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ProX |
Posted on: 02/16/2010 03:58 AM
Very nice review but I want to see more CPU's tested  |
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bob smith |
Posted on: 02/16/2010 07:43 AM
thank you for doing all this testing, this article is awesome, please test more processors, and then can you test a mid level GPU like the a single Radeon-HD-5770, mid-level geeks like myself are not sure where the bottlenecks happen in gaming systems, thank you, thank you, i would send money to you through paypal for you to do the 5770 tests, i hate bottlenecks |
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YouKnowWho |
Posted on: 02/16/2010 09:36 AM
This is perfect for working out what kind of processor is needed to get the most out of the Radeon HD 5970 using playable settings. |
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Steve Posts: 74 Joined: 2010-02-08 |
Posted on: 02/16/2010 09:57 AM
bob smith I will be releasing a new series of CPU scaling articles next week which I will be testing with a huge range of CPU’s. As for testing with lower end cards I am afraid there is no point as any CPU will do. That said you might want to check out older CPU scaling articles which use what are now considered to be slower graphics cards. |
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bob smith |
Posted on: 02/28/2010 05:13 AM
"bob smith I will be releasing a new series of CPU scaling articles next week which I will be testing with a huge range of CPU’s." -Steve Administrator, Posted on: 02/16/2010 09:57 AM Where are they? those articles will be great because i will be able to match GPU to CPU for gaming performance. from the last article you did I learned I could buy ATI/AMD and still have performance as good as Nvida/Intel. I know i don't need a core i7 for gaming because of your last article, your new articles will help mid-level gamers, like me, pick a CPU that matches their CPU so no bottlenecks will happen. please test a mid-level GPU like ATI5770 or 5850 or 5870 with same processors so we can see which processor makes sense for mid-level gaming. please, please |
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Steve Posts: 74 Joined: 2010-02-08 |
Posted on: 02/28/2010 09:47 PM
Yes they are still coming, all the testing has been done. They were delayed because of the new Radeon HD 5830 graphics card and a few new games such as StarCraft II. I will have the first part online soon. As for testing a graphics card such as the 5770 as I said it is pointless any dual-core processor will do! |
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demonkevy666 |
Posted on: 03/22/2010 02:14 AM
could include NB speeds for both cpu's in cpu-z next time? and more AA & AF settings too |
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Nnaedoziem |
Posted on: 08/01/2010 05:33 AM
Why didnt you guys test this at 1920x1080 for most of us commoners with 1080p monitors so we can see if there is a CPU bottleneck? I have a Phenom II 720 that i unlocked the 4th core on and am stable at 3.6ghz and I avg 42 fps in Crysis no matter what the resolution is. This is not true for me in some games. So i am curious to see if there is indeed a bottleneck or if i have a defective 5970 |
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Vadoom |
Posted on: 08/04/2010 12:24 PM
@ Nnaedoziem - ummmm as I understand it the point of this article was to take the fastest single graphics card available at the time, test it using the most demanding quality settings which includes the resolution and then down clock the processor to a point where it starts to have an impact on performance. Reducing the resolution defeats the point of this test. If the CPU presents a bottleneck at 2560x1600 you can be sure as hell that it will do it at lower more commonly used resolutions. But perhaps I have missed the point?!?!?! |
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Nnaedoziem |
Posted on: 08/08/2010 01:49 AM
@ Vadoom See when the game's resolution is set that high, the CPU doesnt come into the equation much. I have seen reviews of PHenomm II 965, andtech's review where the compared to the i7 and the i7 at 1920x1080 clearly outperforms the Phenom II in all the games it was tested except for a few where there was a tie. Moreover, mosrt people don't have 2500x1600 monitor so we are the ones that are stuck with 1920x1080 and are the ones that exprience the CPU factor, making this test a bit irrelevant to our case. I personally and some other people i know with Phenom II and 5970 get beat in the games you listed in this test. WHen someone sees this result, someone not aware, they will believe a Phenom II actualy performs similary to an i7 which it doesnt |
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ProX |
Posted on: 08/08/2010 10:35 PM
@ Nnaedoziem - That's the thing though when playing these games using the highest possible quality settings at the highest resolution with what was at the time the worlds fastest single graphics card there is little to no difference between the Phenom II X4 and Core i7. If you lower the resolution the frames per second are only going to increase and yes they will tip in favor of the Core i7. Legion Hardware has produced about half a dozen other similar articles that already proved this. What they are showing here is that gamers need not worry to much if their Phenom II X4 is limiting their Radeon HD or GeForce GTX whatever for example as its NOT. |