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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:08 xeo1 wrote: well right now I am forced to play on lowest resolution/settings. so going to max settings would already be a huge improvement  I meant his pc boots up insanely fast and loads applications quicker, which I assume has something to do with cpu.Not functionally. HDD speed. Making assumptions is generally bad juju. Also RAM speed, I suppose, HDD fragmentation, and a few other factors, but generally CPU has little to do with those. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:08 xeo1 wrote: well right now I am forced to play on lowest resolution/settings. so going to max settings would already be a huge improvement I meant his pc boots up insanely fast and loads applications quicker, which I assume has something to do with cpu.None of that benefits from having a better CPU. Resolution is GPU and boot up times is HDD. Most settings are GPU as well but I will note that physics and some other settings are also CPU, the game itself is also CPU (NPC AI and all that). But you don't have to worry about most of that unless you need more than 60 FPS where things get harder to quantify. | ||
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:11 Rachnar wrote: That only has to do with access time, if he loads really fast then he just has a SSD To a degree, a CPU can also improve startup times. | ||
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Medrea
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On March 31 2012 06:12 Shauni wrote: To a degree, a CPU can also improve startup times. In a C2Q machine, odds are good that's not the underlying problem. Shit or fragged HDD, limited RAM, and/or OS issues (like using vista) would jump to the forefront. Let's face it, playing the odds is how you fix ambiguous problems. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
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bubO
United States367 Posts
No overclock no sli. Oh and perferably Newegg.com Thx! | ||
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xeo1
United States429 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:19 Medrea wrote: None of that benefits from having a better CPU. Resolution is GPU and boot up times is HDD. Most settings are GPU as well but I will note that physics and some other settings are also CPU, the game itself is also CPU (NPC AI and all that). But you don't have to worry about most of that unless you need more than 60 FPS where things get harder to quantify. he was saying going from gtx 260 to 460 won't be a big improvement. and I responded by saying right now I play on lowest everything otherwise I get graphical tear, so if upgrading to 460 can allow me to play on max then I consider that a worthy investment. | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
On March 31 2012 09:01 xeo1 wrote: he was saying going from gtx 260 to 460 won't be a big improvement. and I responded by saying right now I play on lowest everything otherwise I get graphical tear, so if upgrading to 460 can allow me to play on max then I consider that a worthy investment. I think GTX260 should still manage more than low no? Also, doesn't V-sync help with graphics tearing? | ||
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xeo1
United States429 Posts
On March 31 2012 09:03 Alryk wrote: I think GTX260 should still manage more than low no? Also, doesn't V-sync help with graphics tearing? It manages, but after a while I get tearing | ||
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Poe
United States32 Posts
Not taking price into account at all, which of these boards are better? Not too keen on mobo specs, so thought I would ask before hitting buy and making a fool of myself when it arrived or such. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 & http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582 Thanks again! | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On March 31 2012 09:03 Alryk wrote: I think GTX260 should still manage more than low no? Also, doesn't V-sync help with graphics tearing? Tearing is the result of what happens when you run a game close to but not at 60 FPS so I think by tearing he means something else entirely. Especially since it happens "after awhile." Friend is using 260 across the room from me. Playing Skyrim on Ultra. Don't see the issue. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 31 2012 09:23 Poe wrote:+ Show Spoiler + About to hit the buy button on newegg for my new i5 2500 build and there is one last thing I need to settle on. Not taking price into account at all, which of these boards are better? Not too keen on mobo specs, so thought I would ask before hitting buy and making a fool of myself when it arrived or such. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 & http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130582 Thanks again! This depends on what you consider better.. Extreme3 comes with a SLI bridge while G45 does not. Extreme3 has more phases than the G45. Extreme3 has a debug LED, on-board reset/power, and angled SATA connectors whereas the G45 does not. Extreme3 is Z68 and G45 is P67. Extreme3 uses Asmedia USB3 while G45 uses NEC. G45 has a USB3 header whereas the Extreme3 does not. MSI offers a three year warranty while Asrock only offers two. And a bunch of other differences. | ||
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xeo1
United States429 Posts
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Poe
United States32 Posts
Board would be going in a haf 922 with some gskill 1600, i5 2500k, and my same old current gpu gtx 260 (upgrading this next). Not sure if any of this makes a difference but thought I would elaborate to see at least. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On March 31 2012 09:33 xeo1 wrote: maybe it's not graphical tearing, but what happens is the screen turns black and a few colored, fractured lines are seen. when I first got the PC I played on max, but after a while the problem occurred, so I noticed it didn't happen when I lowered it. By now, I play on the lowest setting possible since it happened on each resolution/setting stage already. Then you have a broken card and its probably been broken or defective since you first got it. We can't recommend any good hardware thats still good even when its defective >.> Doesn't matter since that brings us back to the original topic, which is rather than upgrading the CPU, upgrade the GPU. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 31 2012 09:58 Poe wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Again, pretty noobish to computer builds so some of that flew over my head. it may help to know what I am doing with the system a bit. i5 2500, slightly overclocked (maybe 4.1-4.3) used mainly to play games and stream. Most likely only a single GPU setup, but would be nice to have option for 2 someday maybe. Warranty and price aren't that super big of concerns between the two. Board would be going in a haf 922 with some gskill 1600, i5 2500k, and my same old current gpu gtx 260 (upgrading this next). Not sure if any of this makes a difference but thought I would elaborate to see at least. It sounds like you should go with the Asrock board since HAF922 is an old case without USB3 and warranty is not a concern. The G45 really doesn't have much going for it besides the USB3 header, warranty, and the number of USB ports. | ||
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Poe
United States32 Posts
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xeo1
United States429 Posts
On March 31 2012 10:01 Medrea wrote: Then you have a broken card and its probably been broken or defective since you first got it. We can't recommend any good hardware thats still good even when its defective >.> Doesn't matter since that brings us back to the original topic, which is rather than upgrading the CPU, upgrade the GPU. haha then I'll take your advice and upgrade the GPU, if that doesn't fix it then buy the parts one by one until it is fixed or I have a new PC :D that satisfies your recommendation and mine | ||
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