Advice regarding upgrade of PC

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by Skybird

If there is software demand, the cores overclock automatically to up to 4x 4.8 GHz at max, they said in the shop.

Not exactly; the i5 can shut down unused cores and boost others untill it reaches its TDP again. It will not overclock all cores at once.

Very nice feature though, and indeed considering the price you really should go for quads now.


*4GB RAM is fine, never ran out yet. Maybe if you run 2 demanding games at once, but I wouldn't advise that if you're actually planning on playing either one.

[Skybird]

Honestly I would prefer them to not overclock at all. More heat = shorter lifespan. I seriously doubt that I need those reserves created from that temporary overclocking, so I assume it will not happen anyway.

[Fincuan]

One more vote to GTX460's bang for the buck factor and pure performance. Anything that can run Arma2 on high/very high can't be a bad choice

[Arclight]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Honestly I would prefer them to not overclock at all. More heat = shorter lifespan. I seriously doubt that I need those reserves created from that temporary overclocking, so I assume it will not happen anyway.

No, that's the point why it shuts down cores: the CPU is always within its TDP envelope, so it's never getting any hotter.

Perhaps there would be increased wear on individual cores though, but I can't imagine.

If you don't like it, turn it off. Sure there's a setting in BIOS.