Worth an upgrade? i7 or i5

[CharlesLU]

So lately I've been looking to buy a new laptop for school. I'll be using things like adobe illustrator and photoshop. I also want to do some light gaming on it perhaps in my free time. I've got these two links. https/www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKASU430073/ASUS-Zenbook-UX430UQ-GV073T-Premium-Ultrabook-14-1 and https/www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKASU430095/ASUS-Zenbook-UX430UQ-GV095T-Premium-Ultrabook-14-1 The first link has an i7-7500U CPU with 512gb on an SSD. The second link has an i5-7200U CPU with a 256gb SSD. Is it worth it spending an extra $200NZD+ on a CPU upgrade and more space? Also both laptops have a Nvidia GT940MX and 8GB of ddr4 ram, would these work well with light gaming or even playing something like Overwatch?

 

[mazboy]

The thing about laptops is that you should always buy the biggest baddest one you can afford, because upgrading them is stupid expensive. Buy the fast processor and the big SSD and you won't regret it.

 

[dudeman509]

I'd recommend looking into i5/i7 8000 series CPUs instead. 4 cores, same price point (usually) = more future-proof and more power to boot.