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Looking for CPU advice before 13" Retina purchase
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1518982" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>General rule of thumb for CPU...</p><p></p><p>Buy the highest you can afford.</p><p>Unless you're a low end user - my wife for example, only needs the minimum CPU for her uses.</p><p>Don't believe there are any games (if so, very few) that "require" an iX series chip.</p><p>Highest requirement I've seen is still the C2D.</p><p>The items you have named, doubt you would see any difference between the lowest and highest CPU.</p><p></p><p>With gaming, you need to be looking at GPU requirements, not CPU requirements.</p><p></p><p>Yes, you want 8 GB RAM.</p><p>However, compare OWC and Crucial pricing against Apple's upgrade price.</p><p>No reason to give Apple twice the money to upgrade from 4 to 8, than to take the 4 and have those sticks for spares and buy your own 8 GB kit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1518982, member: 24160"] General rule of thumb for CPU... Buy the highest you can afford. Unless you're a low end user - my wife for example, only needs the minimum CPU for her uses. Don't believe there are any games (if so, very few) that "require" an iX series chip. Highest requirement I've seen is still the C2D. The items you have named, doubt you would see any difference between the lowest and highest CPU. With gaming, you need to be looking at GPU requirements, not CPU requirements. Yes, you want 8 GB RAM. However, compare OWC and Crucial pricing against Apple's upgrade price. No reason to give Apple twice the money to upgrade from 4 to 8, than to take the 4 and have those sticks for spares and buy your own 8 GB kit. [/QUOTE]
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