Sandy Bridge processor worth it?

MajorCaptSilly · 05-07-2011, 09:39 AM

I've mostly dealt with the i7 in the Sandy Bridge. I have a client that has several first gen i7 machines for CAD. I took him a demo Sandy Bridge i7 when we got one and he immediately bought 4 of them. He told me that large drawings were opening 7-8 seconds faster from first gen to second gen. The HD graphics are improved on all the chips and the board has some major improvements. Intel had an issue with the first run of the Extreme boards but they are all out of the distribution channels now. I suggest spending the money on a 120GB Intel SSD instead of a SATA drive. You won't regret it!

MCS

05-07-2011, 09:39 AM	#2
MajorCaptSilly Sklee Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,523 Trading: (30)	Re: Sandy Bridge processor worth it? I've mostly dealt with the i7 in the Sandy Bridge. I have a client that has several first gen i7 machines for CAD. I took him a demo Sandy Bridge i7 when we got one and he immediately bought 4 of them. He told me that large drawings were opening 7-8 seconds faster from first gen to second gen. The HD graphics are improved on all the chips and the board has some major improvements. Intel had an issue with the first run of the Extreme boards but they are all out of the distribution channels now. I suggest spending the money on a 120GB Intel SSD instead of a SATA drive. You won't regret it! MCS __________________ Pillsbury, Minneapolis, Prince, Spoon Bridge and Cherry, coinkydink?

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