For those more knowledgeable of computer hardware.

[ThreeDogsToaster]

I'm looking at building a PC with 2 GTX 460's in SLI. I'm vacillating between a core i5 and i7 processor. How much of a difference will the processor make with my game play experience? Only a few FPS or a massive difference? Thanks.

 

[Skorpyo]

From the descriptions Intel gives on the Core architecture, the i7 core self-overclocks during single-core applications (from 3.2 Ghz to 3.46 Ghz, supposedly), is optimized specifically for handling DDR3 RAM better than any other processors, and has a much better handle on using Hyper-threading tech.

On top of that, it has the largest on-chip RAM cache's, which has a quite noticeable effect on games in particular.

Since you are going for dual GPU's, I suggest the i7 anyway. It'll be able to handle them much better.

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[ThreeDogsToaster]

From the descriptions Intel gives on the Core architecture, the i7 core self-overclocks during single-core applications (from 3.2 Ghz to 3.46 Ghz, supposedly), is optimized specifically for handling DDR3 RAM better than any other processors, and has a much better handle on using Hyper-threading tech.

On top of that, it has the largest on-chip RAM cache's, which has a quite noticeable effect on games in particular.

Since you are going for dual GPU's, I suggest the i7 anyway. It'll be able to handle them much better.

ALSO: Your profile name is noted, and I declare it to be awesome.

Haha, Alright then, I'll go with the i7. Thank you for both the advice, and the compliment.