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I built this as a budget rig in early 2010 so it's pushing 4 years old.
I'm running an MSI H55M-P31 with an Intel i3 @ 2.93 GHz. This was when the i3/5/7 first came out so it's still pretty low end even in that regard.
Here is the list of compatible CPUs available for my motherboard (assuming most recent BIOS installed).
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/H55M-P31.html
It looks like the higher end i7 CPUs like the i7-870 go for about
$140-$150 on ebay, while the higher end i5s can be had for a little less (i5-680 ebay).
I know that alot of software isn't exactly coded to take advantage of 3 and 4 core CPUs and so I wonder if the higher clock speed of the i5 would offset the 2 in the i7.
As of late I have taken up some video editing on Sony Vegas. While this PC does the job, I can tell that I'm pushing it to it's limits at times. But beyond that I have no complaints. The SSD I got for it last year breathed new life into it so I'm still happy with it for the time being.
I'm running an MSI H55M-P31 with an Intel i3 @ 2.93 GHz. This was when the i3/5/7 first came out so it's still pretty low end even in that regard.
Here is the list of compatible CPUs available for my motherboard (assuming most recent BIOS installed).
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/H55M-P31.html
It looks like the higher end i7 CPUs like the i7-870 go for about
$140-$150 on ebay, while the higher end i5s can be had for a little less (i5-680 ebay).
I know that alot of software isn't exactly coded to take advantage of 3 and 4 core CPUs and so I wonder if the higher clock speed of the i5 would offset the 2 in the i7.
As of late I have taken up some video editing on Sony Vegas. While this PC does the job, I can tell that I'm pushing it to it's limits at times. But beyond that I have no complaints. The SSD I got for it last year breathed new life into it so I'm still happy with it for the time being.
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