I3, i5 vs. Amd A6, A8
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dj31499
April 3, 2012 4:15:06 PM
Hydroc10
April 3, 2012 4:22:55 PM
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dragon199
April 3, 2012 4:37:38 PM
dj31499 said:
Which procceser would be better for gaming i3, i5 vs. Amd A6 (quad), A8 (quad)?since this is the laptop section i assume you want a laptop
i5 is the best processor among the ones you mentioned
however for pc gaming gpu is more impotant than the processor
an i5 with a hd 3000 will be far worse than an i3 with a gt540
so please check the gpu otherwise the i5 will be the best
if you are talking about a desktop an i5 2500k will be your best bet
the k in the end represents that it is overclockable
i5 2500 are not overclockable as far asfar as i remember
combine the i5 with a good dgpu
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desktop gaming with discreet gaming gfx card:
from better to worse:
sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 overclocked > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock.
desktop gaming with integrated gpu:
amd a8 overclocked (cpu + gpu) > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock > sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3
laptop gaming with discreet gaming gfx (no amd dual gfx in specific cases):
sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 > amd a6
laptop gaming with igpu:
amd a8 > amd a6 > sb i5 > sb i3
from better to worse:
sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 overclocked > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock.
desktop gaming with integrated gpu:
amd a8 overclocked (cpu + gpu) > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock > sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3
laptop gaming with discreet gaming gfx (no amd dual gfx in specific cases):
sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 > amd a6
laptop gaming with igpu:
amd a8 > amd a6 > sb i5 > sb i3
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Coming from someone with a 4.5ghz phenom 2 x6 1100t(the best amd processor out), Go with the I5 hands down more power for gaming, I myself find im constantly being bottlenecked by high end games like witcher 2, crysis 2 etc i dont even hit 70% load on my gtx 570 when vsynch is off lol. This has me ordering an LGA 2011 I7 3820
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chudddds
April 3, 2012 5:38:09 PM
XmortisX
April 3, 2012 5:40:55 PM
dj31499
April 3, 2012 6:12:12 PM
dj31499 said:
even though the i3 or i5 is not quad core for games like gta 4afaik mobile sb i3 and i5 are dual cores. and only one desktop sb i5 has 2 cores.
gta4 is a poorly coded console port that can tax even the best configured pc. it likes cpu cores and ram. if you're going to play gta4 on a laptop, sb i5 with strong discreet gpu or amd a8 + dual graphics. you might have to lower some gfx settings.
i should add that, trinity apus are on the way and they promise to deliver better gpu performance than current llano gpus.
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Hydroc10
April 3, 2012 6:35:04 PM
de5_Roy said:
desktop gaming with discreet gaming gfx card:from better to worse:
sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 overclocked > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock.
desktop gaming with integrated gpu:
amd a8 overclocked (cpu + gpu) > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock > sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3
laptop gaming with discreet gaming gfx (no amd dual gfx in specific cases):
sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 > amd a6
laptop gaming with igpu:
amd a8 > amd a6 > sb i5 > sb i3
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Hydroc10
April 3, 2012 6:37:34 PM
dragon199 said:
since this is the laptop section i assume you want a laptopi5 is the best processor among the ones you mentioned
however for pc gaming gpu is more impotant than the processor
an i5 with a hd 3000 will be far worse than an i3 with a gt540
so please check the gpu otherwise the i5 will be the best
if you are talking about a desktop an i5 2500k will be your best bet
the k in the end represents that it is overclockable
i5 2500 are not overclockable as far asfar as i remember
combine the i5 with a good dgpu
I support this message.
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dragon199
April 3, 2012 6:58:18 PM
dj31499 said:
even though the i3 or i5 is not quad core for games like gta 4though i3 and i5 are not quads except some desktop i5 like the 2500k
they still perform better than the a6 a8 in raw cpu power due to better ipc in intel current processors
besides most pc games are still dual core optimized except some like gta 4 witcher 2
if you are buying a laptop compare the gpus first
never go for a integrated gpu for gaming inspite of a better processor
for a desktop
get the i5 2500k as it is currently the best processor for gaming due to great performance for the price
and it is a quad core
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dj31499
April 3, 2012 7:04:56 PM
I want to get one thing straight, I'm getting a laptop heres the link
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can...
I am going to upgrade the graphics to AMD 7690m (1 gb) or im getting this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+15.6%22+Pavilion+Lapto...
It only has a 512mb deticated graphics.
I want a new laptop because my old one died on me and was horrible for gaming i want to play GTA 4 on the new pc
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can...
I am going to upgrade the graphics to AMD 7690m (1 gb) or im getting this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+15.6%22+Pavilion+Lapto...
It only has a 512mb deticated graphics.
I want a new laptop because my old one died on me and was horrible for gaming i want to play GTA 4 on the new pc
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dj31499
April 3, 2012 7:06:53 PM
dragon199
April 3, 2012 7:57:23 PM
dj31499 said:
I want to get one thing straight, I'm getting a laptop heres the linkhttp://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can...
I am going to upgrade the graphics to AMD 7690m (1 gb) or im getting this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+15.6%22+Pavilion+Lapto...
It only has a 512mb deticated graphics.
I want a new laptop because my old one died on me and was horrible for gaming i want to play GTA 4 on the new pc
the second one features the 6620g which is an integrated gpu
though quite fast still cannot compare to a 7690m
as far as crossfire is concerned asymmetrical crossfire still has no great advantage
the performance can even be worst
and there is a problem of microstuttering
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dj31499
April 3, 2012 7:59:00 PM
dj31499 said:
I want to get one thing straight, I'm getting a laptop heres the linkhttp://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can...
I am going to upgrade the graphics to AMD 7690m (1 gb) or im getting this one
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+15.6%22+Pavilion+Lapto...
It only has a 512mb deticated graphics.
I want a new laptop because my old one died on me and was horrible for gaming i want to play GTA 4 on the new pc
Out of those two get the first one (with best available CPU) from HP because GTA4 is a very CPU-intensive game.
Though the best deal for you on the HP website would be the $755 Pavilion dv6t with the i5-2430M and the 1GB HD 7690M. That would outstrip the most expensive dv6z by a fair bit in gaming.
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dragon199
April 3, 2012 9:19:04 PM
russell612
May 31, 2012 7:44:20 AM
de5_Roy said:
desktop gaming with discreet gaming gfx card:from better to worse:
sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 overclocked > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock.
desktop gaming with integrated gpu:
amd a8 overclocked (cpu + gpu) > amd a6 oc > amd a8 stock > amd a6 stock > sb i5 overclocked > sb i5 > sb i3
laptop gaming with discreet gaming gfx (no amd dual gfx in specific cases):
sb i5 > sb i3 > amd a8 > amd a6
laptop gaming with igpu:
amd a8 > amd a6 > sb i5 > sb i3
in the desktop gaming with discreet gaming gfx card sequence. the A8 has to be in front of the sandy bridge i3. can't you compete a i3 vs an A8 both with the same gaming card?
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russell612 said:
in the desktop gaming with discreet gaming gfx card sequence. the A8 has to be in front of the sandy bridge i3. can't you compete a i3 vs an A8 both with the same gaming card?with a gaming discreet gaming gfx card, say a 7970, core i3 would perform better than the llano apus -
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-a...
the benches were done with the same 7970 gfx card.
you can, however, champion the a8 with a little trickery and cherry picking - all you have to do is select a gfx card that will crossfire (amd dual gfx(tm)) with the apu and pit it against a core i3 with the same gfx card. for example, a core i3 with radeon hd 6670 will perform less in dx11 gaming than a amd a8 3870k+radeon hd 6670. since the 6670 don't crossfire with i3's hd2000 igpu but crossfires with amd apu's 6550d igpu, the apu will have the advantage. i don't consider 6670 to be a gaming discreet gfx card. imo it's a good entry level gfx card.
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