CameronLFC
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Hi there,
I recently purchased an Octane III from PC Specialist (I guess it was the last one because it seems to have completely disappeared from the website!), it is currently in the building phase. When I purchased it, the only processor available was the Intel Core-i5 7400 3.00GHz. Since then, i've noticed in the "amend order" section, that the Intel Core-i7 3.6GHz is now available? I was just wondering if I should upgrade? I will post my specs:
Chassis & Display Octane Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7400 (3.0GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC
1st Storage Drive 1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 2.5" SSHD
2nd Storage Drive 500GB WD Blue™ 3D NAND 2.5" SSD, (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 250GB WD Black™ M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/s R | 1600MB/s W)
I mainly want to play games on the new laptop, I ordered a PC Specialist laptop about 5 years ago which has served me very well but I struggle to play the games that I enjoy most on a graphical level that isn't "Low". The games I play the most are Total War: Warhammer 2, Football Manager 2019 (which runs fine but is a bit slow when loading), Rainbow Six Siege, Rust and XCOM 2. I can probably afford to amend it, but it's an added expense, I just have a feeling of FOMO (fear of missing out) if I decide to stay with the i5. For comparisons, here is my old PC Specialist computer:
Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 2.0GB DDR5, 640 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
1st Storage Drive 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive 1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
Maybe I just want people to make me feel better that my new computer will be a big upgrade and reassure me that the i5 is good enough? There's also the fact that I'm incredibly impatient and don't want to delay the process by getting them to change it on monday morning? I'm really conflicted, please help!
I recently purchased an Octane III from PC Specialist (I guess it was the last one because it seems to have completely disappeared from the website!), it is currently in the building phase. When I purchased it, the only processor available was the Intel Core-i5 7400 3.00GHz. Since then, i've noticed in the "amend order" section, that the Intel Core-i7 3.6GHz is now available? I was just wondering if I should upgrade? I will post my specs:
Chassis & Display Octane Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor i5-7400 (3.0GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC
1st Storage Drive 1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 2.5" SSHD
2nd Storage Drive 500GB WD Blue™ 3D NAND 2.5" SSD, (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 250GB WD Black™ M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/s R | 1600MB/s W)
I mainly want to play games on the new laptop, I ordered a PC Specialist laptop about 5 years ago which has served me very well but I struggle to play the games that I enjoy most on a graphical level that isn't "Low". The games I play the most are Total War: Warhammer 2, Football Manager 2019 (which runs fine but is a bit slow when loading), Rainbow Six Siege, Rust and XCOM 2. I can probably afford to amend it, but it's an added expense, I just have a feeling of FOMO (fear of missing out) if I decide to stay with the i5. For comparisons, here is my old PC Specialist computer:
Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 2.0GB DDR5, 640 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
1st Storage Drive 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive 1TB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
Maybe I just want people to make me feel better that my new computer will be a big upgrade and reassure me that the i5 is good enough? There's also the fact that I'm incredibly impatient and don't want to delay the process by getting them to change it on monday morning? I'm really conflicted, please help!
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