Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hello everyone and welcome to another Budget Builds Video where today we're taking a look at Intel's Original Core i7, and finding out after 15 years is it finally obsolete, so join me today as we pit one of the early core i7's up against the modern world, look into its performance, and not just that but the value it possesses for both the modern world, and that of the past.
Intro - 0:00
What did I buy/pricing - 0:30
What is the Core i7? - 1:14
Architectures and Improvements - 2:04
What was it like back in 2008 - 3:12
The 2015/2016 Budget Resurgence - 4:14
Where are we today? - 5:22
The Specs - 6:05
Platform issues in 2024 - 7:05
Its smooth as anything to use - 8:11
The Benchmarks! - 9:13
Benchmark Summary - 20:51
General Usage, Temps, Power Consumption...and a little rant - 21:47
The Retro World - 23:30
Windows Vista Time - 25:10
Some Retro Benchmarks! - 26:34
Conclusion 28:00
Music
SC OST
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Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 860
GPU: Radeon R9 285 OC (and HD5850)
RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz
OS: Windows 10, Vista, XP
Hello everyone and welcome to another Budget Builds Video where today we're taking a look at Intel's Original Core i7, and finding out after 15 years is it finally obsolete, so join me today as we pit one of the early core i7's up against the modern world, look into its performance, and not just that but the value it possesses for both the modern world, and that of the past.
Intro - 0:00
What did I buy/pricing - 0:30
What is the Core i7? - 1:14
Architectures and Improvements - 2:04
What was it like back in 2008 - 3:12
The 2015/2016 Budget Resurgence - 4:14
Where are we today? - 5:22
The Specs - 6:05
Platform issues in 2024 - 7:05
Its smooth as anything to use - 8:11
The Benchmarks! - 9:13
Benchmark Summary - 20:51
General Usage, Temps, Power Consumption...and a little rant - 21:47
The Retro World - 23:30
Windows Vista Time - 25:10
Some Retro Benchmarks! - 26:34
Conclusion 28:00
Music
SC OST
Why not become a Patreon you get to:
-Support the Channel in an Amazing Way
-Get Previews to New Videos
-Exclusive/Unfinished Content
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocy...
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 860
GPU: Radeon R9 285 OC (and HD5850)
RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz
OS: Windows 10, Vista, XP
