

Cpu Recommendations
#21
Posted 03 June 2014 - 08:55 AM
The P4 has a horrible performance from today's perspective, because his IPC is terrible (Instructions per clock).
#22
Posted 03 June 2014 - 08:58 AM
#23
Posted 03 June 2014 - 09:07 AM
#24
Posted 03 June 2014 - 11:54 AM
Pastor Priest, on 02 June 2014 - 06:18 PM, said:
Well, if money is NO issue, go with a high end intel i7 CPU, with decent RAM (2133mhz).
If money is an issue I guess the FX-6350 and a mild overclock to 4.2 ghz and see how it goes.
Personally, after many years with AMD CPUs, I decided to drop in favor of intel..
Edited by Odins Fist, 03 June 2014 - 11:56 AM.
#25
Posted 03 June 2014 - 04:04 PM
focuspark, on 03 June 2014 - 08:16 AM, said:
http://www.pcworld.c...-processor.html
Seriously? I can expect to find a 4670 for about $150, then? I'm just finding that hard to believe, as I'm seeing used 2500Ks going for about $130-$140 on eBay. But, if so, that's awesome.
#26
Posted 04 June 2014 - 04:11 AM
Still: A used K? Overclocking wares things out, you know …
#27
Posted 04 June 2014 - 07:25 AM
Goose, on 04 June 2014 - 04:11 AM, said:
Still: A used K? Overclocking wares things out, you know …
Yes, because I don't think I can find a new second gen. At least, I haven't been able to so far.
But, you're kind of missing the point I'm trying to make. $100 off of new 4670 due to the new gen seems great, but I'm skeptical, because such a discount would put a new, 4th gen. CPU at the same market value of a used 2nd gen. CPU. What I'm trying to decide is should I wait until the end of the month because these discounts are legit, or should I just keep searching as I'm doing now?
#28
Posted 04 June 2014 - 07:36 AM
Goose, on 04 June 2014 - 04:11 AM, said:
My highly-overclocked 2600K (5GhZ under a Corsair H50 max, daily OC is 4.4GhZ) shows no signs of wearing down after however long I've had it (since Sandy Bridge launch day).
#29
Posted 04 June 2014 - 07:57 AM
xWiredx, on 04 June 2014 - 07:36 AM, said:
And of course anybody who'd upgrade from Sandy Bridge for another 10% IPC was as careful as you, with a working concept of a "24/7 OC" …
#30
Posted 04 June 2014 - 08:02 AM
A friend sold me his motherboard then called me up 2 days after and sold me his intel I7 4770K and a carbide air 540 case.
I went from a amd 640 chip and playing low and 1240 res to playing 1600 res and high and loving it.
Any Intel I5 series would be good a good starter is the 4670 or the new slower 4590 which is not a unlocked chip.
Anyone of those would fix you right up.
http://www.newegg.co...oductList.aspx?
Submit=ENE&N=100007671%20600436885%20600005579&IsNodeId=1&name=Core%20i5&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=20
As far as motherboard a z87 or the new z97 mother board would do running a gigabyte z87 OC board.
Pickup some gskill 2133 memory and your done.
I don't know what you have for video card but I running a R9 270X but if I had a do ver I would have picked up the R9 280( rebranded 7950 that plenty of power right and you can always added a second one if needed.
#31
Posted 04 June 2014 - 11:05 AM
As long as you KNOW what has been done with that cpu you get a good idea if it will last. So don't buy used hardware from strangers

Or buy new and have no (little) worries =)
#32
Posted 04 June 2014 - 11:35 AM
1) MWO definitely runs better on at least a quad core. It is floating point intensive as well. Folks with dual cores used to have major issues with running MWO.
2) MWO has some sort of issue with AMD FX8 processors. This may be due to its need for floating point operations and the fact that AMD FX processors have one floating point unit in each CPU module (2 cores). This means that unless the code has been optimized for the AMD processor you can get performance slow downs as 2 cores in one module try to use the floating point unit. (at least that is how I understand the issue). Some people have worked around the problem by either disabling cores or setting the affinity of the MWO process to one core/module to avoid/minimize this issue.
3) I play MWO at 30 to 50 fps using an AMD Phenom X4 965 at stock speeds and a Radeon 6970 graphics card (3 to 4 year old hardware at this point). So those who say AMD processors can't play MWO are incorrect.
4) That said ... it comes down to cost/performace ... a new intel i5-4670k might be quite expensive ... certainly an i7-4770k is really expensive

#33
Posted 04 June 2014 - 01:17 PM
if you can bump your budget up to $200 then the i5-4570 is recommended ($196.97 on Amazon)
Edited by Lord Letto, 04 June 2014 - 01:19 PM.
#34
Posted 04 June 2014 - 01:57 PM
Yes, a badly OCed used chip will have less life than a new chip. Will it likely not last a reasonable quantity of time, long enough for you to get MORE than enough use to warrant the budget spent on it? No, not likely. It's only very rarely and in extraordinary circumstances that I even hear of failures of working CPUs, let alone see them.
#35
Posted 05 June 2014 - 03:46 AM
I prefer the other way - i buy new for 100% and sell old for 50%.
#36
Posted 05 June 2014 - 05:34 AM
#37
Posted 05 June 2014 - 05:43 AM
Pastor Priest, on 05 June 2014 - 05:34 AM, said:
Eh? Intel Core 5xxx chips aren't coming at the end of June, if that's what you're saying. With Haswell refresh chips already out, the enthusiast overclocker-specific "Devil's Canyon" chips coming out next, and the extreme Haswell chips coming out in August/September, there's nothing really coming to knock down the price any further. Broadwell chips aren't coming until Q4 2014, and I'm not sure if that will be mobile-only or not.
#38
Posted 05 June 2014 - 06:33 AM
Pastor Priest, on 05 June 2014 - 05:34 AM, said:
Maybe? http://www.tomshardw...tray,26556.html
#39
Posted 05 June 2014 - 07:47 AM
#40
Posted 10 June 2014 - 06:13 AM
Catamount, on 04 June 2014 - 01:57 PM, said:

Chris Angelini, on June 10, 2014 2:00 AM said:
Over the years, I’ve heard from too many readers with processors and graphics cards that worked great six months ago, but aren’t stable at stock settings anymore. Now, I feel that it’s more important to dial in sustainable clock rates, enjoyable under any workload. When I talk to system builders (the guys who want to overclock, but also have to honor a warranty on their configurations) the discussions get more honest and I figure out which settings are expected to hold up over time.
Emphasis mine …
Edited by Goose, 10 June 2014 - 07:31 AM.
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