Worth the upgrade for gaming?

[mattius1989]

Ok, so I currently have a 1055t Oc'd to 3.5 and CF6870s. But when I max out games like Shogun 2 for example, it can dip a bit when things get hectic.

Would buying the top end hex core 1100t stop this dip, or would I have to start getting into intel territory (won't be happening) to aleviate myself of this mild annoyance? Or would going with perhaps the top end 4 core 980 be better for gaming? Thanks.

 

[Nymins]

Go for socket 1155 if you are thinking of upgrading (although your motherboard my support Bulldozer? Don't quote me on that).

Something like the 2500k will dominate any AMD offering at the minute. Its better clock for clock, so even at stock speeds on a 2500k and 1055t, the 2500k will still be faster. The 2500k also overclocks extremely well on mid-range cooling, easily hitting 4.4-4.5GHz for most.

Of course this all comes at a price, but for games that require a higher CPU than a high-end GPU, ain't no better than SB.

 

[jamesfreddie]

Yes your motherboard does support bulldozer with 3017 BIOS Update.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-398-AS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=1782

 

[manveruppd]

Yeah wait a month or so, if your mobo supports Bulldozer you might be able to upgrade a lot more cheaply!

 

[Bleek]

What if he games at higher resolutions, I thought the CPU had a very limited affect?

 

[kedge]

Something like the 2500k will dominate any AMD offering at the minute. Its better clock for clock, so even at stock speeds on a 2500k and 1055t, the 2500k will still be faster.

What sort of domination are we looking at then, 20-30 fps faster? just curious.

 

[wannabedamned]

What sort of domination are we looking at then, 20-30 fps faster? just curious.

He cant really put an exact number on it can he, As there are many different games out there that are going to react differently. That said, There's a chance the dipping is due to your fps dropping below 60, Which will result in framerate halving. So anything between 5 and 30 fps, aslong as it keeps your fps above 60 is a plus when gaming.

Op, when playing next, See if triple buffering is enabled on your graphics card. It can usually help with any framerate halving.

 

[manveruppd]

Hmm? Most PC games aren't locked at either 30 or 60. Well some are and I don't know about Shogun 2 in particular, but most just run with unlocked FPS.
The gains would depend on the particular game obviously, and on whether it's limited by your CPU or GPU. Check some of the charts on tomshardware or anandtech.

 

[wannabedamned]

Well, I wrote this assuming he had Vsync enabled