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well I could do cpu benchmarks at "standardized" clocks etc. but I can't do 3 different clock levels for the games. I'm one person and there's loads of cpus :P

Well, I'd at least do the 4300/6300/8350 at stock and at a modest overclock (achievable with something like a hyper 212); as well as a 4690k at stock and a modest oc.

Yes, it adds a lot more work, but a comparison that doesn't take overclocking into account isn't really conclusive.

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Well, I'd at least do the 4300/6300/8350 at stock and at a modest overclock (achievable with something like a hyper 212).

I'm rolling a Nepton 280L. Overclocking won't be a problem these are my good chips ;)

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I'm rolling a Nepton 280L. Overclocking won't be a problem these are my good chips ;)

Well, I meant more that you should do an average overclock achievable by something like a hyper212, as I think the general consensus by most people is to go with an i5/i7 + a light cooler > an 8350 + heavy duty cooler.

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Well, I meant more that you should do an average overclock achievable by something like a hyper212, as I think the general consensus by most people is to go with an i5/i7 + a light cooler > an 8350 + heavy duty cooler.

True, but all these will be run at sensible overclocks, as much as I'd like to do 5Ghz gaming on some of the AMDs and the P4.

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well I could do cpu benchmarks at "standardized" clocks etc. but I can't do 3 different clock levels for the games. I'm one person and there's loads of cpus :P

amd overdrive run the cpu's at overclocked and just bump the multi down so 4, 3.5 and 3ghz on the phenoms and 4.5, 4 and 3.5ghz on the fx's, takes a few seconds, though tbh in bf3 and bf4 where i tested it never made any difference unless you go down to 1.6-2ghz so yeah..

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I see a P4 on that list... I'm interested in how that will handle...

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Can you add Planetside 2 in your list of games that you're gonna use to test? Its free to play MMO. Also, it is one of those game where it's a cpu hog, so it would be a good benchmark.

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Can you add Planetside 2 in your list of games that you're gonna use to test? Its free to play MMO. Also, it is one of those game where it's a cpu hog, so it would be a good benchmark.

I could try it. Only problem with the multiplayer games is the consistency. I'd probably have to take averages from multiple runs.

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I could try it. Only problem with the multiplayer games is the consistency. I'd probably have to take averages from multiple runs.

Thanks for considering!

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would love to see new benchmarks on bf3

BTW: i'm buying myself a new rig in a month, will be using i3-4130 and r9 280. How much fps do u think I'll get in bf3 @1080p?

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would love to see new benchmarks on bf3

BTW: i'm buying myself a new rig in a month, will be using i3-4130 and r9 280. How much fps do u think I'll get in bf3 @1080p?

probably fairly well, 280 is the same as the 7950 I use to play bf3 and my cpu has a fairly easy time with it too.

 

in 64p maybe a bottleneck?

 

also add context to your signature so it makes sense

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probably fairly well, 280 is the same as the 7950 I use to play bf3 and my cpu has a fairly easy time with it too.

 

in 64p maybe a bottleneck?

 

also add context to your signature so it makes sense

 

what do you mean with ''in 64p maybe a bottleneck''?

 

added this in my sig because of the ''those won't overclock on a potato'' part. nothing meant with it, its just funny

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what do you mean with ''in 64p maybe a bottleneck''?

 

added this in my sig because of the ''those won't overclock on a potato'' part. nothing meant with it, its just funny

On a 64 player server the i3 might be a bottleneck. 

 

Although, with a 280 in BF3 you should still easily get 60fps.

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On a 64 player server the i3 might be a bottleneck. 

 

Although, with a 280 in BF3 you should still easily get 60fps.

 

yes, because of the 2 cores, right? I thought about the fx-6300 but I think that overall the i3 is a better choice and also i'm not going to upgrade in maybe 4 years

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yes, because of the 2 cores, right? I thought about the fx-6300 but I think that overall the i3 is a better choice and also i'm not going to upgrade in maybe 4 years

Well, its 2 cores + 2 threads, and as such it performs better than a standard dual core. I'd agree with that decision. I'd take an i3 over a 6300 in a gaming system anyday. 

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Well it seems that "yes" is quite a popular choice. I'll start working on that this week as I'm off college :)

 

Just note... this will be a long project

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