AMD users fall in

[halnala]

I have waited several years for them to be on top again or just even on par..I can still wait for a little more lol

I waiting for good deal. Haha.

 

[Maeda_Toshiie]

I see. What titles are you playing?

Excluding old games, Total War (I am skipping Rome2), and SC2. These games are unfortunately heavily bounded by the main thread.

 

[halnala]

Excluding old games, Total War (I am skipping Rome2), and SC2. These games are unfortunately heavily bounded by the main thread.

That's weird. I also play those games too but did not seem to have any trouble. Completed the whole Shogun series and now on Rome 2. My previous graphic card was the bottleneck for Rome 2 so I had to replace it to the R9 270x because I am just cheapo.

 

[haylui]

http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/54/geforce-gtx-980-sli-vs-gtx-780-sli-at-2560x1440/index.html

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[haylui]

Fx8350 vs i7 in many games and the fps are alright to play in avg....

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[halnala]

Fx8350 vs i7 in many games and the fps are alright to play in avg....

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Yeah. Most people trash FX series like it's none functional but it is not really that bad. FX 8000 series is meant to compete with Intel i5 range at the price range however it does do better in certain aspects.

After having used Intel through Pentium Pro to 4 before giving AMD a try, I realised that there really is no point to pay 200-500 bucks more simply for some gain in FPS. For a hardcore gamer who has multiple programs to run while gaming, that would be a very different story altogether.

 

[haylui]

Yeah. Most people trash FX series like it's none functional but it is not really that bad. FX 8000 series is meant to compete with Intel i5 range at the price range however it does do better in certain aspects.

After having used Intel through Pentium Pro to 4 before giving AMD a try, I realised that there really is no point to pay 200-500 bucks more simply for some gain in FPS. For a hardcore gamer who has multiple programs to run while gaming, that would be a very different story altogether.

why does hardcore gamers will have so many things to run in the background while immerse in attention demanding games?

 

[halnala]

why does hardcore gamers will have so many things to run in the background while immerse in attention demanding games?

Lol. Just guessing. Maybe some recording programs for video guides? I personally do run some YouTube guides, excel spreed sheets, TeamSpeak and Mumble while having 5 MMO accounts logged in all at once.

 

[Mystyque]

Hihi, being a AMD user (due to budget, non-fanboy) here, would like to know how my fellow AMD users are faring.

I have been running a Phenom II x4 960 on stock for 3 years. It's a very budget build and have only upgraded graphics from HD 7770 to R9 270x recently (still tight on budget).

I'm been on the same X3-720BE for years and only upgraded gfx to 5870 from almost since 5870 launched. Every year I think about upgrading the 5870 but looking at the cost vs potential FPS gains just makes me push back the decision.

 

[haylui]

I'm been on the same X3-720BE for years and only upgraded gfx to 5870 from almost since 5870 launched. Every year I think about upgrading the 5870 but looking at the cost vs potential FPS gains just makes me push back the decision.

if the FPS is above playable rate then no need to upgrade at least now you're playing at very low settings....

 

[deepblue_82]

my BE555 was pretty good till the mb died on me..

 

[halnala]

my BE555 was pretty good till the mb died on me..

Oh... that's sad. Hopefully my CPU and mobo can last up to next year.

 

[rubbadubbaducky!]

anyone using the Athlon X4 860k?
its very new and can't seem to find much info on it

thinking to build a mini-itx with that. any comments?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

anyone using the Athlon X4 860k?
its very new and can't seem to find much info on it

thinking to build a mini-itx with that. any comments?

Rather you get Pentium G3258...

 

[bhtan83]

Rather you get Pentium G3258...

Lol.. that's what I was thinking too. It's very value for $.

 

[bhtan83]

I'm been on the same X3-720BE for years and only upgraded gfx to 5870 from almost since 5870 launched. Every year I think about upgrading the 5870 but looking at the cost vs potential FPS gains just makes me push back the decision.

Depends on whether u have the budget to upgrade. Even the ur 5870 can still run AAA title games on low to medium setting and still able to enjoy the game play. Look at demon souls and dark souls series, their graphics design were not good and the game play were really intense. A good budget mid range card can really serve most of the gamers well and for a few years before we start shopping for another gpu.

 

[halnala]

anyone using the Athlon X4 860k?
its very new and can't seem to find much info on it

thinking to build a mini-itx with that. any comments?

What purpose would the rig need to fulfill though?

 

[rubbadubbaducky!]

Rather you get Pentium G3258...

why? i'm stuck in year 2000 tech knowledge, my last pc was more than 10 years ago and used laptop since then. (macbook )

but some benchmark test shows that X4 860k is better? i won't be using the on-board GPU of G3258, if not i would have considered the A10 APU series.

Lol.. that's what I was thinking too. It's very value for $.

yeah, budget is what i'm going for. the price difference also not huge.

thinking to save some money on cpu then get a slightly higher end GPU. I know bottleneck, but G3258 and 860k should be able to utilize GPU up to GTX 780ti or R9 290X?

I've seen a youtube video where the guy uses A10-7850k with GTX 780 and able to get steadily 60+ fps on BF4 Ultra presets. Athlon 860k is technically the same without the integrated GPU, so i guess.. similar results?

What purpose would the rig need to fulfill though?

GAMES. I've never played games above low settings in my life before all my discussion about games with friends always starts with "can my computer run this?" realistically, I just want to catch up on 2014-early 2015 AAA game titles on at least high-very high. (i don't want to say Ultra settings, people might laugh when i tell them how much budget i have)

my budget is around $800-900. I'm just gathering info right now, 2 month later return to SG and build it. Then i will start a proper thread to ask for suggestions, guides and tips.

 

[halnala]

why? i'm stuck in year 2000 tech knowledge, my last pc was more than 10 years ago and used laptop since then. (macbook )

but some benchmark test shows that X4 860k is better? i won't be using the on-board GPU of G3258, if not i would have considered the A10 APU series.



yeah, budget is what i'm going for. the price difference also not huge.

thinking to save some money on cpu then get a slightly higher end GPU. I know bottleneck, but G3258 and 860k should be able to utilize GPU up to GTX 780ti or R9 290X?

I've seen a youtube video where the guy uses A10-7850k with GTX 780 and able to get steadily 60+ fps on BF4 Ultra presets. Athlon 860k is technically the same without the integrated GPU, so i guess.. similar results?



GAMES. I've never played games above low settings in my life before all my discussion about games with friends always starts with "can my computer run this?" realistically, I just want to catch up on 2014-early 2015 AAA game titles on at least high-very high. (i don't want to say Ultra settings, people might laugh when i tell them how much budget i have)

my budget is around $800-900. I'm just gathering info right now, 2 month later return to SG and build it. Then i will start a proper thread to ask for suggestions, guides and tips.

I think Athlon 750k/760k would be a better guage for comparison for your case. 800-900 would be pretty tight budget since you are looking at a full rig overhaul.

 

[MrElectricWolf]

I dont want G3258 i want Amd a4 860k any info i seriously need it