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MuniDude · 01-27-09

I'd like to get a discussion going about how big a part your cpu plays in the overall speed of your system vs a graphics card when gaming. For example I have a Q6600 OC'd to 3.2Ghz and one GTX280. Theoretically if I could buy a core i7 extreme or another GTX 280 what would lead to better framerates in games. I'm interested to see if there were any tests done while gaming on a system with say a Q6600 and two GTX280's vs a system with the new core i7 and two GTX280's. anyone?

UnAimed · 01-27-09

Wel, It really depends on the games. Some rely more on the CPU and or are more CPU intensive such as GTA IV. But if it was my choice? I would go with the core I7, but that also means upgrading the motherboard (i think)

Hope this helped

ltulod · 01-27-09

I have the systems and it's fast. The score on my sig is sexy

MuniDude · 01-27-09

Say for discussion we are talking about crysis here. would upgrading my cpu have a bigger effect than going from one gtx280 to 2?

FYI I do know that upgrading to a core i7 means i would have to buy a new mobo.

Vitamin · 01-27-09

Going i7 u will need new mobo and ram. I would go video card for sure.

Edit: And you got the power supply for another 280!

corky dorkelson · 01-27-09

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Originally Posted by MuniDude

Say for discussion we are talking about crysis here. would upgrading my cpu have a bigger effect than going from one gtx280 to 2?

FYI I do know that upgrading to a core i7 means i would have to buy a new mobo.

As stated above, it really depends on the game. Crysis, for example, is very GPU dependent. I also think more and more games are relying on the GPU for all of the workload. So, I think the more GPU power will yield the best results, as long as a huge CPU bottleneck isn't present.

ltulod · 01-27-09

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Originally Posted by Vitamin

Going i7 u will need new mobo and ram. I would go video card for sure

Indeed. I used to have 1 gtx 280 and added another one to sli. It's a huge difference, more like almost double the fps.

MuniDude · 01-27-09

So Itulod have you played crysis? Do you notice a big difference when using two GTX280's as opposed to one? I'm debating whether to pick up a second.

Bigwilly · 01-27-09

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Originally Posted by UnAimed

Wel, It really depends on the games. Some rely more on the CPU and or are more CPU intensive such as GTA IV.

Well i tested GTA 4 on my Pc running 1680x1050 and the Same CPU at only 3.6 and used 2 diffrent cards, a 9800GTX and a GTX 260 216 core, and i would say yea the game is cpu hungry but i noticed that i would say more GPU like crysis, since i couldnt even run 1680 on the 98 and had to run on medium to get a 40 fps average, but on the 260 i was able to run 1680 and on high with a 45 fps average. so....

MuniDude · 01-27-09

Does anyone know how I would see what my FPS are in crysis while I'm playing. Can you make a custom video test in that game?

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