is an good i3 better than some i5?

[impala123]

hey guys,

I as wondering if the Intel® Core™ i3-3220 Processor (3.30 GHz, 3MB Cache, with Hyper-Threading Technology) is better than some of the older i5s? and if so is this cpu worth getting?

 

[impala123]

Short answer, yes for gaming. It's better than any of the old i5-6xx dual cores, but it only matches the i5-760 in games, and loses to it in most productivity and content creation.

Get the more expensive x51, you won't regret it in the future. Then you can just upgrade the video card when you want higher settings or faster framerates.

Ok that sounds good, but when you say upgrade the graphics card will I personally have to take the machine apart and put the new graphics card in or is there an easier way?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Yes, but that's easy. There's tons of youtube videos etc. telling you how to.

 

[karlsanada13]

You don't have to take them apart. Just unscrew the gpu then release the lock then pull.

 

[jessterman21]

Ok that sounds good, but when you say upgrade the graphics card will I personally have to take the machine apart and put the new graphics card in or is there an easier way?

It's a lot easier than it sounds. You just pop the side-panel off and unplug the card from the power cable and pull it out of the slot. Then plug the new one into the same slot and reconnect the power cable. Put the side-panel back on and you're good to go. Well, you may have to reinstall Nvidia drivers, but that's a snap.

 

[Guest]

Not so much, because of differing architectures. That approach would imply that a FX-6350 is superior to an i7-4770K, which it's not.

Huh, I'll have to think about that one.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Not so much, because of differing architectures. That approach would imply that a FX-6350 is superior to an i7-4770K, which it's not.

Huh, I'll have to think about that one.

The usual response is 'benchmarks or go away'. There's no substitute for actually testing stuff.

 

[impala123]

Ok that sounds good, but when you say upgrade the graphics card will I personally have to take the machine apart and put the new graphics card in or is there an easier way?

It's a lot easier than it sounds. You just pop the side-panel off and unplug the card from the power cable and pull it out of the slot. Then plug the new one into the same slot and reconnect the power cable. Put the side-panel back on and you're good to go. Well, you may have to reinstall Nvidia drivers, but that's a snap.

Ok yeh that desnt sound too bad and I'll just have a look at some youtube videos

thanks,