i5 or i7 ???

[parker420]

Hi....I'm looking at the Asus all-in-one PC ET2700INKS w/ i7 ......... I'm more or less just a simple PC user.....Surf Net / e-mail / FB / Photo Editing ......That's it. Now.....I have always had that theory BIGGER is Better, so I buy the biggest and best.....which keeps me broke...lol. With my type of use in mind, will I see any difference between the i5 & i7??? The i7 system comes with 250 more HD and maybe a better video card, maybe a sub woofer also. But 400ish more. Thanks for the help.

Steve

 

[Puppies04]

Which I5 and which I7.

 

[fralexandr]

http://www.asus.com/Allinone_PCs/27_inch/ET2700INKS/#specifications

for a $400 price difference i'd go with the core i5
unless you really want that subwoofer or something

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/25
photoshop's the most demanding task in your list

 

[happyboy]

i7 2600 is my vote for what you do. 2600k if you want to overclock and stuff. I have a 2600 laying around if you are intersted shoot me a pm.

 

[Puppies04]

i7 2600 is my vote for what you do. 2600k if you want to overclock and stuff. I have a 2600 laying around if you are intersted shoot me a pm.

Which part of "simple pc user" do you actually think needs an I7 2600? I'm intrigued....

OP if you asked my opinion about what you should do I would tell you to think very hard about why you feel you need an "all in one" as they tend to be slower and more expensive than "normal" desktops and also a pain in the arse when something goes wrong or you want to upgrade them.

Then I would suggest you build your own PC with a little help from the general hardware forum right here. If you feel that isn't an option and you simply must have an all in one then go for the I5 although you really aren't going to fair that badly if you go for the I3 doing general surfing and some light PS work.. You just will not notice the difference between the 2 CPUs (I5 + I7) in the usage you describe and it is pointless thinking about future upgrades because the upgrade path on that system is basically non exsistent.

 

[AFurryReptile]

The i5 will be fine for you.

You'd only really see a difference between the two when performing heavy CPU calculations: zipping/unzipping large files, certain video games, Windows boot time, launching applications when you already have a lot open (like 20 tabs in your browser, Spotify in the background, torrents on your second monitor, etc etc).

Photoshop is more of a memory hog than a CPU hog.

I'm a power user and my work computer is an i5. It's just fine.

 

[pauldun170]

Nothing wrong with bigger is better if you have big intervals between new machines.
An I7 now might not hit you in the face but 6 years from now an i7 might be a hell of lot more useful than an I5.

If you have the budget...buy what you want.

 

[dclive]

Nothing wrong with bigger is better if you have big intervals between new machines.
An I7 now might not hit you in the face but 6 years from now an i7 might be a hell of lot more useful than an I5.

If you have the budget...buy what you want.

Or, in 6 years, take the $400 he saved from this purchase and use it to buy something better then. MUCH better use of money over the short and long term.

 

[pauldun170]

Or, in 6 years, take the $400 he saved from this purchase and use it to buy something better then. MUCH better use of money over the short and long term.

From what I've seen, the extra $400 gets
I7-2600s
27in Monitor
plus what the OP mentioned (More hard drive space, speakers etc)

What you propose is that the OP get
i5-2400
23.6 inch screen

If the budget allows, I'd think the i7 +bigger screen would be worth the extra $400 over 5-6 years

Is the i5-2400 available with the 27inch screen and what is the price difference between that and the ET2700INKS?

 

[dclive]

Yep, with the 27" monitor there's value there.

At these price points I'd switch to the iMac 27" myself - slight CPU downgrade, worlds better 27" screen.