CPUs for eyefinity

[Tron]

Hi tech experts,

Building a new computer that I want to run EYEFINITY. Wondering if more cores helps with gaming performace (Crysis 3)

AMD FX8350 vs Intel 3570K

No idea if more cores helps with eyefinity performance,

Probably will get the Asus 3gb Radeon 7950

Also I need reliability...I want to do uni work on the PC so I need it to not break down.

Dunno if this info will help:

I want to raid 1(identical) 2 x 128gb ssds. Question, do they have to be the same ssd (or can one be intel and the other samsung)?

may use the pc for up to 15 hours a day, sometimes I leave it overnight.

Thanks in advanced, babes.

[Tomm]

Right now you're not going to see any cost effective difference by running more than 4 cores. For a multimonitor display setup, you really want maximum GPU power and VRAM. Having hyperthreading or 4+ cores won't improve your performance if your GPU isn't up to par.

If you plan to run 3 monitors @ 1080p to play Crysis 3 on a single GPU, you will have to sacrifice the fancy stuff like AA.

[Art Vandelay]

For eyefinity, you probably will want multiple graphics cards, so I would go for a 3570k, if I were you. It tends to perform better with multi GPU, from what I remember.

[Kilmer02]

Intel CPUs are very rock solid and reliable, Not that AMD's cpu's are bad. But as a consumer I trust my money more with Intel, and my 3570k overclocks like a beast! Either will work but if you are looking for rock solid reliability i'd say intel.

[GamerDude]

Well, I believe that even with two HD7950's in CF mode doing EF @5760x1080, GPU bottleneck is more of a real issue than CPU bottleneck. IMHO, the GPU(s) would prolly be the limiting factor here since it (they) has to cope with rendering three times the usual number of pixels. For example, if the CPU is capable of , say, calculating physics and AI and pumping out, a theoretical 100fps,while the GPU is capable of, say, 125fps, you would get 100fps since the CPU is the bottleneck. But, if the GPU is required to render 5760x1080, it can, perhaps, render 50fps, while the CPU can do a theoretical 75fps (due to more overheads, perhaps more physics and AI due to wider frame), you'd get only 50fps since the GPU is the limiting factor. This is how I think of it anyway, someone correct me if I'm so wrong....:o

I have a 3960X @4.5ghz + 3x HD7970's, and @5760x1200, max ingame for BF3, I suspect it's my vid cards that is the limiting factor.....ceteris paribus,my CPU may as well be an FX8350, I believe the framerate would be quite similar. Again, this is just my impression, opinion.....don't quote me on it!:eek: