i5 vs i7

[ameratsu]

Garcian Smith said:

 

Also, a $500 video card is - and I cannot emphasize this enough - a complete waste. Buy a $150 one now and another $150 one three years from now. You'll save yourself a good deal of dough without sacrificing performance.

 

I agree with this completely. Better yet, try to find something higher end but now obselete (like a 4870 or 4890) on clearance and buy that. When I built my PC last year, I paid $50 AR for a 8800gs (aka 9600 gso) 384mb. Still works great for most games, though I will upgrade to something better in 2010. Not worth it at all to spend more than $200 on a video card.

I also recently acquired an i7 and motherboard very very cheaply. But in looking at the actual benefit of upgrading from what I have... I just don't see it. My overclocked q6600 will be fine for at least another year or two. I'm selling the i7 and motherboard.