thestepster
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integrated gpu's on the die mate that will be able to run games
i5 vs i7 questions... Price vs performance
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Wouldn't this be sub standard to dedicated full GPU's on vid card...
Lol looks like their trying to bring back crappy on board video...just in another disguise Yuk
Unfortunately, they are going the mainstream way, and currently more than 50 percent of desktop PC's are running onboard video. Intel is trying to deliver CPU capable of everything, and as they said, they are not planning to replace 1336 platform, this will still remain high-end performance standard. There will definitely be new architecture, able to render / fold / encode faster, but as we all know, this doesn't mean much in games. Maybe we'll all be surprised, but hey, isn't core i7 a good purchase at the moment?
Look at 775 platform, this was the one being replaced by 1156, and it is still capable of everything (gamewise)
For gaming PC, high-end GPU will still be the priority no. 1, and no integrated GPU will be in interest of a hardcore gamer, ever.
Look at 775 platform, this was the one being replaced by 1156, and it is still capable of everything (gamewise)
For gaming PC, high-end GPU will still be the priority no. 1, and no integrated GPU will be in interest of a hardcore gamer, ever.
Well to be honest I am still running my old Q6600. Depending on the Monitor the CPU isnt really important in Games.
Maybe you should get the NH-D14 now and Overclock the hell out of it.
I have watercooling and run it at 3,6Ghz and with my overclocked 470 there is pretty much no Game that Neefs more CPU
Maybe you should get the NH-D14 now and Overclock the hell out of it.
I have watercooling and run it at 3,6Ghz and with my overclocked 470 there is pretty much no Game that Neefs more CPU
Technex
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I have no rig at all currently, just my laptop!
It struggles on the highest HD setting on Youtube haha...
I've decided I don't need a high end CPU, a middle range one suits me fine so the i7 is not really needed for me... A lower nm chip will run cooler and be able to be OC'ed higher hopefully if need be later on.
Might as well wait until the 1155 MB's come out too. Think these will be sold before next year? Hope so.
I've decided I don't need a high end CPU, a middle range one suits me fine so the i7 is not really needed for me... A lower nm chip will run cooler and be able to be OC'ed higher hopefully if need be later on.
Might as well wait until the 1155 MB's come out too. Think these will be sold before next year? Hope so.
Rastalovich
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For the best gaming rig, dump all your cash on the best graphics card you can afford and buy decent stuff with the balance.
You don't "need" an i7, or particularly an i5, and if money is a question, I'd hate to see you splash out your savings on a mint i7 setup with an unnecessary 6g, and buy.... a 5770 or summit.
A less than £100/$150 cpu/mobo with an nVidia 580/AMD 5970 will spank it.
You don't "need" an i7, or particularly an i5, and if money is a question, I'd hate to see you splash out your savings on a mint i7 setup with an unnecessary 6g, and buy.... a 5770 or summit.
A less than £100/$150 cpu/mobo with an nVidia 580/AMD 5970 will spank it.
thestepster
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768mb 460's on an i5 can do 19k
Rastalovich
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That's artificial benching tho. Real life gaming you'd care less either way.
An i7 with a 280 will score more than a E8400 with a 580, but the possible experience will be no where near the same.
Games aren't as well written as benchmarkers. The best a game will do is run your cpu @ 100%, which it means 25% of each core on a quad.
