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The expected "close enough to state of the art" lifetime of hardware is now so long that you can write off the premium paid for extra cores over many years. Wo
by usrusr 10y ago
The expected "close enough to state of the art" lifetime of hardware is now so long that you can write off the premium paid for extra cores over many years.
Would i be willing to pay 35$ extra per additional core if I knew I would want to replace the hardware within two years anyway? Questionable. But when hardware lasts half a decade? The premium per core per year becomes irresistably low. The i7-2600k will soon have it's sixth birthday...
- neogodless 10y agoI don't disagree. The difference between a $160 6320 and $330 6700 is only $170, and 8 years (how old my Phenom II is...) reduces that cost to barely over $20/year. However, whether "the core is going to be fully utilized" is another question. If you only ever need 2 cores, it is wasted money, plus, if your focus is on gaming, and your budget requires you to make choices based on right now, the extra $170 can be the difference between getting a Radeon 480 or a Geforce 1070. (Since I hope my next build lasts another 8 years, I'll probably "pad" my build with an i5... I've fallen into the trap!)