Intel unveils new 7th-generation Core processors

[Kerrits]

If you don't need to play games then you can upgrade every 6 - 10 years these days. I am still using a core 2 duo 3Ghz, geforce GTS250 computer at home and it plays 1080p flawlessly using windows 10 using with Showmax(720p) and Kodi(1080p). Just give the computer plenty of RAM when it's new and cheap. These days 16 - 32GB then it will last years and years.

I'm still rocking a 2011 2600k, and I play games. It's probably getting to the point where I should think about upgrading.

 

[Sm00thSm0k3]

Another pointless and mundane CPU "upgrade" which makes almost no real world performance difference from the previous generation.

Intel CPU releases have become as boring and redundant as new Smartphone releases.

Thank goodness I outgrew the hardware ePeen many years ago...my trusty 3770k is still chugging along quite nicely.

 

[sajunky]

Or just properties in windows. Computer > properties top left.
You can also use device manager.

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And tell user to upgrade to Windows 10. .LOL.

 

[Johnatan56]

And tell user to upgrade to Windows 10. .LOL.

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It's the same on XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. I just happen to have 10 as I got this laptop the day after W10 was made public, the laptop came with W8.1, easy to upgrade.

 

[dabbler]

Intel(R)_Core(TM)_i5-2450M_CPU_@_2.50GHz

Now I know

 

[DA-LION-619]

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It's the same on XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. I just happen to have 10 as I got this laptop the day after W10 was made public, the laptop came with W8.1, easy to upgrade.

Sajunky just has a hard on for Windows 10.

 

[SYNERGY]

I'm still rocking a 2011 2600k, and I play games. It's probably getting to the point where I should think about upgrading.

No you don't. If you have a 2600k, then you can easily overclock it to 4.6gHz.

 

[dualmeister]

My i7-920 still does everything I need ...