Is it worth it?

[Macbro17]

Hello, I recently ordered the rmbp 2.3 ghz with a upgrade to 16gb ram. I've looked at geekbench and noticed it seems like a decent jump between the 2.3 ghz and 2.6 ghz, is it worth it to upgrade to 2.6ghz. I intend to run games at max settings, photoshop, video edit, and All my other sxhooling needs. Should I upgrade to 2.6?
Gaming as in mostly skyrim

 

[Nomad110]

Hello, I recently ordered the rmbp 2.3 ghz with a upgrade to 16gb ram. I've looked at geekbench and noticed it seems like a decent jump between the 2.3 ghz and 2.6 ghz, is it worth it to upgrade to 2.6ghz. I intend to run games at max settings, photoshop, video edit, and All my other sxhooling needs. Should I upgrade to 2.6?
Gaming as in mostly skyrim

2.6 for sure. 2.7 isn't needed. It's only money after all.

 

[Xian Zhu Xuande]

Not worth it for the processor (and if it actually was worth it for the processor you'd be keenly aware of why that was the case for your circumstance). The upgrade is worth it if you want something else it offers, such as the higher capacity SSD.

 

[njean777]

Not gonna be running Skyrim on max with the 650m, but high works well at 1680x1050.

 

[Slivortal]

Hello, I recently ordered the rmbp 2.3 ghz with a upgrade to 16gb ram. I've looked at geekbench and noticed it seems like a decent jump between the 2.3 ghz and 2.6 ghz, is it worth it to upgrade to 2.6ghz. I intend to run games at max settings, photoshop, video edit, and All my other sxhooling needs. Should I upgrade to 2.6?
Gaming as in mostly skyrim

As has been noted in several other threads, the difference between a 2.3 and a 2.6 is practically unnoticeable. With the upgrade costing $600, the only way it's worth it is if you're mainly looking for the 512GB hard drive, with the 2.6 as a kind of bonus.

 

[gamerish]

For gaming, you won't see a difference. Your GPU will bottleneck performance long before the CPU. If you're doing very intensive professional-level photoshopping and video editing - then yes you should upgrade if you can afford it.

 

[Macbro17]

Not gonna be running Skyrim on max with the 650m, but high works well at 1680x1050.

Have you tried? also do you know if the upgrsded ram will affect it? Thanks

 

[gamerish]

Have you tried? also do you know if the upgrsded ram will affect it? Thanks

According to benchmarks here, the 650m can't max Skyrim. Also, the RAM will have no effect.

 

[Dangerous Theory]

Not gonna be running Skyrim on max with the 650m, but high works well at 1680x1050.

People have been reporting ultra settings and 1920x1200 at a very playable FPS.

Also, I believe the retina MBP's 650M is clocked higher than that for the benchmark test.

 

[J.L.Photography]

Hello, I recently ordered the rmbp 2.3 ghz with a upgrade to 16gb ram. I've looked at geekbench and noticed it seems like a decent jump between the 2.3 ghz and 2.6 ghz, is it worth it to upgrade to 2.6ghz. I intend to run games at max settings, photoshop, video edit, and All my other sxhooling needs. Should I upgrade to 2.6?
Gaming as in mostly skyrim

i have the 2.3/16 and seems to perform just fine, up to u if you want to fork out the extra chedddarrrr

 

[Meever]

I like playing skyrim on high with 2880x1800. Dont forget to turn AA off if you are playing native.