Although we were afraid of the results, this time around we decided to try something new, forgoing the Core i5 in favor of a dual-core Core i3 CPU in our build. Can the higher clock rate compensate for the loss of two physical cores in our $1000 system?
System Builder Marathon, December 2010: $1000 PC : Read more
System Builder Marathon, December 2010: $1000 PC : Read more