King Imp
04-04-2011, 04:45 AM
I'm going to be in the market for a new system in a month or two and I'm definitely going with a Dell as A) I have one now and it's been very good to me and B) I trust the quality.
Thing is I am a bit confused on which model, or should I say which processor to go with.
I've narrowed it down to two. The Intel Core i7-960 processor (8MB L2 Cache, 3.20GHz) and the Intel Core i7-2600 processor (8MB Cache, 3.4GHz).
From the research I did, the i7-2600 is the newer model (2nd generation), but when looking at comparisons and reading feedback, people seem to be torn over which is actually better. I'm leaning toward this one as it's newer and to me newer most likely has to be more advanced, but it also has a lower price tag so that has me confused. Being as I'm not as tech savvy as I used to be, I can't make heads or tails out of most of these benchmarks and techie comments comparing the two so I'm a bit confused.
Oh, and I'm sure the first question asked is what I mainly use the system for. Most of it will be regular web usage, but there will also be gaming involved. Not high tech gaming that requires the best and fastest rig, but enough that it will make current games run smoothly without taxing the system too much.
Can anyone offer a layman comparison of the two and which you think is clearly better for a new system?
Thing is I am a bit confused on which model, or should I say which processor to go with.
I've narrowed it down to two. The Intel Core i7-960 processor (8MB L2 Cache, 3.20GHz) and the Intel Core i7-2600 processor (8MB Cache, 3.4GHz).
From the research I did, the i7-2600 is the newer model (2nd generation), but when looking at comparisons and reading feedback, people seem to be torn over which is actually better. I'm leaning toward this one as it's newer and to me newer most likely has to be more advanced, but it also has a lower price tag so that has me confused. Being as I'm not as tech savvy as I used to be, I can't make heads or tails out of most of these benchmarks and techie comments comparing the two so I'm a bit confused.
Oh, and I'm sure the first question asked is what I mainly use the system for. Most of it will be regular web usage, but there will also be gaming involved. Not high tech gaming that requires the best and fastest rig, but enough that it will make current games run smoothly without taxing the system too much.
Can anyone offer a layman comparison of the two and which you think is clearly better for a new system?