good for everyday computer/autodesk stuff though. 3DMAX and Autocad aren't really demanding.


No such thing as "future proof". computer hardware comes and goes every few years. 1366 has been out for a year already anyway. give it a year and we'll see new sockets along with DDR 4/5

Armi

Do some games depend on CPU more than GPU?

I'm thinking Sims 3, Supreme Commander.. etc etc

Clockadile Dundee

Of course, but none of them are hindered by i5.

If youyour friend can't wait and save more:

i5 + 5870

The performance hit from even the best cards in CFX or SLI, is small.

On-die pcie controller of 1156/P55 i5s (1156 i7?) gives a bonus reduction in latency over 1366 i7. This means a little bit of fps increase. It is perfect for gaming.