Hi folks
There is one game that i am very much looking forward to and one game that i will be mostly playing in the near future and that is Rome 2: Total War.
I therefore want to make sure that my rig is up to it!
Now i have learnt from the past that the CPU makes a HUGE difference in the minimum fps you get in Total War games. I went from a Q9650 @3.6GHZ to an i5 2500k @ 4.4GHZ and the difference was MASSIVE in Shogun 2.
Now i am thinking if it will be worth upgrading to Ivybridge/Haswell? My i5 will only clock to 4.4 ghz without needing more volts and therefore better cooling (water) so it isn't the most prolific of clockers!
What interested me was these two bits of information i have seen:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/05/01/intel-core-i5-3570k-cpu-review/6
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?542432-Shogun-2-CPU-Test-Sandy-Bridge-vs-Ivy-Bridge
Both of these would suggest that an Ivybridge (or indeed haswell) clocked at the same frequency that my 2500k is at would give me a pretty significant frame boost in Shogun and i would assume therefore Rome 2. In the Bit tech article the stock 3570k (3.4ghz) is better than a 2500k at 5ghz!!!
"here are notable exceptions: Shogun 2: Total War saw huge improvements going from Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge, at stock and overclocked settings. "
I sort of do fancy a change and an upgrade anyway (maybe to an i7 rather than an i5 for my music/cubase work) but i am debating whether it is worth it due to the fact that ivy/haswell run hot and apparently don't overclock very well..
There is one game that i am very much looking forward to and one game that i will be mostly playing in the near future and that is Rome 2: Total War.
I therefore want to make sure that my rig is up to it!
Now i have learnt from the past that the CPU makes a HUGE difference in the minimum fps you get in Total War games. I went from a Q9650 @3.6GHZ to an i5 2500k @ 4.4GHZ and the difference was MASSIVE in Shogun 2.
Now i am thinking if it will be worth upgrading to Ivybridge/Haswell? My i5 will only clock to 4.4 ghz without needing more volts and therefore better cooling (water) so it isn't the most prolific of clockers!
What interested me was these two bits of information i have seen:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/05/01/intel-core-i5-3570k-cpu-review/6
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?542432-Shogun-2-CPU-Test-Sandy-Bridge-vs-Ivy-Bridge
Both of these would suggest that an Ivybridge (or indeed haswell) clocked at the same frequency that my 2500k is at would give me a pretty significant frame boost in Shogun and i would assume therefore Rome 2. In the Bit tech article the stock 3570k (3.4ghz) is better than a 2500k at 5ghz!!!
"here are notable exceptions: Shogun 2: Total War saw huge improvements going from Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge, at stock and overclocked settings. "
I sort of do fancy a change and an upgrade anyway (maybe to an i7 rather than an i5 for my music/cubase work) but i am debating whether it is worth it due to the fact that ivy/haswell run hot and apparently don't overclock very well..
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