Sandy Bridge processor worth it?

lbowles2 · 05-09-2011, 06:52 AM

Travis,

I would agree with Silound above. For what you are planning on doing with the laptop the 'old' i5 will be just fine. Our machines at my work are running Core 2 procs at best and they are working just fine doing internet and office type work. They seem to handle running some Adobe software just fine too. Considering the Core i5 is newer tech than the Core 2 (which is an excellent proc) you will be just fine.

larryinlc · 05-09-2011, 10:17 AM

I just upgraded my Sony (Intel Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz) to an Asus with an i3 2.26GHz processor (already obsolete) Truth be told, I see no difference in performance. I've not seen much difference in some time with upgrades for what I do. I don't do much to tax a pc, but I do use Lightroom 3 and have purposely created a large file to see how it would perform doing heavy editing. No problems at all. I'm cheap. I just can't get myself to buy the latest greatest horsepower when last years tech will do just fine. Why did I upgrade? I wanted a copy of Win 7 Professional 64 bit to replace Vista and a stand alone copy from Microsoft was 300 bucks. Made sense to me to purchase a new computer with it already installed for not much more money.

Larry

05-09-2011, 06:52 AM	#1
lbowles2 Luv me some broadleaf!! Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Larry Location: Topeka KS Posts: 887 Trading: (84)	Re: Sandy Bridge processor worth it? Travis, I would agree with Silound above. For what you are planning on doing with the laptop the 'old' i5 will be just fine. Our machines at my work are running Core 2 procs at best and they are working just fine doing internet and office type work. They seem to handle running some Adobe software just fine too. Considering the Core i5 is newer tech than the Core 2 (which is an excellent proc) you will be just fine. __________________ Larry

05-09-2011, 10:17 AM	#2
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: Sandy Bridge processor worth it? I just upgraded my Sony (Intel Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz) to an Asus with an i3 2.26GHz processor (already obsolete) Truth be told, I see no difference in performance. I've not seen much difference in some time with upgrades for what I do. I don't do much to tax a pc, but I do use Lightroom 3 and have purposely created a large file to see how it would perform doing heavy editing. No problems at all. I'm cheap. I just can't get myself to buy the latest greatest horsepower when last years tech will do just fine. Why did I upgrade? I wanted a copy of Win 7 Professional 64 bit to replace Vista and a stand alone copy from Microsoft was 300 bucks. Made sense to me to purchase a new computer with it already installed for not much more money. Larry