Time To Upgrade: Should You Dump Your 2007 PC?

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By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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Intel agressively promotes its Core i3/i5/i7 series, but we wonder: Does it make sense to replace a three-year old high-end PC? In the end, quad-core processors were already pretty powerful in 2007. We created a brand new system and a 2007 PC to compare.

Benchmark Results: Gaming

The new system returns 58% better frame rates on GTA IV and 57% more performance using Left 4 Dead. However, once we switch the benchmark to high quality settings, the new system with its much meatier CPU and graphics smokes the 2007 config to the tune of 3.3x. Clearly, gamers will want to upgrade at least their graphics cards.

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos