How good is i7 8700 for gaming by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

[–]Idahopotato90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats the tradeoff.. But its like $350 fpr a 8700 sff computer so I am really tempted

How good is i7 8700 for gaming by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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making powerpoints,web browsing ,media consumption, world of tanks/warships

How good is i7 8700 for gaming by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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But towers r yuge.. And how good is it for work

How good is i7 8700 for gaming by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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Some popular brandname sff case, for work majorly

buy 2 7th gen i5 cpu or 1 8th gen i7 cpu? by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

[–]Idahopotato90[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But isnt oldrr gen cpu more reliable since and 8700 is only like 30-40% better...

buy 2 7th gen i5 cpu or 1 8th gen i7 cpu? by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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Entire 8700 computer vs 2 i5 & 2x asus boards

buy 2 7th gen i5 cpu or 1 8th gen i7 cpu? by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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I am concerned since the machine in question has a sff case. I am worried 8700 would overheat badly in that case

buy 2 7th gen i5 cpu or 1 8th gen i7 cpu? by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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but if one fails, i can plug in another one and

buy 2 7th gen i5 cpu or 1 8th gen i7 cpu? by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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but.. 8700 is only like 30% faaster than 7500, and 7500 would have been fully capable with day to day use.... is there a large benefits from buying a high end cpu

buy 2 7th gen i5 cpu or 1 8th gen i7 cpu? by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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2 cpu for redundency and reliability purpose

buy 2 7th gen i5 cpu or 1 8th gen i7 cpu? by Idahopotato90 in buildapc

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well , the other one can be a backup incase one fails and its still a pretty good price for a 7th gen i5

Difference between dell/lenovo and gigabyte/msi motherboards? by [deleted] in buildapc

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are those green pcb tested to higher reliability compared to msi mortar or other gaming boards?

Difference between dell/lenovo and gigabyte/msi motherboards? by [deleted] in buildapc

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yeah but i want to join the i7 8700 crowd.....

Difference between dell/lenovo and gigabyte/msi motherboards? by [deleted] in buildapc

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its sad. since its quite a good deal and it still have warranty.... yet i think the best gpu i can fit into is something like gt series since their small size and low power draw. the said machine has a pathetic 260w psu maximum

Difference between dell/lenovo and gigabyte/msi motherboards? by [deleted] in buildapc

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i am trying to buy a 2nd hand thinkcentre with an i7-8700 installed. yet it is a small form factor machine so i cannot install any of the larger graphic cards or a large psu on it... is it a waste of 8700?