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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
What iMac Specs Do I Need?
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<blockquote data-quote="s2odin" data-source="post: 1151535" data-attributes="member: 176525"><p>Honestly the i5 quad would be fine for what you need.</p><p></p><p>What hyper-threading is, is it can designate one thread to each task you're trying to complete (up to 4) and complete them at the same time, or if you're like burning a CD (and that's it) it will designate all 4 threads to that task and complete it in half the time as a C2D.</p><p></p><p>The i3 would probably even be fine for what you would be doing with it.</p><p></p><p>As far as the GPU, the 4850 would be fine, I was just recommending the 5670 as it gives a good boost in performance for a lower price than the 5750.</p><p></p><p>Up to you tho, but as pigoo said, anything will be a good upgrade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s2odin, post: 1151535, member: 176525"] Honestly the i5 quad would be fine for what you need. What hyper-threading is, is it can designate one thread to each task you're trying to complete (up to 4) and complete them at the same time, or if you're like burning a CD (and that's it) it will designate all 4 threads to that task and complete it in half the time as a C2D. The i3 would probably even be fine for what you would be doing with it. As far as the GPU, the 4850 would be fine, I was just recommending the 5670 as it gives a good boost in performance for a lower price than the 5750. Up to you tho, but as pigoo said, anything will be a good upgrade. [/QUOTE]
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