The Corei7

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,590
edited February 2010 in The Clubhouse
This new laptop with the Corei7 is hands down the most impressive processor I have ever used.

I have used Dual Cores, single Cores, whatever Cores - Been working with computers since I was a weee child and I can honestly say this is the first time I have sat down behind a computer and it was as fast as I thought it would be...

I can not run enough tasks to make this thing even stutter. I am not exactly the most demanding user by any means - but in the old days running a freakin virus scanner or defragging a drive was a big deal... this thing can run 4 of them while doing 45 other tasks...

Seriously this is the best thing I have ever used - I dont know if it is the combination of the ram and video card or whatever, dont know - dont care.

This new series of processors out are awesome. The i7 is badass.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    The i7 is a very good chip. I've been running the 920 in my gaming rig for a while now, and it's crazy fast.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited February 2010
    Gee I had computers since wee age also......



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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,468
    edited February 2010
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    gee i had computers since wee age also......



    Mine pad and pencil, but i tended to eat the eraser.

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  • raidersrule76
    raidersrule76 Posts: 471
    edited February 2010
    I would agree on the i7 I just got a new laptop myself and yes I LOVE this thing so far.

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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited February 2010
    Download: http://www.blender.org/
    Run this: http://eofw.org/bench/

    Post results with 2/4/8 threads running.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2010
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    This new laptop with the Corei7 is hands down the most impressive processor I have ever used.

    I have used Dual Cores, single Cores, whatever Cores - Been working with computers since I was a weee child and I can honestly say this is the first time I have sat down behind a computer and it was as fast as I thought it would be...

    I can not run enough tasks to make this thing even stutter. I am not exactly the most demanding user by any means - but in the old days running a freakin virus scanner or defragging a drive was a big deal... this thing can run 4 of them while doing 45 other tasks...

    Seriously this is the best thing I have ever used - I dont know if it is the combination of the ram and video card or whatever, dont know - dont care.

    This new series of processors out are awesome. The i7 is badass.

    OS makes a difference too. I assume you upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista.

    Windows 7 is more streamlined and less resource hogging than Vista.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited February 2010
    Sami wrote: »
    Download: http://www.blender.org/
    Run this: http://eofw.org/bench/

    Post results with 2/4/8 threads running.

    I was going to recommend some stress testing if you want to see how well it does. I use Blender/Prime 95 also.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    edited February 2010
    blah blah blah blah

    I absolutely hate my old laptop - it is taking me forever to transfer my files...

    Once these files are transfered I am going to flush my laptop in the toilet -- throw it up in the air a thousand times... take a hammer to it.... run it over... baseball bat... drill... flames... bury it.... dig it up... mail it back to ACER with a note that says build better ****...

    And then post it on youtube...

    Because this has been the worst computer I have ever owned. The computer it replaced a Pentium 3 866mhz with like 512mb of ram is still running in a church I sold it to to this day working like a champ and this thing can barely boot up in less than 10 minutes....

    I mean seriously lol
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited February 2010
    Sherardp wrote: »
    I was going to recommend some stress testing if you want to see how well it does. I use Blender/Prime 95 also.

    His is a laptop so I doubt he's doing any overclocking but torture testing wouldn't hurt. I usually start with a short prime session after each oc step, then do a variety of benchmarks. Go all the way up until you see first failures on prime and then go back a little and start torture testing.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2010
    The core i5 750 is no slouch either....
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    The i5 is nice in a laptop or in most desktops, but for hard core performance you want the better chipset the 920 is built on.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2010
    You guys are making me want to upgrade from my Q6600; stop it!! :(
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited February 2010
    audiobliss wrote: »
    You guys are making me want to upgrade from my Q6600; stop it!! :(

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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited February 2010
    Man my laptop is stuck with a measily P9400.

    Albeit with 8 gigs o' ram, 4gig flash cache and a 1gig Quadro 3700 :)

    If only I had the i7 with it, it'd be killer.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2010
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    The i5 is nice in a laptop or in most desktops, but for hard core performance you want the better chipset the 920 is built on.

    Yes, will agree with you there, about the hard core performance, but most people aren't really interested in that. They look at the price first, oh look, a $399 computer and they order it up before they even know what their getting...

    I have such a hard time trying to convince people to spend a little more on these computers...it will make their life so much easier...thats why the i5 is a good compromise...
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2010
    nadams wrote: »
    dibs
    Haha, nope; sorry! Way too many other upgrades I need before touching the processor. IE case, RAM, HD's, GPU.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    edited February 2010
    Laptop did some serious multi tasking today -- without a flench! Only slowness came from internet slowness
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