Intel's First Core i7...Is it Obsolete?

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Hello everyone and welcome to another Budget Builds Video where today we're taking a look at Intel's Original Core i7, and finding out after 15 years is it finally obsolete, so join me today as we pit one of the early core i7's up against the modern world, look into its performance, and not just that but the value it possesses for both the modern world, and that of the past. Intro - 0:00 What did I buy/pricing - 0:30 What is the Core i7? - 1:14 Architectures and Improvements - 2:04 What was it like back in 2008 - 3:12 The 2015/2016 Budget Resurgence - 4:14 Where are we today? - 5:22 The Specs - 6:05 Platform issues in 2024 - 7:05 Its smooth as anything to use - 8:11 The Benchmarks! - 9:13 Benchmark Summary - 20:51 General Usage, Temps, Power Consumption...and a little rant - 21:47 The Retro World - 23:30 Windows Vista Time - 25:10 Some Retro Benchmarks! - 26:34 Conclusion 28:00 Music SC OST Why not become a Patreon you get to: -Support the Channel in an Amazing Way -Get Previews to New Videos -Exclusive/Unfinished Content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BudgetBuilds Twitter: https://twitter.com/Budget_Builds_ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff... Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocy... Specs: CPU: Intel Core i7 860 GPU: Radeon R9 285 OC (and HD5850) RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz OS: Windows 10, Vista, XP