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What kind of games do you play, anyway?
What kind of games do you play, anyway?
Intel vs AMD processors for gaming
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If you're spending that much money on a rig, go Intel. If you're purely gaming then an i5 is your best option.
AMD make good chips but they are targeted mainly at the budget gamer not someone dropping a lot of money on a rig.
Keep it civil guys
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AMD make good chips but they are targeted mainly at the budget gamer not someone dropping a lot of money on a rig.
Keep it civil guys
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IF crysis3 represents the way games will be built going forward there is a lot of value to an 8 core amd cpu. Especially since they're all sub $200; however if you don't think crysis3 is the wave of the future, or you're only interested in the current gen titles, or in MMOs (which are all notoriously single core beasts) you're best with sticking with intel.
If i was buying a new system today and money was no issue, i'd probably be getting an extreme edition 6 core, hyperthreaded i7, if cash was an issue i'd probably be looking at a haswell or ivy bridge i5. If i was seriously cash strapped and building a gaming rig for less then $800 i'd probably be looking at an FX8320 or FX6300
for gaming current generation games there isn't a cpu out there better then the i5-2500k/3570k/4670k. That said there are always exceptions to the rule. Crysis3 for example uses as many cores as you can throw at it, so an AMD FX 83xx cpu will punch on even footing with intel i7 cpus which run twice it's price; heck even the little 6 core fx 6300 will outpunch a 4 core i5 or hyperthreaded i3 in that game.Originally Posted by Lawjik
Im building a new rig right now, dumping about $1,600 and Im still not convinced what the best CPU for my money is. Some people say i5 some say i7 some say FX series. I google what's best for gaming and most articles say Intel and then i go talk to someone else and they tell me AMD is the only way to go. Not interested in hearing from fanboys, honestly just want a good CPU that is gonna do me right for the next couple years. Can anyone please enlighten me.
IF crysis3 represents the way games will be built going forward there is a lot of value to an 8 core amd cpu. Especially since they're all sub $200; however if you don't think crysis3 is the wave of the future, or you're only interested in the current gen titles, or in MMOs (which are all notoriously single core beasts) you're best with sticking with intel.
If i was buying a new system today and money was no issue, i'd probably be getting an extreme edition 6 core, hyperthreaded i7, if cash was an issue i'd probably be looking at a haswell or ivy bridge i5. If i was seriously cash strapped and building a gaming rig for less then $800 i'd probably be looking at an FX8320 or FX6300
Let me just say this, I have an 8350 and I run every game you can imagine out there and I have never had an issue with my cpu holding the game back.
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to what exactly? and mainly battlefield and MMOs right nowOriginally Posted by beers
Please modify your title before the wave of squawking drowns this thread.
What kind of games do you play, anyway?
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depends on the application, Intel stronger core usually win out against AMD weaker but 'moar' cores.Originally Posted by NeoReaper
Correct me if I am wrong but is it AMD for Multi-core tasks and Intel for single threaded apps? (This is just what I have gained from reading stuffs)
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I dare you put in a second card (Crossfire 7950). Your CPU will hold you back.Originally Posted by Lshuman
Let me just say this, I have an 8350 and I run every game you can imagine out there and I have never had an issue with my cpu holding the game back.![thumb.gif]()
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This makes no sense at all, stop trying to bash what I am saying. I was giving my experience with my setup and here we go with an idiot like you trying to find any possible way to make AMD seem like a bad chip. Sometimes if you have nothing positive to say, it's just best to be quite.Originally Posted by raisethe3
I dare you put in a second card (Crossfire 7950). Your CPU will hold you back.
Ok guys, some real world experience time!
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no benchmarks no fanboyism just straight up what it's like to use both systems.
Had my hands on a new amd system and for everything except processor intensive games such as Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, you can't tell the difference in game.
The intel system is generally "peppier" as in it feels faster to use, but once you're in the game and have a comparable GPU, you will not notice the difference.
So many reviews examine minute details but fail to actually state how good the gaming experience is, which at the end of the day is most important.
If you can save enough on the cpu to buy a better GPU (an I mean a step up not just a slightly overclocked version of the same card) then go for the cheaper CPU.
Good luck with your choices and do a build log so we can gawk at your kit !
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no benchmarks no fanboyism just straight up what it's like to use both systems.
Had my hands on a new amd system and for everything except processor intensive games such as Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, you can't tell the difference in game.
The intel system is generally "peppier" as in it feels faster to use, but once you're in the game and have a comparable GPU, you will not notice the difference.
So many reviews examine minute details but fail to actually state how good the gaming experience is, which at the end of the day is most important.
If you can save enough on the cpu to buy a better GPU (an I mean a step up not just a slightly overclocked version of the same card) then go for the cheaper CPU.
Good luck with your choices and do a build log so we can gawk at your kit !
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What he was trying to say is that typically the Amd processors usually have trouble fully utilizing higher end crossfire/sli gpus. I experienced this with my 965 BE with sli gtx 460s in BF3. I didnt realize my cpu was holding me back till I upgraded to Intel. Having said that, it worked perfectly fine in most games and I still did see a performance increase when I added the second card， just that I gained some more fps after the switch。 I do know the 965 and 8350 are different chips， but I have seen others say the same thing about Amd and Sli、cfx。Originally Posted by Lshuman
This makes no sense at all, stop trying to bash what I am saying. I was giving my experience with my setup and here we go with an idiot like you trying to find any possible way to make AMD seem like a bad chip. Sometimes if you have nothing positive to say, it's just best to be quite.![buttkick.gif]()
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