i3 v i5 Core processors

[Soundwave]

Hey guys,

Looking to replace the laptop soon & I've been looking at Dell Inspirons & XPS as replacments but the question is should I pay the extra for an i5 CPU over the i3??

I'll mostly be using it for Web browsing & a little gaming if I plump for the XPS with the 1 or 2GB Nvidia 525

So should I spunk the extra on the i5 or is the i3 still upto standard??

ta muchly

Neil

[EvilBoris]

I bought my Dell last year with an I7, do they not do that anymore?

[speedlolita]

i3 are still superb. Shame you're buying a laptop though.

[Soundwave]

I bought my Dell last year with an I7, do they not do that anymore?

I think so but they are mega money

i3 are still superb. Shame you're buying a laptop though.

Lol id love a new desktop but i just dont have the space for one in the flat

[abigsmurf]

I assume you're looking at the 15R? That's a pretty good value laptop, nice to see Dell putting in reasonable graphics chips in their lower mid range models. Looks to be 30-40fps in most modern games at medium settings.

A core i3 should be fine for browsing and gaming with that GPU, can't see it bottlenecking it.

That graphics card at 2gb is a waste of money though. It'll give no performance increase whatsoever.

[eastyy]

what about those new AMD A8-3850 will they be coming to laptops ? while the processors speeds are not as fast as the intel they are supposed to have decent in built graphics for games

[briareos_kerensky]

The A8 is an interesting product. Though it's not as powerful as an i3 in most cases, it's the cost that makes it interesting. Having a CPU and a GPU on the same chip is also great, it saves space and complicated heat sink designs. I see it as a winner in the low-end desktop and notebook market, probably a good choice for small HTPCs.

[Soundwave]

I assume you're looking at the 15R? That's a pretty good value laptop, nice to see Dell putting in reasonable graphics chips in their lower mid range models. Looks to be 30-40fps in most modern games at medium settings.

A core i3 should be fine for browsing and gaming with that GPU, can't see it bottlenecking it.

That graphics card at 2gb is a waste of money though. It'll give no performance increase whatsoever.

Yeah either the R or the XPS both are within budget with the i3 & pushing the upper limit with the i5
Glad they seem good
Thanks for the heads up with the 2gb card will stick to the 1 then

That AMD sounds interesting but my laptop is just about dead so will need replacing soon & not sure I can wait till they get them in medium spec laptops

Thanks for the input so far guys

Neil

[eastyy]

The A8 is an interesting product. Though it's not as powerful as an i3 in most cases, it's the cost that makes it interesting. Having a CPU and a GPU on the same chip is also great, it saves space and complicated heat sink designs. I see it as a winner in the low-end desktop and notebook market, probably a good choice for small HTPCs.

saw some benchmarks and unlike most onboard graphics cards it will run direct x 11 games ( and i think even crysis was playable)