Hey all, so I am looking to beef up a secondary computer I have, which is currently acting as my main one, to make it better for gaming, gpu aside (gtx 660 oc).
I'm wondering what is more important these days for performance in newer AAA titles like gta 5, fallout 4 and the witcher wild hunt, more real cores, or a higher clock speed?
The i7 is clocked at 2.8 ghz while the core i5 is clocked at 3.6, a significant difference,though the core i5 is a dual core with hyperthreading, vs a proper quad core with hyperthreading.
This system (a shuttle xpc) only allows for overclocking via the base clock, and I have the core i3 540 which is in it overclocked a bit, so I can push these processors, but not as much as if it had proper overclocking in the bios.
another factor is that the core i5 is more readily available and also is around half the price of the core i7, which would leave me enough to even get a liquid cooler if I wanted to try and fit that in, with some modification to the case, which I would like to do though I'm a tad apprehensive to do. (I'd probably try and find a laser cutting shop to make the grill pattern in the top).
So, what would be better, speed or threads? I know things used to be speed above all, but I'm not sure how that stands today with modern titles. Is a dual core with hyperthreading enough, or will more cores make the difference in performance?
I'm wondering what is more important these days for performance in newer AAA titles like gta 5, fallout 4 and the witcher wild hunt, more real cores, or a higher clock speed?
The i7 is clocked at 2.8 ghz while the core i5 is clocked at 3.6, a significant difference,though the core i5 is a dual core with hyperthreading, vs a proper quad core with hyperthreading.
This system (a shuttle xpc) only allows for overclocking via the base clock, and I have the core i3 540 which is in it overclocked a bit, so I can push these processors, but not as much as if it had proper overclocking in the bios.
another factor is that the core i5 is more readily available and also is around half the price of the core i7, which would leave me enough to even get a liquid cooler if I wanted to try and fit that in, with some modification to the case, which I would like to do though I'm a tad apprehensive to do. (I'd probably try and find a laser cutting shop to make the grill pattern in the top).
So, what would be better, speed or threads? I know things used to be speed above all, but I'm not sure how that stands today with modern titles. Is a dual core with hyperthreading enough, or will more cores make the difference in performance?
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