alienware
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4.2 is fine for me tbh.
I need something that's 24/7 reliable without loads of heat and strain on everything.
From looking around the 8320 is most certainly an upgrade from my Xeon. It's a good 30% faster even in stuff like 3dmark (11, 13 etc) where Intel have a commanding lead.
I'm just really pleased with what I've got tbh. It's not bleeding edge by any means but the features are all there and I now have an 8 core CPU that's unlocked, that's a start.
If Crysis 3 or AMD evolved games are anything to go by then it won't be long before the 8 core CPUs begin to really kick into their own.
I strongly recall reading a review for the 8150 and it said that if AMD could get the support in for the technology then it would easily beat the Intel stuff in games. It mentioned that firstly the OS needed to support the technology (and it now does, Win 8 natively and 7 with some patches) and then the games needed to support it (and things are definitely headed that way).
It was actually compared to AMD 64 bit CPUs that Intel laughed at for so long. Then all of a sudden Windows XP X64 comes out and WHAM Intel end up looking really stupid.
It's not unlike AMD to do things arse backwards, they've done it for years, but, as the article I read pointed out it usually always ends up paying off for them.
I need something that's 24/7 reliable without loads of heat and strain on everything.
From looking around the 8320 is most certainly an upgrade from my Xeon. It's a good 30% faster even in stuff like 3dmark (11, 13 etc) where Intel have a commanding lead.
I'm just really pleased with what I've got tbh. It's not bleeding edge by any means but the features are all there and I now have an 8 core CPU that's unlocked, that's a start.
If Crysis 3 or AMD evolved games are anything to go by then it won't be long before the 8 core CPUs begin to really kick into their own.
I strongly recall reading a review for the 8150 and it said that if AMD could get the support in for the technology then it would easily beat the Intel stuff in games. It mentioned that firstly the OS needed to support the technology (and it now does, Win 8 natively and 7 with some patches) and then the games needed to support it (and things are definitely headed that way).
It was actually compared to AMD 64 bit CPUs that Intel laughed at for so long. Then all of a sudden Windows XP X64 comes out and WHAM Intel end up looking really stupid.
It's not unlike AMD to do things arse backwards, they've done it for years, but, as the article I read pointed out it usually always ends up paying off for them.
, with both Xbox and ps4 running amd chips seems like the jump for 8 cores is looking like a good idea
