Nahkri wrote:No I'm just curious how a i7 can help me save time compared to a i5 or i3.I mean if I use the pc for gaming it's not going to matter what proc I'm using, just how much time I spend playing a certain game.
I wish I had the time for games 😀
Video encoding is the big time saver of course. But I also create a lot of resources for work, mostly using Microsoft Office, a bit of simple programming like Arduino, App Inventor, Construct 2. At work I have an AMD Phenom II quad core with Windows 7, it's fine, but it's not fast and minutes go by waiting for the machine.
The biggest time saver hands-down is getting a solid state hard drive.
But you see I don't upgrade all the time either. I would like to get the new Devils Canyon Core i7 but that would mean I also need to get a new motherboard, so not a cheap upgrade and it won't be that much faster than my current i7 3770.
You got to put a $ figure on you and start thinking in those terms. How much is an extra hour of free time worth to you? Then you can make purchasing decisions without the emotions.
Time is precious and I want to be a time rich person 😀