- May 9, 2006
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Hey guys
I currently have a Q6600 (running at stock speed) with 4gb of DDR2 Ram (had 8gb before, but my mobo died, and the only one I could get supported only 4gb). The system has been running strongly since before my older daughter was born but lately it has been crapping out even on my not-so-bigger mixes. I was planning on buying a i7 2600k but had to spend a good part of the money I had for it, so now I am deciding if I :
1) wait around 3 months (maybe a little more) and get a i7 2600k with 8gb of ram (maybe 12gb).
2) buy in up to one month from now a i5 2500k (with either 8gb or 12gb, depending on the money).
The price difference in Brazil is really big (I can get 2 i5s for the price of one i7) so it would be WAY easier to get it soon. I am having lots of delaying on my work due to the performance issues and constant need to freeze and bounce stuff - not even mentioning the constant crashes on bigger projects, when the full 4gb of memory is used.
I've read a lot of reviews and forums saying the only area where the i5 really loses is the absence of Hyper Threadings, so apps that really need it may not work as fast as on a 2600k. BUT I've also read on Steinberg forum that it is recommended to disable HT when using Cubase 6.
And btw...anyone has experiences with the 2500k and overclocking?
Btw, running a Hackintosh in here.
Ivan
EDIT: Some Steinberg employee said at their forums something like "our software does not support HT and the difference in performance between a i5 and i7 is minimal w/o it". More confusion..
I currently have a Q6600 (running at stock speed) with 4gb of DDR2 Ram (had 8gb before, but my mobo died, and the only one I could get supported only 4gb). The system has been running strongly since before my older daughter was born but lately it has been crapping out even on my not-so-bigger mixes. I was planning on buying a i7 2600k but had to spend a good part of the money I had for it, so now I am deciding if I :
1) wait around 3 months (maybe a little more) and get a i7 2600k with 8gb of ram (maybe 12gb).
2) buy in up to one month from now a i5 2500k (with either 8gb or 12gb, depending on the money).
The price difference in Brazil is really big (I can get 2 i5s for the price of one i7) so it would be WAY easier to get it soon. I am having lots of delaying on my work due to the performance issues and constant need to freeze and bounce stuff - not even mentioning the constant crashes on bigger projects, when the full 4gb of memory is used.
I've read a lot of reviews and forums saying the only area where the i5 really loses is the absence of Hyper Threadings, so apps that really need it may not work as fast as on a 2600k. BUT I've also read on Steinberg forum that it is recommended to disable HT when using Cubase 6.
And btw...anyone has experiences with the 2500k and overclocking?
Btw, running a Hackintosh in here.
Ivan
EDIT: Some Steinberg employee said at their forums something like "our software does not support HT and the difference in performance between a i5 and i7 is minimal w/o it". More confusion..
