on most games, they wont. its only on cpu heavy games such as sc2 where intel chips pull ahead. in most games there is no difference. in fact, since bf3 can use more then 4 cores the 8150 is actually faster then the 2500k
gpu usage goes up and down any way. for a bottle neck youd really have to see it stay below %80 on a regular bases. %99 would be normal if you had a 550 paired with a 3930k.
not here to start a war, I'm just tired of people saying that FX chip bottleneck my GPU's (Im in the 90ès so thats fine) a bottle neck isw 60ès-70ès isnèt itÉ
not here to start a war, I'm just tired of people saying that FX chip bottleneck my GPU's (Im in the 90ès so thats fine) a bottle neck isw 60ès-70ès isnèt itÉ
Just forget about them man. If you are getting great frame rates then why even care? Will you get better minimum frames with a faster Intel CPU? Yes you would but that doesn't mean an FX chip is unacceptable.
Would be fine if he ditched the 2 6870s and grabbed a single 7850, I think.
Even if there is a "bottleneck", he isn't being crazy with 3 680s or anything, so it's not a big deal. Definitely ditch the 2 cards though. Should stabilize things.
Would be fine if he ditched the 2 6870s and grabbed a single 7850, I think.
Even if there is a "bottleneck", he isn't being crazy with 3 680s or anything, so it's not a big deal. Definitely ditch the 2 cards though. Should stabilize things.
Would be fine if he ditched the 2 6870s and grabbed a single 7850, I think.
Even if there is a "bottleneck", he isn't being crazy with 3 680s or anything, so it's not a big deal. Definitely ditch the 2 cards though. Should stabilize things.
fx cpus arnt as weak as some think. overclocked they could take amy single and most dual gpu setups. hell, in most games itd be fine with dual 7970s or 680s.
fx cpus arnt as weak as some think. overclocked they could take amy single and most dual gpu setups. hell, in most games itd be fine with dual 7970s or 680s.
Will most games be fine with an FX cpu and dual 7970s? Yes they will be "fine" I never said they were unacceptable.
That being said.
Will most games benefit from a faster Intel cpu and dual 7970s? Yes it they will. Minimum framerates will be better than with an FX cpu
Is an FX cpu more than "fine" yes of course it is and it is silly to say otherwise but facts are facts Intel will perform better with multi gpu setups compared to AMD.
That doesn't mean AMD fails or that Intel is required in order to play these games...
fx cpus arnt as weak as some think. overclocked they could take amy single and most dual gpu setups. hell, in most games itd be fine with dual 7970s or 680s.
Will most games be fine with an FX cpu and dual 7970s? Yes they will be "fine" I never said they were unacceptable.
That being said.
Will most games benefit from a faster Intel cpu and dual 7970s? Yes it they will. Minimum framerates will be better than with an FX cpu
Is an FX cpu more than "fine" yes of course it is and it is silly to say otherwise but facts are facts Intel will perform better with multi gpu setups compared to AMD.
That doesn't mean AMD fails or that Intel is required in order to play these games...
It's IPC that Intel has over AMD, and that's where a 2500k at 4Ghz will pull ahead of BD at 4Ghz, regardless of game. It's multi-threaded programs that can utilize Bulldozer better.
There is a bottleneck, because your not pegged at 99%, but other issues can get in the way, like stuttering and IO bottlenecks. There is nothing wrong with FX, it's just not as fast clock for clock as it should be, and that's why Intel excels in that area.
Pegged 99% usage is highly unlikely to occur with every game, let alone game engine, driver set, and so on. Some games may allow for full-fledged usage but others won't. Arcania Gothic 4 is a great example - totally crap usage because coding wasn't spectacular. Other reasons that drop usage from being 'pegged' are AA levels, AO settings, and so on.
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