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by trome 3241 days ago
Huh, a $100 quadcore ain't half bad, perhaps I should buy one. Looks like it'd be faster than this first gen Core i5 I'm using. Could probably keep the upgrade sub-$250 for RAM/CPU/Motherboard...
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metilda 3241 days ago
What kind of i5 do you have? If its a i5-2500k your only going to gain ~15% to ~20% in performance, I would buy a 1600X or just hold off on upgrading at all.
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trome 3241 days ago
Huh, might end up going for a higher end chip, but I could definitely use that bump in performance! Already got an SSD, optimized kernel and a few other tweaks to get the most out of this chip, but it only goes so far.
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uncheckederror 3241 days ago
Does your i5 feel slow? If not, it might be worth chilling out for a bit to see if Intel will counter with a price drop.
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trome 3241 days ago
Yeah, my i5 feels a touch sluggish, and I know it won't get better as I dip into Clojure!
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