Does it make alot of difference in performance between the 4th Gen i7 or the 3rd Gen i7
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No,but maybe my youngest Son can I will try to have him answer we bought this for him and he thinks it is great.
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No.I use an Intel brix i3 or i5. If you want game too, then i7.Then get mSATA drive and 8gb ram.Mount to wall.It's solid state, quiet, runs and works like a champ!I think i5 is enough but if you are heavy gamer and have $, use i7. Good luck. They're cool!
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This processor should be considered third generation, with Ivy Bridge-E microarchitecture, was released in the 3rd quarter of 2013. If you are looking for 4th gen processors, you should look into the i7 Haswell chips.
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Thanks a lot for your response Askal, I have a core i7 2.98 Ghz with 4 GB RAM I will get the unit.
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I have this model but it all depends on which model you get. Some come with a Core i3. I have the i5 model and I can play most 3d games on medium to high settings well.
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No, Only the second generation and third generation Core i series. Eg. core i3, core i5, core i7.(Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge) Not including the Extreme core i7 processors.
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Compared to an A10 processor your probably looking at maybe 1 or 2 less fps If your looking at a quad core intel i7 then your probably looking at a 10-20 fps difference but in all it won't be enough to warrant the extra money unless you have the extra money for an i7.
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In general performance, there is no difference. If you are using photoshop or music software very heavily, then you will notice some time lag during rendering. Most do not notice the difference at all. The i7 usually comes in the 27" iMac and not the one listed here.
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Yes, have this running in a system with 3rd gen i5 and all is performing well
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To better answer this question for you it doesn't really matter what processor you are running when you are talking about an i3. What matters most is that you have enough data and molex connectors on you power supply for any cards and other ad ons you may want to attach. For a basic i3 setup though this would be fine
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In terms of speed and power this would be a huge difference. The issue is that you will have to purchase an AMD compatible motherboard. Try to get a motherboard with an AM3+ AMD 990FX chipset so you can upgrade to the 8 core CPU such as the FX 9370, or the FX9590. Have fun!
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Overall there is no difference with the exception of graphics. However, there isn't much of a difference in graphics. Whatever version you decide to get it will be the same.
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im not sure what gen, I think 4 i7, however if youre thinking of getting this laptop I HIGHLY recommend it, I am so satisfied with it, NINE hour battery life, works crazy fast, runs everything, touchscreen is awesome, doesn't way a lot, they should pay me to advertise how much I love this laptop lol
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I don't know but wouldn't think so with only an i3 processor. my kids who know this stuff say that it would much better to get an i5 or i7. good luck.
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If you are just using simple software programs like google chrome, surfing in the web, word, excel etc. I recommend you the I5 but if at any moment you would want to use other heavier product or software you would need the I7, if the cost is the same in I5 & I7 i would prefer buying the I7, is a better processor, more speed, but less ram, remember that the only thing that ram's affect your computer is the number of processes that can be handle at the same time so, I think the I7 would be better :)
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Yep. Have played with both. Personally I think the i3 is money well spent but your mileage may vary...
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It's hard to pinpoint precisely, but considering you have a socket 775 motherboard, I'm guessing the rest of the hardware is a bit dated too. You will get a speed bump, not a major one. If you couple that cpu upgrade with a SSD hard drive, then you will notice the difference.