Posts by trumpet-205

Quote:Originally Posted by MARSTG then please tell us how it folds, now that they are officially launched. Opteron works best when in 2P+ configuration. On single CPU setup you are much better off with Phenom II (or heavily...

If by bottleneck you mean not making full use of GTX 670 then yes, there will be bottleneck. If CPU A + 670 can do 60 fps and CPU B + 670 can do 70 fps a bottleneck does exist, for CPU A is providing less performance. If by bottleneck...

Quote:Originally Posted by GanjaSMK @OP BF3 is GPU bound before CPU. If all you're playing is BF3 then the CPU is less important than the GPU. Other games are different. That is for single player. BF3 is CPU bound for multiplayer.

It is cheap for a reason, that PSU is very low quality. Honestly I wouldn't bet my chances on a 1 year warranty. For HTPC it might work out.

APU on its own is good for up to 720p, after that FPS will drop. Pair it up with HD6670, or use HD5770 independently, it will be okay with 1080p at medium setting. @OP, maybe I miss it, but didn't you already have Core 2 setup? If I...

Quote:Originally Posted by vette454 My buddies birthday is coming up and Ive got $160 to spend he runs a gigabyte 990fx mb 8gb ddr3 1600mhz, 2 gtx470s in sli, a 60gb ssd, a 2tb hd and an amd 955 what's a good CPU upgrade I've been...

All AMD motherboards should support AMD-V, once you turn it on in the BIOS. AMD-Vi (IOMMU) on the other hand, is a feature that only some motherboards support. It is BIOS dependent so only when the BIOS supports it where you can use it....

Quote:Originally Posted by Insan1tyOne Cool thanks guys, anyone know when Piledriver is supposed to hit? I heard it was coming soon? It will enter production in Q3, so late Q4 2012.

It takes 960T 3.8 GHz to beat i3-2100 (about 4.0 GHz to beat i3-2120). You are good to go.

HD7850 is right behind HD6970. If you overclock 965 by a bit it should handle HD7850 just fine. Will Intel setup increase performance all around? Yes, if you have the money then it is worth it. Definitely try to get your hands on 960T...