Is a dual core processor any good for new AAA games.

[79wjd]

Hey guys I made my decision. I decided to go with the amd a8 6600k and a fm2+ motherboard because even though the pentium was a good choice based on the far cry 4 recent development and the fact that the games can't or is a problem to run on the pentium g3258 because it is dual core I thought that I needed something budget which also had integrated graphics. Thanks for your help guys, btw do you think that I will be able to get at least 3 years out of this APU when paired with a decent GPU like say a R7 260x or R 270x

APUs should ONLY be considered if you're on an EXTREMELY tight budget. 

 

Otherwise you should get a X4 760k/860k + R7 260x (or better) 

 

Anything higher than an R7 250x and the integrated graphics on the APU will NOT be used. And an x4 760k + R7 260x is better than ANY apu + R7 250x in Crossfire. 

[-iSynthesis]

Hey guys I made my decision. I decided to go with the amd a8 6600k and a fm2+ motherboard because even though the pentium was a good choice based on the far cry 4 recent development and the fact that the games can't or is a problem to run on the pentium g3258 because it is dual core I thought that I needed something budget which also had integrated graphics. Thanks for your help guys, btw do you think that I will be able to get at least 3 years out of this APU when paired with a decent GPU like say a R7 260x or R 270x

Try and go for an athlon and a 260x or something, itll seriously give you a lot more performance than a 6600k!

[Fate]

Hey guys I made my decision. I decided to go with the amd a8 6600k and a fm2+ motherboard because even though the pentium was a good choice based on the far cry 4 recent development and the fact that the games can't or is a problem to run on the pentium g3258 because it is dual core I thought that I needed something budget which also had integrated graphics. Thanks for your help guys, btw do you think that I will be able to get at least 3 years out of this APU when paired with a decent GPU like say a R7 260x or R 270x

You won't get three years out of a 260x and 6600k. I recommend you get an i3 and a 270. (i3's run natively with Far Cry 4)

[Hussean]

I have already ordered the a8 6600k and it is on it's way. I bought the apu because I was thinking about getting the GPU further down the line maybe during the new year. I don't plan on running dual graphics I plan on using the apu for now then when I get the GPU I use the GPU independently. The reason I am in such a rush to get a my PC up and running is because my laptop that I am using at the moment is finally dying as it relates to the hard drive and I don't want to spend any money repairing it. So that is why I can't even wait until new years to get the 760k and a r7 260x. I can't do without a PC because I would go mad.

[Hussean]

You won't get three years out of a 260x and 6600k. I recommend you get an i3 and a 270. (i3's run natively with Far Cry 4)

 

 

Try and go for an athlon and a 260x or something, itll seriously give you a lot more performance than a 6600k!

 

 

APUs should ONLY be considered if you're on an EXTREMELY tight budget. 

 

Otherwise you should get a X4 760k/860k + R7 260x (or better) 

 

Anything higher than an R7 250x and the integrated graphics on the APU will NOT be used. And an x4 760k + R7 260x is better than ANY apu + R7 250x in Crossfire. 

I have already ordered the a8 6600k and it is on it's way. I bought the apu because I was thinking about getting the GPU further down the line maybe during the new year. I don't plan on running dual graphics I plan on using the apu for now then when I get the GPU I use the GPU independently. The reason I am in such a rush to get a my PC up and running is because my laptop that I am using at the moment is finally dying as it relates to the hard drive and I don't want to spend any money repairing it. So that is why I can't even wait until new years to get the 760k and a r7 260x. I can't do without a PC because I would go mad. I am coming from a console so below 60 fps 720-900 isn't a problem.

[Fate]

I have already ordered the a8 6600k and it is on it's way. I bought the apu because I was thinking about getting the GPU further down the line maybe during the new year. I don't plan on running dual graphics I plan on using the apu for now then when I get the GPU I use the GPU independently. The reason I am in such a rush to get a my PC up and running is because my laptop that I am using at the moment is finally dying as it relates to the hard drive and I don't want to spend any money repairing it. So that is why I can't even wait until new years to get the 760k and a r7 260x. I can't do without a PC because I would go mad.

You should be fine at 720p, I doubt you'll be able to play any intensive games at 1080p though (with the APU).

[Hussean]

You should be fine at 720p, I doubt you'll be able to play any intensive games at 1080p though (with the APU).

I don't plan on playing 1080p since I don't have a 1080p monitor. I most of all want to play Far Cry 4 and shadow of mordor and some more open world games like watchdogs and maybe some cs:go.

[That Norwegian Guy]

If you OCed both these chips on stock cooling on base grade boards, the Athlon would win because of the two extra cores.

 

It doesn't actually have two extra cores though, only two extra integer units. It has the same amount of floating point units as the G3258. (2)

 

Which means, for only one type of calculation can the Athlon be considered 'quad core' and for the other it's a dual core.

 

Then on top of that, it has a massive instructions per cycle disadvantage. G3258 beats it handily in almost every benchmark, even in 4-threaded applications.

[CDHoward]

Intel Fanboyism is like a cancer.

People with weak Pentiums and I3's are desperate to justify their purchases.

[79wjd]

Intel Fanboyism is like a cancer.

People with weak Pentiums and I3's are desperate to justify their purchases.

tmw an i3 competes with 8350s in most games. 

 

/irony is a bitch 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($64.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $134.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 21:42 EST-0500

 

Or

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $177.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 21:48 EST-0500