Gaming processors?

[markyzola]

Hello all,

Ive had a good browse through this forum and you all see to know what your talking about!!? So im getting a new gaming rig but ive read that the processor size doesnt bare to much relavence (as long as its half decent)and an i7 980X might be overkill for a gaming rig?

Any feedback? Constructive feedback preferred.

 

[markyzola]

Could a 950 core or 960 be overclocked to 4.00 ghz?

And yes the 980 x is a truly huge processor but is it overkill for gaming, would it benefit my gaming? Im an older gamer (mid 30s now) and do like my pc gaming, I just want to get it right.

Ill let my kids console there way through school!

 

[markyzola]

Budget isnt any issue, I have my wifes permission to spend lol I just dont want to go overboard for the sake of it. Ive seen the 5870's cards and pretty sure im going with that, its just the cpu, I dont want to mad if I dont need to. I guess waiting for Sandy Bridge would be wise but I have no patience lol

 

[markyzola]

Good point.

See link, I think this is overboard lol
http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27506444&union_id=11552

 

[markyzola]

All quad core Nehalems will clock to the same speed (give or take 200MHz), whether you spend £190 on the CPU or £800.

Frequency is still king in gaming performance (when you are not GPU limited), so A 4GHz Quad is going to be a better gaming CPU than a 3GHz 6 core.

The 6 core CPUs will also clock to ~4GHz as well, but they are far too pricey for me.

I bought a pre-overclocked i7 920 bundle (4GHz) from here over a year ago, and it is still impressively fast. I spent lots of money on SSDs and SLI GPUs rather than on a 6 core CPU because they make a much bigger difference to all round performance.

Is yours a gaming rig?

 

[markyzola]

Ok im naive, GPU is graphics cards right? And how much RAM is good, ive have 6gb at the mo (800 mhz) my current rig is nearly 4 years old though.

 

[markyzola]

Thanks for your help guys, my eyes have been opend to say the least lol