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james_2k said:
riiight...

the gpu score is lower and the cpu one is a few hundred more for how much money??
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james_2k said:
well you would be wrong.

and its worth it spending several hundred pounds for.. 400 physics points haha
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Do you know what AngelBambi does for a living? Do you know what games he plays? Do you know if he uses his computer purely for benching?
 
Don't see how what he does for a living is relevant.

And show me a game when the 920 at 4.4 isn't enough and will show ANY difference to that one.

You are the one who started this with the comment about 'proper' CPU for the 690...

Not cool man
 
james_2k said:
Don't see how what he does for a living is relevant.

And show me a game when the 920 at 4.4 isn't enough and will show ANY difference to that one.

You are the one who started this with the comment about 'proper' CPU for the 690...

Not cool man
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I don't care either way what PC components are used in this thread. He came from an AMD FX chip coupled with a 690. That chip WILL bottleneck a 690 (My 2500K @ 4.6 bottlenecks my SLI 680's). That is why I said a proper chip. He didn't have a 920, so why is that relevant?

This thread is for benchmarking and what components are used is down to the posters, not me or you.
 
hehe,

well ive had it for almost 4 years. and considering it keeps up with most things today. yes its slightly annoying when people say (paraphrasing) 'its not a proper cpu for a 690'

regardless. onwards and upwards
 
gregster said:
I don't care either way what PC components are used in this thread. He came from an AMD FX chip coupled with a 690. That chip WILL bottleneck a 690 (My 2500K @ 4.6 bottlenecks my SLI 680's). That is why I said a proper chip. He didn't have a 920, so why is that relevant?

This thread is for benchmarking and what components are used is down to the posters, not me or you.
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hmm if thats what you meant then it was my misunderstanding, saying what you did right after my result. if you meant his old cpu then i apologise for getting shirty.

p.s. id be very surprised if your cpu bottlenecks your gpus. how have you tested this?
 
james_2k said:
hehe,

well ive had it for almost 4 years. and considering it keeps up with most things today. yes its slightly annoying when people say (paraphrasing) 'its not a proper cpu for a 690'

regardless. onwards and upwards
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I never judge any system in this thread but surely you can see an AMD FX chip is a bad choice for a 690? Your chip is an excellent choice btw and I don't see why you would think I was saying it wasn't?
 
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With BF3, the max my GPU's will hit is 89% and the same with Crysis 2. This makes me think I am bottlenecked. I have no proof but other users are hitting 99% on both GPU's. I am using the 2+2 = 4 method hopefully.

Sorry double post.
 
yeah im sorry man, i got the wrong end of the stick entirely.

i did think it was strange, sorry bud


let us know how you get on with the new cpu. will be interesting to see!
 
james_2k said:
yeah im sorry man, i got the wrong end of the stick entirely.

i did think it was strange, sorry bud


let us know how you get on with the new cpu. will be interesting to see!
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No probs and easy to do sometimes :)

Edit: (I seem to be doing this far too much lately...Reminds me of someone else :p)

I should point out I am a fan of FSX and it runs horrible in 3 screens even with SLI 680's. This is the main reason for me changing chips. Also my wifes computer is in need of an upgrade, my mobo's sound has gone and needs RMAing and I can't wait weeks for it to be returned and I want to try water cooling for the first time... All these made my mind up for me :)

If not for those things, I would stay with the 2500K and wait for Haswell.
 
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If not for those things, I would stay with the 2500K and wait for Haswell.
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I think Haswell for gaming is not worth the wait. If its 10% more powerful than Ivy Bridge thats not much of an increase.

Im only guessing but I think in a year or two you may start to see games that make better use of Hex core CPUs. long before you see any games that take advantage of any extra performance Haswell has to offer. Im not talking about integrated graphics here.

The reason I say this is if you compare any quad core i7 cpu from any generation there is not a lot of difference in gaming performance.
 
Kaapstad said:
I think Haswell for gaming is not worth the wait. If its 10% more powerful than Ivy Bridge thats not much of an increase.

Im only guessing but I think in a year or two you may start to see games that make better use of Hex core CPUs. long before you see any games that take advantage of any extra performance Haswell has to offer. Im not talking about integrated graphics here.

The reason I say this is if you compare any quad core i7 cpu from any generation there is not a lot of difference in gaming performance.
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Agreed totally.

pgi947 said:
@Gregster, what memory are you using for your move over to X79?

As the 2400mhz kingston quad kits are down to £60 this weekend only, I paid £100 for the same kit a month ago :o

Worth it though :)
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This was my original plan but for the price of that memory, I will deffo be getting that.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-004-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

I am not in need of 16GB and 8GB is plenty :)
 
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