The Value of the Core i7, Part 2
Hey guys, Icarus here again on a Saturday night with not much to do, but giving you all, my readers, my analysis on the value of the Core i7!!
Well, I’m going to start this article off by telling you two things that’ll matter to you most: use of your computer, and your budget. Depending on these two things, the value of the Core i7 will vary.
So, I will talk about three levels of budgets for everyone: high-end, middle, and low-end. High end is generally anything above 2000 dollars, middle budget between 1000 and 2000 dollars, and the low-end is… well, you can do the math. Generally, there’re a lot of people in the low-end and middle budget level, and a few people in the high-end budget. For those of you in the high-end… I am jealous. Very.
Now, onto the uses. When I said “uses”, I meant things like Internet surfing, gaming, watching videos, using Photoshop; those kinds of things. Now, if you’re going to just use your custom computer for Internet surfing and light gaming… well, you obviously won’t need a Core i7. I mean, a Core 2 series processor can handle that for ease. Now, if you’re going to multitask like crazy, gaming, Photoshop, many windows open and operating all at once… then you might want to consider the Core i7.
Now, personally, I wouldn’t suggest the Core i7 processors for low-end budget users, even the lowest processor, the 920, simply because of the price right now; because the 920 and the other Core i7 processors are relatively new in the market, they are still expensive; and on top of that, the motherboard costs around 200 dollars. That’s almost 500 dollars alone in just the motherboard and the Core i7 processor! If you’re going to spend that much money on just the two components, you might as well bump your budget up and invest in other high quality parts such as good graphics cards, long-lasting and efficient power supply, and some good memory.
Now, how will the Core i7 effect you, the consumers, in the future? Well, when new Core i7 processors come out, no doubt will Intel drop prices on some of the older ones like the 920 and 940. What would I do? Personally, I’d wait until the prices drop down; these processors are still new and expensive, and if I wanted to step up to a Core i7, I’d have to buy a brand-new motherboard too. So I’m just going to sit tight and wait. Patience is the key!
Well, that should be all for the Core i7 in this series. Tomorrow, I will most likely start talking about another new feature of the Inte X58 motherboard, so stay tuned for much more to come!
And again, please leave comments about my articles, or just to talk to me, because I LOVE comments! And don’t forget to subscribe to my blog, I will be writing at least one new article EVERYDAY.
So, without further ado, see you all later(In my blog :D) and good night! Oh, and for those of you still living in the time zone where it’s still February the 14th… Happy Valentine’s Day!
~| Icarus
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February 15th, 2009 at 3:47 am
Hello. I enjoyed your great article. Very informative and well researched.
When you think back to the history of computers you become amazed with how far we have come in technology. I can still remember the day I bought my first computer (Like getting your first kiss, you really can’t forget it :))
My computer now is part of me. I couldn’t imagine life without it. Actually, I did go on vacation for 2 weeks (a camping trip) and wow I know its so nerdy but I would sit on the beach, look up at the stars at night and think of surfing the internet LOL. Pretty pathetic I know.
I’ve given your article the thumbs up on Stumble. More people should know of it
February 15th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Hey, thanks for the comment! You’re the first commentor! All my other comments have been spam, so I’ve been deleting them… You just made my day so much better!
Hahaha, no, it’s not pathetic, I can’t really go on without my computer either, I built mine two years ago, and I’m always out for new, cool parts… but I don’t have the money to buy them XP Too bad right?
I just recently hopped back onto the technology game, I’ve been off of blogging for a few months, but now I have time(I’m in school, but now there’s much less work. I can start writing again!)
If you have any particular subject you want covered, I’ll gladly cover it. Again, thanks for the comment!
~| Icarus
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Pretty cool post. I just came by your site and wanted to say
that I have really liked browsing your posts. Any way
I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!