well the i7 is quad core and the i5 is dual core. While theres still speed loss between cores just not as much as there used to be running dual chips, in short overall, yes for rendering your better off with the i7. Maya uses multi cores for rendering, and I'm not a super-knoweldgable guy about the loads programs pull from…
sup dudes. so i'm looking to buy a new computer. what i know for certain is: i want a desktop. i don't want to build a computer again. i have $1000-1100ish to spend, because i also need a monitor. i want at least 8 gigs of ram. i do not, under any circumstance, want the latest video card. there is a huge price markup that…