AMD or Intel for CF setup

[Chrisoldinho]

I'm stuck TBH, I could get an 8320/50 tomorrow, or switch to a Z77 (MSI MPower most likely) in a month with a 3570K, I game at 5760x1080 using 2 HIS 7950's on a 1090T.

Some reviews show Intel's to be far superior, with others there is little to no difference.

I mainly game on this machine.

What does everyone think?
Thanks

 

[SmellyFingers]

AMD/ ATI CF Super Rig! You don't even need to change your rig tbh.

 

[Martini1991]

I wouldn't switch out a clocked 1090T for an 8320/8350 for gaming.

How does the 1090T fair GPU usage wise? If it can push the GPU's, keep it, if it can't, consider the other route.

 

[Freddie1980]

I'm stuck TBH, I could get an 8320/50 tomorrow, or switch to a Z77 (MSI MPower most likely) in a month with a 3570K, I game at 5760x1080 using 2 HIS 7950's on a 1090T.

Some reviews show Intel's to be far superior, with others there is little to no difference.

I mainly game on this machine.

What does everyone think?
Thanks

While there is some difference in performance in certain games between the 3570k and 8320/50 I doubt you could tell which was which if you had two PC's running them side by side.

If it were me I would probably still get a 3570k but only because I like quicksync but I wouldn't be unhappy with the AMD option especially now AMD have sorted out it's performance issues (although it's not perfect).

Upgrade wise it's neck and neck IMO I doubt AM3+ has much of future but if you go Z77 you can guarantee Intel will change the socket making it redundant.

You might as well go with the cheapest option.

 

[mmj_uk]

While there is some difference in performance in certain games between the 3570k and 8320/50 I doubt you could tell which was which if you had two PC's running them side by side.

The same could be said of going Phenom X6 to FX 8350.

IMO if gaming is the priority either stay with what you have or move to Intel (3570K), Intel will be far better in the CPU limited games.

 

[wannabedamned]

I'm guessing the 1090t is overclocked? if not, thats your first point of call.

If it is and you're still wanting to upgrade, I'd sell up and move to intel. I wouldnt trade a 1090t for piledriver or bulldozer.

 

[Freddie1980]

The same could be said of going Phenom X6 to FX 8350.

IMO if gaming is the priority either stay with what you have or move to Intel (3570K), Intel will be far better in the CPU limited games.

But what games are cpu limited? By the time the CPU becomes the bottleneck for performance your normally already silly framerates so the difference is moot point. Saying that Starcraft 2 was shown to run faster on an Intel chip on the Tomshardware review but that was 75 fps vs 120 fps........

 

[Martini1991]

But we're talking resolutions that aren't the norm, so it's not going to be 120 FPS anyway.

If the 1090T can push it at this resolution (It probably can) then there's no reason to change, if it can't, there's no reason to have an incremental PD upgrade.

And some of us want that 120 FPS, that's why we have 120HZ screens.
For the most part I do agree, but average frame rates aren't the be all and end all.

 

[Chrisoldinho]

Thanks all for the replies, perhaps it was more of a chipset related question then and if a Z77 had better throughput with CF than a 990FX, I have heard of limitations (something to do with the HT), but nothing conclusive.