QuickSilver007
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Hello everyone,
I'm kind of new here (signed up about 2 minutes ago), and I was just wondering if anybody could help me out with a couple of things.
I'm looking to buy a new computer. I'm not ordering individual parts to build my own, so I'm going to buy a pre-made computer with customized options. I'm just going to point out that this computer is going to be mostly for gaming (maybe 90% gaming and 10% homework-related stuff).
I want to get the Intel i7 920, but it only has 256 KB of L2 cache, possibly the lowest available. I read somewhere that L2 cache is extremely important for memory intensive applications, like games. I'm planning to play my games on highest quality, so will this be a problem for me in the near future? I want the computer to be able to last me for at least 3-4 years. Games like Starcraft II are coming out soon, and if I have to reduce the quality of the graphics in a game that comes out in less than a year (hopefully), then I'll have obviously wasted my money.
The question I'm getting to is, is the Intel i7 920 worth getting, or is there another processor I should be looking at? I'm ordering from Dell, so keep in mind that I don't have an infinite amount of options.
Thanks in advance!
I'm kind of new here (signed up about 2 minutes ago), and I was just wondering if anybody could help me out with a couple of things.
I'm looking to buy a new computer. I'm not ordering individual parts to build my own, so I'm going to buy a pre-made computer with customized options. I'm just going to point out that this computer is going to be mostly for gaming (maybe 90% gaming and 10% homework-related stuff).
I want to get the Intel i7 920, but it only has 256 KB of L2 cache, possibly the lowest available. I read somewhere that L2 cache is extremely important for memory intensive applications, like games. I'm planning to play my games on highest quality, so will this be a problem for me in the near future? I want the computer to be able to last me for at least 3-4 years. Games like Starcraft II are coming out soon, and if I have to reduce the quality of the graphics in a game that comes out in less than a year (hopefully), then I'll have obviously wasted my money.
The question I'm getting to is, is the Intel i7 920 worth getting, or is there another processor I should be looking at? I'm ordering from Dell, so keep in mind that I don't have an infinite amount of options.
Thanks in advance!