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    Intel i5 vs i7?

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      Sixpack
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      Much thanks to the BMS team! It has been 20 years since I played Falcon 3.0 and I feared that I would never get to play a realistic viper sim again. Thanks to you guys, it is still possible!

      I am just getting back into the saddle now and preparing to buy a new system to run BMS. I see in the system requirements section that BMS “rocks” on i7 (or equivalent,) and i5 is “recommended.” But most people I talk to tell me that the hyperthreading features of i7 chips are not used by games and can even make them slower.

      I understand that BMS is very CPU intensive, but would like so save a couple hundred bucks on CPU and use it for better graphics if hyperthreading is not used by BMS.

      Can I please get some expert advice on CPU choice? For an equivalent core count and clock rate, will an i5 CPU match the BMS performance of an i7 chip, or do I really need to spend the extra money ?

      I plan to run BMS on a single 1080p screen to start, and then upgrade to 4K in a year or two when I have more money for an upgraded GPU.

      Many Thanks in advance!

      i9-12900K, 64KRAM, NVDA 3090, HP Reverb G2V2

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        Malc
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        I’m no expert by any means, but the “recommended” would be best minimum, while “it rocks” would be most preferable.

        I run BMS on a Haswell i7-4770k (no overclocking), and believe me when I say, it does indeed rock, even with my “ancient” GTX275 GPU.

        Buy the best you can afford would be my advise here.

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          CobaltUK @Malc
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            Shadow @Malc
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            Unless you have plenty of cash in the top draw, I would go for the top i5 “k” version. (i5 6600k)

            i7s generally are clocked higher because they can. So if your into overclocking as a hobby go for an i7 “k” (i7 6700k)

            Do not buy the “p”, “s”, “m”, “H” and a few others versions. Have a quick here. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html

            Shad (unknown drip under pressure)

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