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Old 07-01-2010, 11:14 AM   #8
MickMcGeough
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Originally Posted by CaramonLS View Post
One thing that is confusing me is the i3, i5 and i7 crap. What is the difference? How much better are i5s vs i7s? I'm seeing more expensive i7s which have lower speeds than i5s.
To further muddy it, mobile i5s & i7s are entirely different than the desktop counterparts, and some notebooks use the desktop CPUs!

From what I've seen, the mobile i7s don't have a huge advantage over i5s (unlike the desktop parts) but the i3 probably isn't powerful enough for serious gaming.
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