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    Default Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    Hi
    does it make sense to upgrade an i5 to i7 with almost same GHz?

    i have a Thinkcentre M93p with i5-4570 3,2GHz
    and could upgrade to a Intel Core i7 (i7-4770) 3.4 GHz
    but i doubt that make sense, or am i wrong?

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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    Reinhard, if it is just for your Xara Desktop application, I would say no.

    Invest in an SSD and more memory first off.

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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Acorn View Post
    Reinhard, if it is just for your Xara Desktop application, I would say no.

    Invest in an SSD and more memory first off.

    Acorn
    Definitely.

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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    oh i have already two ssd, one with OS second for swap, temp, xara autobackup, and so on.

    thx for feedback.
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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    Quote Originally Posted by rsrsrs View Post
    oh i have already two ssd, one with OS second for swap, temp, xara autobackup, and so on.

    thx for feedback.
    Is Xara slow?

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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    is salt toxic?
    It depends on the number of quantity.


    But sometimes i have to import files from Autocad with a mega lot of objects, impossible to work with.
    or i have artworks with a lot of ungrouped objects, than it is slow.

    but i tried other programms, no alternative at all !!!

    Xara is very fast!
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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    The CPU won't make too much difference in this your case. You want a lot of RAM, 16GB as a minimum and a graphics card with as many CUDA cores (nVidia) as your pocket will allow. Quadro cards are where the smart money is.

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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris M View Post
    a graphics card with as many CUDA cores (nVidia) as your pocket will allow. Quadro cards are where the smart money is.
    Will Xara even notice?

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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    rsrsrs said he sometimes has to import a lot of content from AutoCad and ungrouped objects. There's a fair bit of graphical grunt taken up by the GPU, freeing the CPU. AutoCad (if used on the same machine) will perform better with a Quadro as well, they're even recommended in the specs from AutoDesk.

    Graphics software typically like an abundance of RAM and GPU grunt, I presume Xara would be no different if you're pushing a lot of objects in one document.

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    Default Re: Xara pro, i5 vs i7 or Hyperthreading vs non Hyperthreading ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris M View Post
    rsrsrs said he sometimes has to import a lot of content from AutoCad and ungrouped objects. There's a fair bit of graphical grunt taken up by the GPU, freeing the CPU. AutoCad (if used on the same machine) will perform better with a Quadro as well, they're even recommended in the specs from AutoDesk.

    Graphics software typically like an abundance of RAM and GPU grunt, I presume Xara would be no different if you're pushing a lot of objects in one document.
    I'm not sure if rsrsrs actually runs autocad at all. He/she may just be given the models.

    I'm just pointing out that Xara could care less about fancy GPUs so spending money on them specifically for Xara would be a waste.

 

 

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