Murses.

[Quarterquack]

Why anyone would need an i7 processor is beyond me.

Marketing and tiering shite by Intel is why anyone buys that crap. I think of all the people I met, less than 2 people out of hundreds who I know bought an i7 processor actually use them for what they are architecturally and feature-wise equipped for.

An i7 is a good processor, but if you can find me something you do regularly an i5-2500k can't do equally as well as the best i7 processor out there, I'll be mighty impressed. I think people get carried away with clock speed and core temperatures and oft forget that optimization has as much to do with usability as hardware. A lot of software has a limitation based upon how it's coded, and a lot of processors (especially i7's) just cater to specific needs like rendering and modelling.

Unless you plan to actually graduate from University, Oleg, stick to i5.

[Artemis]

I need something like $1,000 to buy a computer with an intel i7 processor, but I don't have this amount of money now.

Go into Best Buy and sign up for their credit card, then neglect to make any payments. Why feign a sense of responsibility now?

Just sign up for the credit card using the name 'Darth Rings' that should make you feel better Oleg.

[mjmacky]

Unless you plan to actually graduate from University, Oleg, stick to i5.

If we're making recommendations based on personal merit, why not point him towards a Pentium 3?

[Quarterquack]

If we're making recommendations based on personal merit, why not point him towards a Pentium 3?

I feared someone would think I'm calling him "slow" by association.

[mjmacky]

Oleg, you're slow

[OlegL]

Okay, I don't know much about this stuff, but according to wiki, there are no i5 CPUs that have more than 4 cores, but there are some i7 CPUs that have 6 cores. I was told that freebsd can take full advantage of all cores that are available in a CPU, which means the more cores a CPU has, the faster I'll be able to compile stuff from the freebsd ports collection.

[IdolEyes787]

Okay, I don't know much about this stuff, but according to wiki, there are no i5 CPUs that have more than 4 cores, but there are some i7 CPUs that have 6 cores. I was told that freebsd can take full advantage of all cores that are available in a CPU, which means the more cores a CPU has, the faster I'll be able to compile stuff from the freebsd ports collection.

It's thinking like that that made Greece what it is today.

[Artemis]

Okay, I don't know much about this stuff, but according to wiki, there are no i5 CPUs that have more than 4 cores, but there are some i7 CPUs that have 6 cores. I was told that freebsd can take full advantage of all cores that are available in a CPU, which means the more cores a CPU has, the faster I'll be able to compile stuff from the freebsd ports collection.

You really don't strike me as able to compile anything more than an inane post history, but you will need a little bit more cash than $1,000 for a hex core based i7 processor system.

[OlegL]

Well, on amazon.com, I saw two processors that sell for less than $600, and they are 6 core i7 processors. But, of course, I will need a complete computer system, not just a processor, so I don't know how much it will cost me.

[Quarterquack]

Well add $100 for each of the case, graphics card, motherboard, PSU.
Add $20 for drives, RAM, heat sink, cables.

And that's only if you're going for bottom of the barrel, cheapest quality parts or maximum average.
Nobody would stick an i7 with RAM that costs $20 and a $100 mobo.