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When will I be bottlenecked?
- Thread starter Zephos
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- Feb 6, 2011
It depends a lot on the games: you could check that:
http://www.techspot.com/review/642-crysis-3-performance/page6.html
or this:
http://www.techspot.com/review/645-tomb-raider-performance/page5.html
or that:
http://www.techspot.com/review/615-far-cry-3-performance/page6.html
You can find one for almost every game at Techspot.
I'd say stick with a 7950/7970 if you don't plan on upgrading your CPU/MoBo soon and play@1080p.
Edit: oops, sorry, nVidia section. 670 then.
http://www.techspot.com/review/642-crysis-3-performance/page6.html
or this:
http://www.techspot.com/review/645-tomb-raider-performance/page5.html
or that:
http://www.techspot.com/review/615-far-cry-3-performance/page6.html
You can find one for almost every game at Techspot.
I'd say stick with a 7950/7970 if you don't plan on upgrading your CPU/MoBo soon and play@1080p.
Edit: oops, sorry, nVidia section. 670 then.
OP
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Haha I know the feeling. I'd rather have an i7 instead of this Phenom x4, but bang for buck it seems like the best processor on the market. $100 quad core? I'll take that any day.
However, I'll be going off to school in a year and a half, so I'd rather not waste a whole summer's earnings on a brand new top-of-the-line intel rig. Doesn't seem worth it.
However, I'll be going off to school in a year and a half, so I'd rather not waste a whole summer's earnings on a brand new top-of-the-line intel rig. Doesn't seem worth it.
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As you can see in the benchmarks I linked in the second post, your x4@4GHz is still very capable. But getting a$650 GTX780 would be a waste of money. The Ph being too much of a bottleneck. You should really have a look to the 79xx line... It's 20/25% less in perf than the 780, but cost half the price.
OP
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I have definitely considered them, and they do seem very good. I guess I was pleasantly surprised by the Phenom's abilities, as cheap as it was, so I assume I'd have the same experience with their graphics. I've just always heard bad things about drivers, but maybe that's just fanboys
I'm sorta in the same place right now. Except I'm upgrading a 7-8 year old rig 
Initially, I planned to go EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB, then the 700s series came out and that got me excited but I just don't think the price is justified. For me, it depends on the price point for the 770... but even then dropping 550+ for amazing performance with 3GB seems like you shooting yourself in the foot if you want to go tri-monitor and futureproof.
If I were you, I would get the EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB or go the 7970 route as suggested. Then either pick up another for cheap when you need the performance or go for the 800s series in early 2015.
I'm still undecided but I'm leaning towards doing exactly that
Initially, I planned to go EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB, then the 700s series came out and that got me excited but I just don't think the price is justified. For me, it depends on the price point for the 770... but even then dropping 550+ for amazing performance with 3GB seems like you shooting yourself in the foot if you want to go tri-monitor and futureproof.
If I were you, I would get the EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB or go the 7970 route as suggested. Then either pick up another for cheap when you need the performance or go for the 800s series in early 2015.
I'm still undecided but I'm leaning towards doing exactly that
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I use(d) both AMD and nVidia.
Never ran into issue with any of them.
Same for Intel/AMD: had a very good bargain on a 1075T/MoBo and jumped on it.
Clocked as it is (even a bit lower like 4GHz), it handles every game just fine (Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, Borderland 2...) at 1080p.
Never ran into issue with any of them.
Same for Intel/AMD: had a very good bargain on a 1075T/MoBo and jumped on it.
Clocked as it is (even a bit lower like 4GHz), it handles every game just fine (Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, Borderland 2...) at 1080p.
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I'm sorta in the same place right now. Except I'm upgrading a 7-8 year old rig
Initially, I planned to go EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB, then the 700s series came out and that got me excited but I just don't think the price is justified. For me, it depends on the price point for the 770... but even then dropping 550+ for amazing performance with 3GB seems like you shooting yourself in the foot if you want to go tri-monitor and futureproof.
If I were you, I would get the EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB or go the 7970 route as suggested. Then either pick up another for cheap when you need the performance or go for the 800s series in early 2015.
I'm still undecided but I'm leaning towards doing exactly that
Wise words.
OP
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Yep, I think I'll go with the 670 4gb, but that's tentative because I'm still waiting on a call for a job. If I get the job (I'm pretty sure I will) I won't mind spending a little more.
As it is now, I got Crysis 3 on medium, and every other game I've tried (Far Cry, BF3, BL2, Metro 2033) I get at least a steady 30fps without AA.
I'll also be shoving all this into a Corsair Carbide 200R, so it doesn't look so gaudy in a dorm room once I move off.
As it is now, I got Crysis 3 on medium, and every other game I've tried (Far Cry, BF3, BL2, Metro 2033) I get at least a steady 30fps without AA.
I'll also be shoving all this into a Corsair Carbide 200R, so it doesn't look so gaudy in a dorm room once I move off.
