SnesTea on 19 September 2012
| famousringo said: Similar conclusions were drawn in this article: http://techreport.com/review/23246/inside-the-second-gaming-performance-with-today-cpus/1 They didn't actually test any i3s, but here are some useful takeaways: - Don't bother putting an AMD CPU into your gaming machine. - You don't really want the highest FPS, you want the most consistent FPS. - Faster CPUs will actually still improve the number and consistency of FPS (i.e., it's not just about GPUs these days). - i7s really aren't worth the extra money for gaming purposes. Even the higher-end i5s don't yield much improvement. Most important is getting the latest class of architecture. |
My AMD CPU's rip nearly everything to shreds tyvm.
