Need CPU suggestions
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Yup, nothing new that'll be relevant to us will popup by then 
i3 has 2 processors, but with Hyper-Threading, works with 2 Virtual cores, so it works like a 4 core CPU, not as good as a Physical 4 core though...
i5 is a proper 4 Core CPU, with Turbo-boost tech that'll make it go even faster when its running on 1-2 cores.
i7 is a beast, with 4 cores, Turbo-boost tech, AND Hyper threading, so it acts like 8 cores...
i5 is A-OK for casual gaming and working... That's what i think
i3 has 2 processors, but with Hyper-Threading, works with 2 Virtual cores, so it works like a 4 core CPU, not as good as a Physical 4 core though...
i5 is a proper 4 Core CPU, with Turbo-boost tech that'll make it go even faster when its running on 1-2 cores.
i7 is a beast, with 4 cores, Turbo-boost tech, AND Hyper threading, so it acts like 8 cores...
i5 is A-OK for casual gaming and working... That's what i think
thor220
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Any CPU you can upgrade to will bottleneck your GPU. If you want full performance you need to upgrade your motherboard and CPU to Intel, you don't have a choice if you want 100% of that GPU. I've see people with AMD's top of the line FX CPUs come in here all the time and complain about performance and it's always a CPU bottleneck.
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How much do you have to spend?
This is currently the sweet spot between performance and cost
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117563&cm_re=skylake-_-19-117-563-_-Product
You can pick out any LGA 1151 motherboard to go with this as all of them will work.
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This is a good choice
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157681&cm_re=lga_1151_asrock-_-13-157-681-_-Product
just note that it requires DDR4. If you want to keep your DDR3 ram, you'll need to find a motherboard that accepts it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157681&cm_re=lga_1151_asrock-_-13-157-681-_-Product
just note that it requires DDR4. If you want to keep your DDR3 ram, you'll need to find a motherboard that accepts it.
Hmmm, Intel Skylake CPUs are the rave now...
i5s are the main stay of computing and gaming.
If you wanna futureproof yourself, get an i7 CPU, but it's quite expensive, but much more powerful than a i5...
However, what counts is your GPU... if you're a gamer, and your CPU... if you do heavy computing works.
Get an Intel decent i5, with a decent Mobo, and you're set with your GPU
i5s are the main stay of computing and gaming.
If you wanna futureproof yourself, get an i7 CPU, but it's quite expensive, but much more powerful than a i5...
However, what counts is your GPU... if you're a gamer, and your CPU... if you do heavy computing works.
Get an Intel decent i5, with a decent Mobo, and you're set with your GPU
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=88
Clock for clock, intel is just more efficient at what it does.
And efficiency is good. Intel design their CPUs much better...
This is just an old benchmark, but you can see the difference in Intel And AMD....
Clock for clock, intel is just more efficient at what it does.
And efficiency is good. Intel design their CPUs much better...
This is just an old benchmark, but you can see the difference in Intel And AMD....
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Intel's architecture is far more efficient. You cannot compare clock speeds from one processor to another unless they are the same architecture.
The only difference between an i5 CPU and an i7 is that an i7 has hyper threading. Performance gains will only be observed in a few, certainly not worth the $100 extra an i7 CPU commands.
Yup, nothing new that'll be relevant to us will popup by then
i3 has 2 processors, but with Hyper-Threading, works with 2 Virtual cores, so it works like a 4 core CPU, not as good as a Physical 4 core though...
i5 is a proper 4 Core CPU, with Turbo-boost tech that'll make it go even faster when its running on 1-2 cores.
i7 is a beast, with 4 cores, Turbo-boost tech, AND Hyper threading, so it acts like 8 cores...
i5 is A-OK for casual gaming and working... That's what i think
i3 has 2 processors, but with Hyper-Threading, works with 2 Virtual cores, so it works like a 4 core CPU, not as good as a Physical 4 core though...
i5 is a proper 4 Core CPU, with Turbo-boost tech that'll make it go even faster when its running on 1-2 cores.
i7 is a beast, with 4 cores, Turbo-boost tech, AND Hyper threading, so it acts like 8 cores...
i5 is A-OK for casual gaming and working... That's what i think
Metalwell :
i5 will be better than my current 8120 fx i guess and with that 970 Strix its gonna rock
I have a old Sandy-Bridge i5 3750 @3.4GHz... And it's going Strong even after 3+ years of use
So, you'll have no regrets on switching to Intel... None at all.
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