i5 or i7 in new rmbp 13"

[Attero87]

I plan on doing light gaming and some office work is it worth the extra change to upgrade to the i7 3.1ghz. Is the i5 a slouch in any means of the word

 

[kage207]

I plan on doing light gaming and some office work is it worth the extra change to upgrade to the i7 3.1ghz. Is the i5 a slouch in any means of the word

Doesn't matter in terms of processor. If you want light gaming, it depends. Look up the game and the GPU required.

 

[rhaezorblue]

I've been doing a little digging on this question as well, it appears the general consensus is only go i7 if you do heavy video editing, perhaps professionally. i7 will see almost no benefit over an i5 for gaming. A couple frames per second, but nothing noticeable to the human eye for light gaming. Macbook's really are not meant for heavy gaming, save that for your gaming tower

 

[Attero87]

Thanks for the perspective. Is it possible to upgrade pcie drive on my own or is it not changeable

 

[rhaezorblue]

Nothing is user upgradeable anymore unfortunately. RAM and hard drive used to be..