how does a core i7 feels like?

[jbutton]

I"m curious.  Is the user experience any different from a core 2 due 2.2?  Do you feel applications and menu are more responsive? 

[the_almighty]

Yes, beyond belief.

[jbutton]

Yes, beyond belief.

Are you sure?  Is it worth the money?  My professor just got his MacBook Pro with Core i7.  He said he didn't notice any difference between it and his old MacBook Pro with a 2.2 Ghz core 2 duo.  It would be nice if the user interface is snappier.. everything is zippier.  But it seems you only benefits when running CPU intensive applications.

[HF Beats]

of course you can feel the different.

2 due 2.2

is only running at 2.2 and 2.2 which is 4.4

i7 core 2.2

is running at 2.2 + 2.2+2.2=6.6

there a big different.

[jetter]

I think if he swaps his hd for a solidstate hd like I did, he will surely notice the speed difference. 

[kouasupra]

Here's my setup:

HD:
OS : SSD
Photos: 300gb WD raptor 10K RPM  
Music: 300gb WD Raptor 10K RPM
Everything else: 1TB seagate
Everything else++: 1TB seagate

Processor: intel [email protected] overclocked at 3.6
RAM: 12GB Corsair 8-8-8
Etc, etc....

In conclusion: It's very fast for what it's use for. "photography" The boot up time is around 30 second from the time I push the start button. Multi-tasking is fast and it doesn't freeze up. I'm waiting for the SSD to come down on price for a larger space capacity.

[kouasupra]

Are you sure?  Is it worth the money?  My professor just got his MacBook Pro with Core i7.  He said he didn't notice any difference between it and his old MacBook Pro with a 2.2 Ghz core 2 duo.  It would be nice if the user interface is snappier.. everything is zippier.  But it seems you only benefits when running CPU intensive applications.

Your professor needs a SSD to make it faster. Usually or most of the time the HD is the bottleneck of the problem. Most of the time the processor is just waiting for the HD to sent the information.

[Awesome]

it feels like it dig deeper into the pocket than the core 2 duo.

[N`Chync]

Here's my setup:

HD:
OS : SSD
Photos: 300gb WD raptor 10K RPM 
Music: 300gb WD Raptor 10K RPM
Everything else: 1TB seagate
Everything else++: 1TB seagate

Processor: intel [email protected] overclocked at 3.6
RAM: 12GB Corsair 8-8-8
Etc, etc....

In conclusion: It's very fast for what it's use for. "photography" The boot up time is around 30 second from the time I push the start button. Multi-tasking is fast and it doesn't freeze up. I'm waiting for the SSD to come down on price for a larger space capacity.

wow nice

[Gutts]

I'm sure it feels like the other CPU's.  Hard, flat, with lots of pins at the bottom of them.

[beester]

Unless you are doing any movie converting or editing, then I don't really think you will notice much. Saving a few seconds here and there is nothing much. With movie conversion, you can use the graphics cards to do that job and that is way faster than the cpu. So there really is nothing much gained other than your bank account being smaller. Don't get me wrong, if I had money to burn, I'd get one. Just that I'd rather get a system that will be good enough for me and save the money for other stuff like a TV or bigger monitor.

[jbutton]

Unless you are doing any movie converting or editing, then I don't really think you will notice much. Saving a few seconds here and there is nothing much. With movie conversion, you can use the graphics cards to do that job and that is way faster than the cpu. So there really is nothing much gained other than your bank account being smaller. Don't get me wrong, if I had money to burn, I'd get one. Just that I'd rather get a system that will be good enough for me and save the money for other stuff like a TV or bigger monitor.

That's what I thought..

The mac interface is sure slow..  I'm so used to faster interface from Linux..  In fact, if you compile your own linux kernel, you can specific the kernel to be more responsive to user interface making your interface very very responsive.  In fact, probably too responsive that you don't want it anymore. 

[HmongVampire]

Here's my setup:

HD:
OS : SSD
Photos: 300gb WD raptor 10K RPM  
Music: 300gb WD Raptor 10K RPM
Everything else: 1TB seagate
Everything else++: 1TB seagate

Processor: intel [email protected] overclocked at 3.6
RAM: 12GB Corsair 8-8-8
Etc, etc....

In conclusion: It's very fast for what it's use for. "photography" The boot up time is around 30 second from the time I push the start button. Multi-tasking is fast and it doesn't freeze up. I'm waiting for the SSD to come down on price for a larger space capacity.

very nice setup u got there sir . esp the idea of using the SSD to install/boot the OS/programs and using the sata drives to store data.

don't forget to get your computer in "performance mode" and tweak msconfig, elminates all that un-necessary animations/bootup shiet. it'll make ur computer run even faster.

wat kind of i7 2.6 processor do u have? 920? 750?

i wanna build a gaming/multimedia PC with the 980x since u can overclock it to 3.8GHz or possibly 4.0GHz. will need some serious cooling power to keep that baby under control . i think the fastest over-clocking done on the 980x so far is 6.0 GHz   but need to do more research first before bying. do u know is it worth it? over-rated? i'm too lazy to google it  

[HmongVampire]

Your professor needs a SSD to make it faster. Usually or most of the time the HD is the bottleneck of the problem. Most of the time the processor is just waiting for the HD to sent the information.

yep. the computer will only run AS FAST as the SLOWEST component.

[beester]

very nice setup u got there sir . esp the idea of using the SSD to install/boot the OS/programs and using the sata drives to store data.

don't forget to get your computer in "performance mode" and tweak msconfig, elminates all that un-necessary animations/bootup shiet. it'll make ur computer run even faster.

wat kind of i7 2.6 processor do u have? 920? 750?

i wanna build a gaming/multimedia PC with the 980x since u can overclock it to 3.8GHz or possibly 4.0GHz. will need some serious cooling power to keep that baby under control . i think the fastest over-clocking done on the 980x so far is 6.0 GHz   but need to do more research first before bying. do u know is it worth it? over-rated? i'm too lazy to google it  

Any processor over $300 is not worth getting in terms of price vs performance. You get very little for all that extra money. You are paying 3-4 times the price, but are not even getting 2 times the performance boost. If you have the money though, then it's all for bragging rights. You may be able to save seconds maybe even minutes from some tasks, but it's up to you to figure out if it is worth the price premium.