Hi. I am building a PC for windows 7 and i
So far have ordered a GIGABYTE GA-H110-D3A MB. I know it
Thanks.
m not sure what cpu i should get for it. The idea is that i want to continue using W7 for another decade since i am happy with it and most of my software is from the 2008-2011 era anyway, including games. The last cpus that support W7 are intel 6th generation, so i
il get that. The main purpose will be to build a inexpensive durable windows 7 machine.So far have ordered a GIGABYTE GA-H110-D3A MB. I know it
s a mining board, but it was cheap and should last a while because it was designed for mining. Next comes a Bitfenix Neos MiddleTower case and a 500w Seasonic Core GC psu. Ram wise, i
m just going to get 12 gb of cheap ram(8+4gb). The gpu is a Sapphire R7 240 1gb gdddr5(i know its bad, but for gta V at 720p is enough). A cheap ssd+ a 2 tb hdd will complete the setup.
Now i only have to figure out what cpu to get. I3 6100 is a good cpu and i know i
il be happy with it, but for $20 more i can get an I5 6500 or 6600. For a lot more, i can buy a I7 6700. Cost aside, i can`t even figure out whether i need a 8 thread cpu. I mean sure, i ocassionally do video encoding+3 tabs+music playback+torrenting, but honestly my current old lenovo t430 with the I5 3320m does a decent job at multitasking, so even the basic I3 6100 should do just fine, but would i see any difference if i spent more for an actual 4 core cpu or even the I7?Thanks.