Apple vs. PC

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Option 1: i5 7500, $200, 3.4 ghz, can "turbo boost" up to 3.8

Option 2: i5 7600, $220, 3.5 ghz, can boost up to 4.1

Option 3: i5 7600k, $242 (with $20 CPU Cooler), 3.8 ghz, without overclocking can boost up to 4.2. Can overclock, but don't plan to.

For basically $42, it seems like it makes sense to just buy the 7600k over the 7500 even if I don't plan on overclocking it, it's only $20 more to get the 7600k over the 7600. That said, does the speed difference between the 7500 and 7600 running at stock (3.4 vs. 3.8) matter very much at all, even in gaming? Are there other drawbacks to running the overclockable cpu simply at stock, more power consumption and more heat?

[old_gregg]

Option 1: i5 7500, $200, 3.4 ghz, can "turbo boost" up to 3.8

Option 2: i5 7600, $220, 3.5 ghz, can boost up to 4.1

Option 3: i5 7600k, $242 (with $20 CPU Cooler), 3.8 ghz, without overclocking can boost up to 4.2. Can overclock, but don't plan to.

For basically $42, it seems like it makes sense to just buy the 7600k over the 7500 even if I don't plan on overclocking it, it's only $20 more to get the 7600k over the 7600. That said, does the speed difference between the 7500 and 7600 running at stock (3.4 vs. 3.8) matter very much at all, even in gaming? Are there other drawbacks to running the overclockable cpu simply at stock, more power consumption and more heat?

buy k

[pelagius]

Option 1: i5 7500, $200, 3.4 ghz, can "turbo boost" up to 3.8

Option 2: i5 7600, $220, 3.5 ghz, can boost up to 4.1

Option 3: i5 7600k, $242 (with $20 CPU Cooler), 3.8 ghz, without overclocking can boost up to 4.2. Can overclock, but don't plan to.

For basically $42, it seems like it makes sense to just buy the 7600k over the 7500 even if I don't plan on overclocking it, it's only $20 more to get the 7600k over the 7600. That said, does the speed difference between the 7500 and 7600 running at stock (3.4 vs. 3.8) matter very much at all, even in gaming? Are there other drawbacks to running the overclockable cpu simply at stock, more power consumption and more heat?

Buy the 7600K and then overclock it; it's just more fun. In terms of whether high clock speed would actually matter it really depends on whether you're likely to GPU bottleneck when gaming. If no, then you can see benefit from higher CPU clocks; otherwise, probably doesn't matter much.

[falafel]

Need help buying a new PC. This will replace a 6 year old desktop family hub. Uses include kids doing homework, mom surfing net, dad running a plex media server and a sabdnzb/sickbeard setup. Needs to last another 5-6 years of this.

Two options I'm considering:

Lenovo w/ AMD A12 9800 cpu, 12GB DDR4, 1TB HD, integrated Raedon R7 graphics - $479.00

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/842840/Lenovo-IdeaCentre-510A-Desktop-PC-AMD/

Lenovo w/ intel 6th gen i5 6400 cpu, 8GB DDR4, 1 TB HD, GeForce GT 730 w/ 2GB dedicated - $486

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/5196104.p?skuId=5196104

[old_gregg]

second one

[Pelado]

Need help buying a new PC. This will replace a 6 year old desktop family hub. Uses include kids doing homework, mom surfing net, dad running a plex media server and a sabdnzb/sickbeard setup. Needs to last another 5-6 years of this.

Two options I'm considering:

Lenovo w/ AMD A12 9800 cpu, 12GB DDR4, 1TB HD, integrated Raedon R7 graphics - $479.00

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/842840/Lenovo-IdeaCentre-510A-Desktop-PC-AMD/

Lenovo w/ intel 6th gen i5 6400 cpu, 8GB DDR4, 1 TB HD, GeForce GT 730 w/ 2GB dedicated - $486

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-...?skuId=5196104

second one

OG invested in Intel stock.

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[old_gregg]

OG invested in Intel stock.

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actually lost money doing the opposite

[falafel]

second one

Reasons? Intel and graphics card? Less ram.

[old_gregg]

Reasons? Intel and graphics card? Less ram.

memory cheap and won't be your bottleneck

[falafel]

second one

Well, crap. That one's gone now so back to the drawing board.

[falafel]

memory cheap and won't be your bottleneck

What about this? 7th gen i5

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-ideacentre-720-18ikl-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gt-730-1tb-hard-drive-black/5771008.p?skuId=5771008

[falafel]

Something seriously wrong with this? $399.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883101530

[Donuthole]

Something seriously wrong with this? $399.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16883101530

Other than the fact that it's made by a golf club manufacturer?

[falafel]

Other than the fact that it's made by a golf club manufacturer?

I'm getting a sweet set of Dell Optiplex irons at the end of the month.

[Donuthole]

I'm getting a sweet set of Dell Optiplex irons at the end of the month.

Dude, you're gettin' some Dells!