I7 vs FX in Skyrim

[omalley]

I currently have a FX-6350 but I'm about to replace it with a i7 4770k because I'm tired of getting fps drops when I play skyrim. Especially since I use a bunch of mods. Both graphics and game play. Also I play wow and I can't get 60 fps because of the FX.

I just want to make sure that the I7 will fix this problem. And off subject but I notice that when I play skyrim now, my 2nd gpu won't go past 15% usage while my 1st card gets up to 90%

 

[cemerian]

i7 is alot faster hands down, for mmo's it will be alot better aswell, its core per core performance is far above fx 8xxx's cpu's

 

[Master-flaw]

Skyrim, in particular, works great with Intel...Just about every bench shows Intel far ahead.

 

[stormworm]

Intel without doubt

 

[JOOK-D]

Yup you'll be looking at a hell of a lot more frames with intel, esp. in Skyrim.

If you don't have any other uses other than gaming, you could always consider the i5 4670k.

 

[omalley]

I was going to get a I5 but a microcenter store near me is selling the I7 for 249.99 and I5 for 199.99 so I'm just going to grab a I7
And what about Metro last light and 2033? I get fps drop in it but neither my cpu or gpus or peaking.

 

[jaguarskx]

You may get about a 10% performance increase in Metro: Last Light. Below are benchmarks for the game with a GTX Titan. The review was done before Haswell was released.

http://www.techspot.com/review/670-metro-last-light-performance/page6.html

The following is a benchmark For Skyrim back in 2011 so PileDriver is not there and neither is Ivy Bridge. But just look at the difference in performance. I don't know what the hell is going on with the i7-3960x though.

http://www.techspot.com/review/467-skyrim-performance/page7.html

 

[omalley]

Yea idk what the deal is with the 3960x that's odd. Only thing I can think of is the higher level cache maybe? Idk. But anyways. I get good 60 fps in metro but it likes to dip down a lot is the only thing. So maybe the I7 will fix that. Plus I plan on trying to get 4.6ghz out of it. I have my fx at 4.3 but that's because it refuses to go past 4.4 and at 4.4 I get this weird issue where it doesn't like to restart or shut down.

 

[omalley]

How high should I be able to get the I7 oc to?
Here is my system specs and what mobo I plan to buy with it.
Cooler Master V850
4 x 4gb g skill sniper at 1866 with a latency at 9
2 zotac gtx 670s 4gb models
HT omega claro ii sound card
1 ssd, 1 hdd, 1 optical drive
5 120mm led case fans, 1 140mm led case fan, fan control unit.
Cooler master hyper Evo 212 with 2 120mm fans.
Motherboard i plan to buy http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-128-671