i5 6300HQ or i7 6700HQ?

[Navic]

I am getting a gaming laptop, and I am choosing between the i5 6300HQ or the i7 6700HQ

The computer will have a 1060, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD.

I will also be plugged in most of the time.

I would like to know, which would be better for the things I am going to be doing, on this laptop. (listed below)

 

Things I am going to be doing

1. Playing games (CS:GO, BF1, Titan Fall 2, ect.) at 1080P at high/ultra settings

2. Recording while playing those games (OBS)

3. Audio recording (voice overs, and while doing #2)

4. Video editing

5. Photoshop

6. Every-day tasks, and other things.

 

The reason I am asking is because the i5 version of the laptop costs $200 cheaper than the i7, and I want to know if it is really worth the extra $200 for the i7.

 

Any feedback helps. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

[8-Bit Ninja]

1 minute ago, RickNickHD said:

I am getting a gaming laptop, and I am choosing between the i5 6300HQ or the i7 6700HQ

The computer will have a 1060, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD.

I would like to know, which would be better for the things I am going to be doing, on this laptop. (listed below)

 

Things I am going to be doing

1. Playing games (CS:GO, BF1, Titan Fall 2, ect.) at 1080P at high/ultra settings

2. Recording while playing those games (OBS)

3. Audio recording (voice overs, and while doing #2)

4. Video editing

5. Photoshop

6. Every-day tasks, and other things.

 

The reason I am asking is because the i5 version of the laptop costs $200 cheaper than the i7, and I want to know if it is really worth the extra $200 for the i7.

 

Any feedback helps. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

get the i7 if you are recording, and editing 

[Kobathor]

If you wanna do all that stuff on your laptop,  it might just be worth it to go for the i7. You'll get worse battery life, but if you're doing all those things I'd bet you'll be plugged in all the time.

[Navic]

Just now, Kobathor said:

If you wanna do all that stuff on your laptop,  it might just be worth it to go for the i7. You'll get worse battery life, but if you're doing all those things I'd bet you'll be plugged in all the time.

Yes, I will be plugging in 90% of the time.

[Kobathor]

Just now, RickNickHD said:

Yes, I will be plugging in 90% of the time.

Then the i7 would be good.

[Navic]

Just now, Kobathor said:

Then the i7 would be good.

Thank you

[Navic]

4 minutes ago, 8-Bit Ninja said:

get the i7 if you are recording, and editing 

Thank you

[3 Lions]

2 minutes ago, RickNickHD said:

Yes, I will be plugging in 90% of the time.

If your going to be plugged in that much then why don't you get a desktop?

[Navic]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

If your going to be plugged in that much then why don't you get a desktop?

Because I need something that I can move around, and take with me on trips w/o me having to worry about things breaking, or taking things apart.

[LordofSavages]

5 minutes ago, RickNickHD said:

I am getting a gaming laptop, and I am choosing between the i5 6300HQ or the i7 6700HQ

The computer will have a 1060, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD.

I will also be plugged in most of the time.

I would like to know, which would be better for the things I am going to be doing, on this laptop. (listed below)

 

Things I am going to be doing

1. Playing games (CS:GO, BF1, Titan Fall 2, ect.) at 1080P at high/ultra settings

2. Recording while playing those games (OBS)

3. Audio recording (voice overs, and while doing #2)

4. Video editing

5. Photoshop

6. Every-day tasks, and other things.

 

The reason I am asking is because the i5 version of the laptop costs $200 cheaper than the i7, and I want to know if it is really worth the extra $200 for the i7.

 

Any feedback helps. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

The i7 has a 300Mhz higher clock speed and hyper threading. you said you wanted to record and video edit, the i7 would be quite a bit faster. It really comes down to whether you really need the 4 extra threads and 300Mhz more

[3 Lions]

Just now, RickNickHD said:

Because I need something that I can move around, and take with me on trips w/o me having to worry about things breaking, or taking things apart.

Well if I were you I would get a desktop. 

[8-Bit Ninja]

2 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Well you're not. A laptop is infinitely more portable, since basically everywhere you go there's an outlet but you don't have to carry around an entire bloody monitor and keyboard. You can't pull out a desktop to write an essay at starbucks

exactly, i think people need to remember that people get laptops because they aren't aware that desktops are more powerful 

[Navic]

4 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Well if I were you I would get a desktop. 

But laptops are getting closer and closer to the power of a desktop, are they not? I mean, the new Nvidia 10 series cards for laptops performs about the same (just a little underclocked) as a desktop card.

[8-Bit Ninja]

Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

huh? That's not why.... I literally just said the opposite.

i forgot to put a "don't" between " people get" Should read as:

"exactly, i think people need to remember that people DON'T get laptops because they aren't aware that desktops are more powerful"

 

[3 Lions]

3 minutes ago, RickNickHD said:

But laptops are getting closer and closer to the power of a desktop, are they not? I mean, the new Nvidia 10 series cards for laptops performs about the same (just a little underclocked) as a desktop card.

It's not the GPU that is the problem, it's the CPU because 2.60 (base of the i7 6700HQ) is just slow compared to my i7 4790K which had base of 4GHz. 

[Navic]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

It's not the GPU that is the problem, it's the CPU because 2.60 (base of the i7 6700HQ) is just slow compared to my i7 4790K which had base of 4GHz. 

True. That is why I didn't mention the CPU. They will catch up in due time.

[NumLock21]

The i7 for more cache and HT. A HK will allow OC, but that depends on the laptop you buy.