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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by pantalaimon on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:20PM (#29084328)
> People aren’t swapping their 2011 i3 for a 2011 i7 if they care about performance

I beg to differ. I swapped my 2011 i5-2500k for a 2012 i7-3770 and it was a nice and cheap upgrade.

Used hardware is cheap, there is no reason to not upgrade it all the way.

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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by GhettoComputers on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:41PM (#29084671)
You’re really depending on your mobo to not blow a cap and using way more energy. A used older ryzen 5 is comparable and much better, and the mobos are current. Even a newer intel F processor isn’t much more the 3770K is way overpriced for its performance.
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Re:Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if inte... by pantalaimon on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @06:57AM (#29093034)
the 3770 was 30€ on ebay and given the rising TDP numbers on Intels latest desktop platforms, I really doubt it uses any more energy than a recent system.
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