Hey guys I know I have posted about buying my rig in the past and now I'm finnaly getting it within 1 week. I was getting almost everything ready but I ran into a bit of a problem. I am not sure whether to get an i5 750 or an i7 860. The fact that the i7 860 is basically the same as the 750 except for the fact that it has 2x the threads and hyperthreading and the fact that it starts on higher clock by default. I read that threads are the smallest part of any program.
What I ask is, if how much benefit 2x more threads can have?
If only 2 cores are in use, does that mean only 2 threads are active or are all 4?
Can anybody shed some more light for me please.
I don't plan on upgrading or buying a new computer anytime soon.
I might crossfire my Radeon 5870 later due to the fact that I'm on a budget that I cant go over and when it would be more affordable.
I do plan on heavily overclocking at some point just to try it.
Here are my current specs.
i5 750 or i7 860
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro 1156 P55 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 Crossfire8x/8x
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1.5V DDR3 1600 Dual Channel
Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 DirectX 11
W.D. Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
SeaSonic 850W Crossfire/80 PLUS SILVER Certified
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 – 1x 120mm 2x 200mm fans
Windows 7 Home Premium
What I ask is, if how much benefit 2x more threads can have?
If only 2 cores are in use, does that mean only 2 threads are active or are all 4?
Can anybody shed some more light for me please.
I don't plan on upgrading or buying a new computer anytime soon.
I might crossfire my Radeon 5870 later due to the fact that I'm on a budget that I cant go over and when it would be more affordable.
I do plan on heavily overclocking at some point just to try it.
Here are my current specs.
i5 750 or i7 860
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro 1156 P55 SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 Crossfire8x/8x
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1.5V DDR3 1600 Dual Channel
Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 DirectX 11
W.D. Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
SeaSonic 850W Crossfire/80 PLUS SILVER Certified
COOLER MASTER HAF 922 – 1x 120mm 2x 200mm fans
Windows 7 Home Premium