Ivy Bridge Core i5 vs. i7

[Ccrew]

Although adding a SSD wont really give you a 1000 increase on geekbench it will increase it

No it won't. You need to look at the Geekbench tests obviously, it does *not* touch anything on the drive or it's controller even for tests.

https://getsatisfaction.com/primatelabs/topics/geekbench_doesnt_measure_drive_performance

 

[Mizzou02RS]

any fan issues, ie: loud fan or fan spinning up and down when watching youtube or media ?

So far, no.