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      01-26-2018, 04:08 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by jaye944 View Post
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so is it worth just upgrading the CPU or getting a new machine ?
Typically, the amount of improvement you get from an older vs newer CPU isn't much when you're going from one generation to the next (Skylake to Kaby Lake or Kaby Lake to Coffee Lake). So it's not really worth it to change up if you're only going up 1 generation or 2.

However, it's MUCH harder to find older processors unless you're willing to dip into the used market. Assuming your PC was brand new when you got it 4 years ago, you probably have a 4th generation Haswell so the jump to the current 8th gen is quite substantial. Going from an i3 to an i5 Haswell probably isn't going to be much of a difference for you but the i7 does look like a good upgrade. However heat might be an issue especially in a laptop since TDP is higher.
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