may i ask why dual core processors are better than quad core processors when it comes to games?
something about the clock speed right? what's that?
oh yea, i5 is dual core 4 threads and i7 is quad core 8 threads right?
what are threads? biggrin.gif

detailed analysis, thanks.
but why lower clock speed on quad core compared to dual core?

anyone can give me a detailed analysis of why i5 is better in performance compared to i7 when it comes to games? lets just say we have enough budget for i7, leave out the financial bit of the argument.
my friend and i were in a discussion on this, he seems to be of the impression that since i7 is better in terms of performance, it should be no problem when it comes to handling games, although the games are not suitable for quad core procs, we can compensate by better performance of the procs. he seem to think that it is just that games do not occupy all 4 cores and hence no need to get i7 (economic argument).
can anyone be kind enough to explain to us? thx.