intel HD 2500 or 4000?

onipar

onipar

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I was going to get the Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz for $129 (which has Intel HD Graphics 2500), but for roughly another $15 I can get the i3 with Intel HD Graphics 4000.

Should I go for the 4000?

It's not for a gaming machine, but I do watch netflix and youtube, plus do some minor video editing on Openshot.

Thanks
 
Yeah, I agree. I was even thinking of moving up to the i5, but I'm not really sure I need to for what I plan to use the computer for (not gaming).
 
onipar said:
Yeah, I agree. I was even thinking of moving up to the i5, but I'm not really sure I need to for what I plan to use the computer for (not gaming).
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A i3 is a very powerful CPU, for the price, it will run anything you want just fine unless it's really extreme, like 4K rendering.
 
Yes you should definitely get the one with HD 4000 graphics if you're not going to use a GPU.
 
I'm using the computer for basic tasks mostly. Web, itunes, netflix/youtube, word documents, openshot/microsoft movie maker, photoshop.

It's not unheard of that I'll run itunes, word, firefox, photoshop and a scan all at once, which basically cripples my current computer. I wanted to build something that can handle that sort of workload. Sounds like the i3 will be okay for that.

Oh, and yeah, I'm not getting a GPU, so the 4000 it is. :D
 
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