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JEMC said:

 

Now we ony have to wait and see if those single-thread numbers are real or not, and how much of that may come from higher frequencies.

That was my original fear. That the gains come from clock upticks.

QUAKECore89 said:
Gotta wait for the infamous argument advice.

"Core i5 is a sweet spot, it's all you need for gaming!"
-2011

I'm sorry, i can't stop forgetting lol...

The Core i5 is *still* the sweet sport for gaming. For Intel. lol

JEMC said:

Another possible use of those IGPs could be to make a Retro PC.

Pro's of an IGP:
* Low power consumption. (Important for notebooks and provides big advantages with systems that use Optimus.)
* Integrated into the CPU, thus shares the same cooler and allows for smaller form factors. (Important for SFF/HTPC's)
* Great for troubleshooting. (Allowing you to do a process of elimination.)
* Quicksync. (For Intel.)
* Free. (Essentially.)
* Crossfire with another budget card. (For AMD.)

hinch said:

I was thinking of buying a cheap HTPC for the living room.

Maybe looking out for the Raven Bridge APU for a small build. Though DDR4 prices are silly expensive at the moment. Failing that, maybe I should look into older platforms (AM3)? As I already have a spare pair of DDR3 ram put away.

AM3 is generally a terrible platform to buy into anyway. It's dead.
It also doesn't support DDR4, PCI-E 3.0, USB 3.0, USB C, Sata 3+.

FM2+ is probably more viable for HTPC use, but it is also dead.

I would personally opt for an ITX build, something like a Ryzen 3+Asus Prime A320M-K is a good way to go. Unless you can get an AM4 APU.
You generally want a Graphics Core Next 1.3+ GPU as it supports newer video decoding technology and generally improved power states...

And later if you wish to turn it into a gaming rig, you have the room to do so.

If you want something cheap and nasty... Just buy a cheap $20-$30 Android TV box off ebay and see if a HTPC is your thing.

vivster said:

Today is international day of finding out what causes the random stutter in my Rocket League. I think I can safely exclude general performance issues as the stutter happens on every framerate while GPU and CPU are completely bored. It also seems unlikely that it's sync issues between multiple monitors as it also happens on a single monitor.

The first bets are in and Twitch is a strong contender. Could not reliably recreate the issue though. Also still looking into disk usage.

Whats your system specs?
Have you turned Windows 10's gaming mode off?