Is AMD FX Still Viable For a System Build? Rev. 2.0

[turkey3_scratch]

I find that in even most games with an average FPS of 120FPS, there are always some areas and moments where FPS takes a dip, in which overkill 980Ti comes in handy.

 

[Redneck5439]

Because last time I checked (and I AM actually an electrician) the av. price in the u.s. was nearer 20 cents a kwh.

No. https://www.google.com/search?q=average+electric+bill&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=average+electric+cost

"The average price people in the U.S. pay for electricity is about 12 cents per kilowatt-hour."

That's residential. Business cost is lower.

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2011/10/27/141766341/the-price-of-electricity-in-your-state


The only time the power savings of Intel vs AMD would be a legitimate deciding factor would be for companies buying thousands of machines.

+1. Adjusting for the national average would then puts 3 hours a day 30 days a month at $.60 cents a month. Which still proves the power consumption myth is wrong. It is a debunked argument.

At least I found out that I'm getting a good deal on my power compared to the national average😀

$9 / year is 9 / year. and you are still basing this on internet figures,if you have drasticly overclocked the chip its not applicable.

As stated even @ 5.05Ghz I'm only paying ~$.07 cents per KWH so I'm paying $7.20 more per year than an Intel build that would have cost me over $100 more when I built my system. So it would take 13.89 years for the power usage to make up for the difference in cost.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I don't know where you guys are getting 120FPS 😛 I'm getting in the 50s in The Witcher 3, Fallout 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider. All at 1440p with all image settings maxed though.

 

[Redneck5439]

I don't know where you guys are getting 120FPS 😛 I'm getting in the 50s in The Witcher 3, Fallout 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider. All at 1440p with all image settings maxed though.

I was actually referring to 1080p 60Hz monitors (which are the most common monitors) as compared to 1080p 120Hz monitors.

 

[Redneck5439]

Well to be fair your "AMD is good enough for 60Hz" argument doesn't factor in higher resolutions or multiplayer games. Most single player games these days are GPU biased and don't care what CPU you have as long as it's somewhat new. I just upgraded from a 2600K to a 6700K and my average FPS went up by about 5 in all the titles I've played so far. But I'm playing at 1440p with a 980 Ti and all settings maxed. An AMD CPU unless it was heavily overclocked would not do as well. That's especially true in large 64+ player multiplayer maps where the CPU actually matters.

In a past post I already factored in that for playing MMORPGs Intel processors are far better than AMD. My point is that the most monitors used today are 1080p 60Hz. FX 6300 (and up) processors in most current AAA titles are very capable of gaming at 60FPS. On a 60Hz monitor an Intel i7 6700K and GTX 980Ti pumping out 200+ FPS isn't going to matter as the monitor cant use over 60FPS and at 200FPS would create tearing leading to capping FPS at 60. Now if someone has a i7 6700K and GTX 980Ti they probably have a nice gaming monitor 120Hz+, but I was talking about the viability of budget gaming on FX processors with 1080p 60Hz monitors.

So you are saying it uses more leccy, an expensive board, water cooling, some expert knowledge, but it doesnt matter that its a bit 'pants' cos the monitor is cr@p anyway?
Oh, and it will die earlier but thats all right cos you will have a new monitor by then_

I've had my motherboard since the Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 first released for an upgrade on my Phenom II 965BE system. For the length of time I've had it and the fact that it has had 3 different processors run on it at some point makes it a great value. I'm also not on water cooling, I'm on air cooling, which is cheaper. I have never had a CPU die and have overclocked every CPU I've ever had, the only time I stop using them is when they have run their course and its time to upgrade to a more powerful CPU. And again since when is a 1080P 60Hz monitor "cr@p"? Troll much lately?

 

[logainofhades]

Most people aren't stressing their computers the majority of the time they use them. My PC idles more than is under stress.

I think my PC forgot what idle was, a long time ago. :lol:

 

[Karadjgne]

All my pc's idle. It's nice for my 3770k to hit 4.9GHz flat out (highest I've bothered pushing it so far) but I'm just as, if not more so, happy sitting at a more relaxed 4.6GHz with Intel speed step engaged. So 1.6GHz when I'm asleep, 4.6GHz when it's awake

 

[logainofhades]

All my pc's idle. It's nice for my 3770k to hit 4.9GHz flat out (highest I've bothered pushing it so far) but I'm just as, if not more so, happy sitting at a more relaxed 4.6GHz with Intel speed step engaged. So 1.6GHz when I'm asleep, 4.6GHz when it's awake

My 3570k is only at 4.0ghz, but if I am not gaming, it is folding.

 

[Karadjgne]

Hmm, my 3570k sits totally default at 4.3GHz. Intel just makes that too easy, bump the multiplier.