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[citation][nom]cobot[/nom]Good idea for an article, but I'm missing for example a comparison between an i5 750 with a 5770 and an phenom x3 with a 5850.Those two would more eflect the choices a gamer on a budget would have to make.[/citation]
Exactly - this would be a very meaningful comparison - spend $100 more on the cpu or gpu - however for those of us in the know I think we would all get the answer to that question right and know which system to choose for FPS gaming and which for productivity and possibly RTS games.
Great article for the general populous and most gamers, with good attention to details. The framerate clarification segment was a great read. One aspect already mentioned is overclocking and if you do (and why wouldn't you?) you will know that the X3 athlon/phenom II deneb is a very different animal when overclocked to 3.6-3.8 ghz. That is not an overtly high OC either (they can go to 4ghz+), but one that can be maintained 24/7 on most of these cpus with $25 aftermarket cooler. Overclocking and/or core unlocking taken into consideration and you really have to take into question the need for an i7 920 if what you really want is to max out crysis or play crysis 2 and the choice is between a AMD 440 + a 5970 or a Core i7 and a 5870.
Exactly - this would be a very meaningful comparison - spend $100 more on the cpu or gpu - however for those of us in the know I think we would all get the answer to that question right and know which system to choose for FPS gaming and which for productivity and possibly RTS games.
Great article for the general populous and most gamers, with good attention to details. The framerate clarification segment was a great read. One aspect already mentioned is overclocking and if you do (and why wouldn't you?) you will know that the X3 athlon/phenom II deneb is a very different animal when overclocked to 3.6-3.8 ghz. That is not an overtly high OC either (they can go to 4ghz+), but one that can be maintained 24/7 on most of these cpus with $25 aftermarket cooler. Overclocking and/or core unlocking taken into consideration and you really have to take into question the need for an i7 920 if what you really want is to max out crysis or play crysis 2 and the choice is between a AMD 440 + a 5970 or a Core i7 and a 5870.