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    m11x i5 vs i7

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by howardjai, Jan 19, 2012.

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    i am planning to get an m11x for school and light gaming. i play wow, LoL and planning to play diablo 3. is there big difference comparing the i5 and i7? how long would the i7 last comparing to the i5?
     
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    get the i5, the performance compared to the i7 is neglegable for the 200 extra bucks they want for it. i5 all day!
     
    deadboy90, Jan 19, 2012
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    the difference between i5 version and i7 version after configure is 150 difference, but i7 comes with a free mouse, better processor and more ram.
     
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    which is about 1350 + tax = 1500.
     
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    yes but in terms of actual performance difference the i7 only has 300mhz turboboost more cpu power than the i5, a neglegable difference when the most importiant part is the gpu which is the same for both. Oh and the "2gb" version on the 540m? dont bother with it, it's just another ploy the 540m isnt strong enough to make use of the 2gb's
     
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    but would the i7 be more futureproof than the i5?
    what about resell value?
     
    howardjai, Jan 19, 2012
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    sounds like you have it to spare so "yes" get the i7.
     
    GNandGS, Jan 19, 2012
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    For gaming, the CPUs would be about the same, but for any processor intensive tasks, the i7 would be superior. I got an i7 for mine purely because I was going to stick a database on it and do dev work. That having been said, nothing else was upgraded as for the same price of going from 2GB standard to 4GB of RAM, you can pick up 8GB of branded stuff, ditto with the HDD.
     
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    Seems they do this processor now i7 2637M 1.7GHz (2.8GHz w/Turbo Boost, 4MB Cache) . I've just ordered one with it :)
     
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    I don't see it, where are you from? Can't find it on dell.com
     
    Tsukurimashou, Jan 19, 2012
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    i7 beats the i5 forever
     
    HACK213, Jan 19, 2012
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    Maybe in this case by a bit but in terms of actual real world fps difference? It's just not worth 200 bucks, it will give about 2-5 more fps than the i5. Maybe.
     
    deadboy90, Jan 20, 2012
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    Yeah, I was lucky really, was gonna get one before xmas, but left it...and now they give it a better processor. Says it will arrive by the 6th of feb.
     
    Greylox, Jan 20, 2012
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