[CPU] KEEP YOUR IVY BRIDGE-E

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

VT-X and VT-D you mean?

And yes, I don't recall seeing the newer extensions being mentioned as a requirement anywhere

All I know for gaming is that as long got enough clock speed (not even number of cores/threads) can liao



Does the same apply to Skylake?

den what about kabylake den? though i need VT for my emulator as well.

 

[RobinTeoHood]

The latest z170 mobos are new or end of the line of the current range of processors? I referring to the tic or tock thing. Is the next in line a leap in technology?

Wondering if I should upgrade from z77, getting a bit of hardware problems.

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[xonix]

 

[watzup_ken]

Innovation is definitely not. There is nothing innovative nor refreshing since the Sandy Bridge days. Every other processor refresh after sees minute incremental improvements likely due to the lack of competition.

 

[Encrypted11]

Heng no wonder moi ivybridge thinkpad still can tong on 1.2GHz for battery plan + almost maxed power management.
For office (less heavier excel spreadsheets), beedio playback and a fair bit of browser tabs.
Looks like still can tong for years ahead.

 

[Entry Level PC]

jin moody moi never invest in AMD back in Jan 2016.
Now 1 year later AMD share price up 500%.

 

[Op_Valkyrie]

no scare, no scare....heng i still have my 4960X.... lol

 

[longsiew]

Heng....I nvr buy high end Intel CPU.....

 

[FinalTidus]

Looks like my i5-2500K will be the longest CPU I have ever owned. For a 6 year old CPU, it still stays so relevant in today's games and apps.

As expected Kabylake is again another disappointment.

Begging for Ryuzen to be out soon. My i5-2500K is just begging to have a worthy successor.

 

[xonix]

If AMD can offer a 8 core equivalent of a Intel i5 quad core price, take my money !!!

 

[alcoholic_aves]

What about i5 2400? Should I upgrade?

Just upgraded gpu from gtx670 to gtx1060 but didnt feel much difference... could it be cpu / ram bottleneck?

 

[exodiver]

What about i5 2400? Should I upgrade?

Just upgraded gpu from gtx670 to gtx1060 but didnt feel much difference... could it be cpu / ram bottleneck?

Unless u need ddr4 ram (meaning u want to be able upgrade to beyond 32gb of ram in the future), don't bother....

 

[lalalalalala]

If AMD can offer a 8 core equivalent of a Intel i5 quad core price, take my money !!!

Must verify their core zhun anot first.

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[robbedzombie]

What about i5 2400? Should I upgrade?

Just upgraded gpu from gtx670 to gtx1060 but didnt feel much difference... could it be cpu / ram bottleneck?

i meet u tmr we go buy together

 

[LiLAsN]

What about i5 2400? Should I upgrade?

Just upgraded gpu from gtx670 to gtx1060 but didnt feel much difference... could it be cpu / ram bottleneck?

That is because you've replaced your old card with a slightly similar performing card. Basically, not even a worthy upgrade. If you would have bought the 900 series cards like the 980 Ti that has now been priced below $500 on Carousell, then you would have seen a major boost to performance. You have literally just wasted hundreds of dollars for an updated architecture of the 670 pretty much. Performance hasn't been improved much over the years thanks to AMD not being a worthy competitor to push a major innovation in the GPU and CPU industry these past few years.

GTX 670 vs GTX 1060
http://www.hwcompare.com/31227/geforce-gtx-1060-vs-geforce-gtx-670/

GTX 670 vs GTX 980Ti
http://www.hwcompare.com/18822/geforce-gtx-980-ti-vs-geforce-gtx-670/

 

[Felfirez]

What about i5 2400? Should I upgrade?

Just upgraded gpu from gtx670 to gtx1060 but didnt feel much difference... could it be cpu / ram bottleneck?

Did you do a clean driver install? It should be a significant difference. And no its not bottlenecking.

That is because you've replaced your old card with a slightly similar performing card. Basically, not even a worthy upgrade. If you would have bought the 900 series cards like the 980 Ti that has now been priced below $500 on Carousell, then you would have seen a major boost to performance. You have literally just wasted hundreds of dollars for an updated architecture of the 670 pretty much. Performance hasn't been improved much over the years thanks to AMD not being a worthy competitor to push a major innovation in the GPU and CPU industry these past few years.

GTX 670 vs GTX 1060
http://www.hwcompare.com/31227/geforce-gtx-1060-vs-geforce-gtx-670/

GTX 670 vs GTX 980Ti
http://www.hwcompare.com/18822/geforce-gtx-980-ti-vs-geforce-gtx-670/

Er.. No. A gtx1060 has performance level about the same as a GTX titan Black...

 

[peterchan75]

After AMD took the Digital's Alpha architecture, there wasn't much improvement after that. Stumbling year after year. Intel just turn on the cruise control as there is no competitor left. Maybe tiong-cock can doing something now that AMD has joint venture with them.

 

[alcoholic_aves]

Did you do a clean driver install? It should be a significant difference. And no its not bottlenecking.

Er.. No. A gtx1060 has performance level about the same as a GTX titan Black...

Sorry for the late reply. Was on reservist.

Will try a full clean/fresh install tonight.

Just to set the context, my main point of comparison is playing overwatch 1080p at 144hz. I play on the lowest setting on the gtx670 so as to consistently get > 144fps. I thought I could raise some of the settings after switching to gtx1060. However, if I were to raise the textures and stuff to medium, I would sometimes drop below 144fps and I didn't like it.

Hence, I didn't really feel much of a difference on the upgrade.

Also, when talking about bottlenecking, its in the context of the above + trying to stream with shadowplay. It seems like the CPU is consistently reaching 90% to 100% (GPU remains around 60%) and my frame rates drop noticeably. My impression is that shadowplay uses GPU (NVenc) and should not affect CPU?

EDIT: Just reviewed my footages. I realised that I also reach around 90% CPU without shadowplay streaming... However, I can notice lag/frame drops with streaming compared to not streaming.

EDIT2: Here a non-streaming version of my gameplay with the CPU and GPU % on the top left corner. Looks like CPU bottlenecking to me?