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Originally Posted by soundman98
definitely some improvements i could make. i'm was mostly playing. i didn't research anything, just spec-sheet-raced to an end result.
i'm still attached to the stigma that any i7 is a better processor than any i5..
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Top of the line i5s have, for the most part, been the Intel sweet spot for gaming. Less expensive in both dollars and watts than the i7 or i9, yet fast enough that your typical game limitation is always going to be graphics. Removing the overhead of the extra cores lets you overclock with less, and therefore more stable, total power if you feel the need for more speed.
Basically, in order to get the most out of the i9s for example, you have to also buy a really expensive motherboard and a bigger power supply. It's great if you are a numbers junkie, but it doesn't really improve the experience unless you have specific processor-intensive work.