Again dilemma...

[Mixzzz]

So my most loved game is Garry's mod(playing Imperial Community RP) which likes to rape CPUs(single core shit and stuff) so Im stuck between AMD and Intel because AMD is cheaper and Im also using this - http://www.miniframe.com/products/softxpand-2011-duo.html?resource=HomePageBanner

Im also playing games like BF3, GTA, Setting up personal minecraft server for 5 friends etc.

Note that I live in Latvia - Can't get it cheaper unless there is free shipping from somewhere like amazon...

 

What should be most desired for me?:

 

1. Option

 

AMD FX-8320 - 190$

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 - 150$

 

Total 340$

 

2. Option

 

Intel i5 4570 - 240$

Gigabyte H87-D3H - 110$ (Dont know if I will go with ATX or mATX)

 

Total: 350$

 

3. Option

 

Intel i7 4770 - 370$

Gigabyte H87-D3H - 110$

 

Total: 480$

 

4.Option

 

Intel i7 3770 - 360$

Dunno what board

 

Total: Somewhere also around 500$...

 

5. Option

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230V3 - 310$

Gigabyte H87-D3H - 110$

 

Total: 420$

 

6. Option 

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230V2 - 280$

Dunno what board

 

Total: probably around 400$

 

I would also like spend less as possible but I can bump it up a bit if needed... Also why should I go with 4770(3770) if I can get 1230V3(1230V2) for 80$ less? Its the same chip inside there just without iGPU? Also on current Athlon II X2 245e Im like getting 10-30 FPS with 40 people on the server and DX 8.0 Im thinking to go with 280X or 770 but I would like to have an option to add another card later, so if im going with intel that means AMD only...

[cjeffcoatjr]

Y U NO 'K'?!

[SSOB]

Option 1

[MattEly07]

option 1, for doing what you doing you don't need anything more 

[Mixzzz]

Y U NO 'K'?!

Too expensive

[Mixzzz]

Im also going to push that 8320 to 4+Ghz

[Ddm5]

Garry's mod will run fine regardless of what you use out of either option, the game does have options for Multi-core rendering but I've seen 0 performance increase, plus it's mostly down to the map that will determine the FPS in general. 

 

Edit: Before you ask I've played over 1200 Hours of Gmod. 

[Mixzzz]

option 1, for doing what you doing you don't need anything more 

I kinda just want to make sure Ill get good FPS in GMod... And Intel is more powerful at single core...

[Mixzzz]

Garry's mod will run fine regardless of what you use out of either option, the game does have options for Multi-core rendering but I've seen 0 performance increase, plus it's mostly down to the map that will determine the FPS in general. 

 

Edit: Before you ask I've played over 1200 Hours of Gmod. 

I have about 900h... Well the map is Evocity(currently v4b1) since Im playing PERP, Also 8350 passmark single core: 1500 and for intel: about 2000

[cjeffcoatjr]

Too expensive

Option one. Get a CM 212 EVO to compliment it. That will do nicely. I play garry's mod at 900p with my 7870 and my FX-6300, and the game gets raped, not the processor. Its less demanding than counter strike. 

[Ddm5]

I have about 900h... Well the map is Evocity(currently v4b1) since Im playing PERP

Larger maps tend to tank the FPS quite hard, depends entirely on the map though. I mostly used to play ZS (Zombie Survival), our maps on the server were quite varied and some maps tanked the FPS HARD.

[theNejCar]

Im also going to push that 8320 to 4+Ghz

Buy option 1 and definitely do that. The money you save can go towards a gpu.

[TimGOAT]

Since intel is more powerfull on a single core level. Get an intel one  4770k is better since there is more support on the socket.  (also get the K version its so much better)

[-rascal-]

Woah! now you got me interested in this "SoftXpand" thing.

 

For what you are doing, definitely go for Option One (FX-8320 configuration).

If you're using ONE computer to drive FOUR instances of BF4 (let alone, even Mincraft of Gmod), you...probably want something with a few more cores.

 

I haven't really looked into the finer details of this "tool," so I'm not 100% sure how the workload is distributed and such.

If you say...have four instances of Counter-Strike, and it puts each instances of CS onto different cores and threads, that would be pretty friggin awesome.

 

Core0 + threads --> CS for You

Core1 + threads ---> CS for Friend0

Core2 + threads ---> CS for Friend1

Core3 + threads ---> CS for Friend2

[Mixzzz]

Woah! now you got me interested in this "SoftXpand" thing.

For what you are doing, definitely go for Option One (FX-8320 configuration).

If you're using ONE computer to drive FOUR instances of BF4 (let alone, even Mincraft of Gmod), you...probably want something with a few more cores.

I haven't really looked into the finer details of this "tool," so I'm not 100% sure how the workload is distributed and such.

If you say...have four instances of Counter-Strike, and it puts each instances of CS onto different cores and threads, that would be pretty friggin awesome.

Core0 + threads --> CS for You

Core1 + threads ---> CS for Friend0

Core2 + threads ---> CS for Friend1

Core3 + threads ---> CS for Friend2

Im only using 2 workstations... Second thing, the multitasking thing just works as on any other pc... This just creates second workstation... But still in task manager you assing processes to any core/cores

[WoodenMarker]

Im also going to push that 8320 to 4+Ghz

You could do that with a stock cooler. Aim higher with the 212 Evo. 

[Mixzzz]

You could do that with a stock cooler. Aim higher with the 212 Evo.

In probably going with something higher endish.... Maybe later with BQ Dark Rock Pro 2