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AMD GAMING CPU?

Dr.Knot
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Is there much difference between a 8320 and 8530? I would buy one of the two, but if the extra £40 worth it? It looks like its only 0.2ghz difference.

There is almost no real noticeable difference, and you can use the saved 40 pounds to buy a Hyper 212 EVO and overclock it to 4.2GHz.

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A8 3870k is a 750k at best. I had a 760k and it would bottleneck the shit out of my 7950. 

750K will go up to a 7970 without bottlenecking. I have tried. It works un-bottlenecked. 

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Play bf3, bf4, skyrim and gta iv and then come back.

That's not called bottlenecking.

750K will go up to a 7970 without bottlenecking. I have tried. It works un-bottlenecked. 

I'd say 7950 is where it might start to hold back the card and not so much the 7970.

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OK, but you get my point. Its a fine CPU. 

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No but having cpu utilization at 100 and gpu usage at 60-75% is. I had a 7950 with a 760k and it was a horrible experience. Also at the end of the video jay shows the i3 bottlenecking. 

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Your point is that it will bottleneck the 7950 right? lol

IT WONT BOTTLENECK THE FRAKING 7950

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