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larryinlc · 05-09-2011, 10:17 AM

I just upgraded my Sony (Intel Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz) to an Asus with an i3 2.26GHz processor (already obsolete) Truth be told, I see no difference in performance. I've not seen much difference in some time with upgrades for what I do. I don't do much to tax a pc, but I do use Lightroom 3 and have purposely created a large file to see how it would perform doing heavy editing. No problems at all. I'm cheap. I just can't get myself to buy the latest greatest horsepower when last years tech will do just fine. Why did I upgrade? I wanted a copy of Win 7 Professional 64 bit to replace Vista and a stand alone copy from Microsoft was 300 bucks. Made sense to me to purchase a new computer with it already installed for not much more money.

Larry

05-09-2011, 10:17 AM	#6
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: Sandy Bridge processor worth it? I just upgraded my Sony (Intel Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz) to an Asus with an i3 2.26GHz processor (already obsolete) Truth be told, I see no difference in performance. I've not seen much difference in some time with upgrades for what I do. I don't do much to tax a pc, but I do use Lightroom 3 and have purposely created a large file to see how it would perform doing heavy editing. No problems at all. I'm cheap. I just can't get myself to buy the latest greatest horsepower when last years tech will do just fine. Why did I upgrade? I wanted a copy of Win 7 Professional 64 bit to replace Vista and a stand alone copy from Microsoft was 300 bucks. Made sense to me to purchase a new computer with it already installed for not much more money. Larry