That CPU will bottleneck any GPU above a GTX460/5850.Stink said:Looks nice, but I'm only interested in what they do in laptops, in terms of effortless power that doesn't need to cook my balls. For my uses I haven't noticed any requirement for extra CPU over my comparatively shitty Athlon II X3 440, probably the cheapest CPU I ever bought
Mr_Brit said:That CPU will bottleneck any GPU above a GTX460/5850.
the gtx 260 is still a pretty damn good cardStink said:Fortunate for me then that I've also seen no point in upgrading past my 260 either. Maybe I'm just conservative.
Unknown Soldier said:I built a Core i7-950 box just a few months ago and it's purring at 4ghz. I don't see any reason to upgrade to Sandy Bridge quite frankly, I don't encode videos that much.
There is, however, no longer any reason buy AMD above the $200 price point or so. If you get an unlocked "K" series processor you can destroy AMD in every possible performance category that exists. Intel seems determined to force AMD to bottom-feed forever by only selling locked Core i3 processors, thereby giving the poorest OCers a reason to buy AMD presumably ensuring AMD's survival and prevention of antitrust action against Intel.
Ridiculous price for that 2500K.Nabs said:Close to a Microcenter?
http://www.microcenter.com/storefronts/powerspec/index.html
i5 2400 - $149
i5 2500k - $179
i7 2600 - $249
i7 2600k - $279
I guess, if you typically game at 120Hz.Mr_Brit said:That CPU will bottleneck any GPU above a GTX460/5850.
Indeed. I am so buying a i5 2500k. Gaming wise the thing is incredible, well worth the investment for owners of 2 generation old tech like myself.Lonely1 said:Finally, time to retire my q9400 (!?).
Holy crap. The great thing about the new K chips is like the AMD black series, overclocking pretty much is CPU dependent thanks to multi unlocking, rather than stressing everything from the RAM to other motherboard components.element said:wow. both AnandTech and Neoseeker were able to overclock to 4.5GHz with stock cooling!!
What's the import tax for these things? *runs off to the US*Nabs said:Close to a Microcenter? (1/9/11)
http://www.microcenter.com/storefronts/powerspec/index.html
i5 2400 - $149
i5 2500k - $179
i7 2600 - $249
i7 2600k - $279
An Athlon II at 3GHZ will bottleneck you, that's not up for fact. Your minimum framerate will be atrocious on that thing.SapientWolf said:I guess, if you typically game at 120Hz.
MrBelmontvedere said:any idea when Newegg will get some stock? ._.
That's what I'm going to do except I have an Athlon x2 4850e. Runs good but not gangster good.DMczaf said:I guess I'm finally upgrading from my PII X4.
Time to become an Intel Warrior!
"Will bottleneck" is a really strong statement. With the x3 440 it's largely going to depend on the settings and the game. You would have to be rocking an Athlon or Pentium before the processor becomes a definitive bottleneck for recent PC releases.Mr_Brit said:An Athlon II at 3GHZ will bottleneck you, that's not up for fact. Your minimum framerate will be atrocious on that thing.
The question of whether the CPU or GPU is most important is easily answered. If you don't have a multi-core CPU, then upgrade it. If you have a dual-core CPU at around 3 GHz, then invest your money into a graphics card, as most games are GPU-limited. This is not something that will change with new DirectX 11 games.
Sinatar said:So it's more a mid tier replacement (at least so far). My i7 950 lives on.
They're using an i5 in that benchmark. That CPU is clock for clock a lot faster than an Athlon II, hardly what I'd call a fair comparison.SapientWolf said:"Will bottleneck" is a really strong statement. With the x3 440 it's largely going to depend on the settings and the game. You would have to be rocking an Athlon or Pentium before the processor becomes a definitive bottleneck for recent PC releases.
Here is what Tom's Hardware had to say on the issue during their October feature:
The Game Rundown: Finding CPU/GPU Bottlenecks, Part 2
P67 if you want to overclock K versions.Krauser Kat said:P67 for the k versions. H67 for non k versions (if i have it right). need ddr3 ram.
So it's a good thing then these offer drastically better performance per watt and scale amazing then.Stink said:Looks nice, but I'm only interested in what they do in laptops, in terms of effortless power that doesn't need to cook my balls. For my uses I haven't noticed any requirement for extra CPU over my comparatively shitty Athlon II X3 440, probably the cheapest CPU I ever bought
Yes. the HD3000 is on par with and ati 5450.darkwing said:is the HD3000 better than my 7300GT?
so i would need a P67 chipset mobo?undu said:Yes. the HD3000 is on par with and ati 5450.
darkwing said:so i would need a P67 chipset mobo?
wat?? i cant have both?TheExodu5 said:H67 if you want to use the built in GPU. P67 if you want discrete graphics and overclocking.
Why wouldn't you just buy a cheap video card and get bucketloads more performance?darkwing said:wat?? i cant have both?
darkwing said:wat?? i cant have both?
darkwing said:wat?? i cant have both?
darkwing said:wat?? i cant have both?
Jtrizzy said:Can someone tell me if the following setup will get me 720p 60fps in 3d? I'm a noob to all of this, but im about to jump in. The following costs $1,300, with everything put together.
Intel core i7 2600 3.4 ghz
intel DH67GD motherboard
seagate 1tb 7200 sata hd
nvidia geforce gtx460
Cooler master storm scout mid tower atx gaming case
750w Corsair atx power supply quiet 140mm fan
They're not equal, but it looks like the games were so GPU limited that it wouldn't matter. The jump from 2 cores @ 3GHz to 4 cores at 4 GHz was almost negligible.Mr_Brit said:They're using an i5 in that benchmark. That CPU is clock for clock a lot faster than an Athlon II, hardly what I'd call a fair comparison.
Drkirby said:just what do you mean by discrete GPU? A GPU that takes up little space in the case?