i5 2500K and i7 2600K for CoD

[Kikuchiyo]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

From what Luthier as said I doubt any PC would be able to handle that lot.

I have to agree with Tree here as begrudging as that is.

[akodonnell]

Well, you get my point. I my money is on the AMD dropping below 30 fps first compared to a similar 2500K system.


I like to put as much stuff as possible into my missions until the framerate starts to become unacceptable. It seems like most historical action occurred on a much larger scale than COD or IL2 can handle on most computers, and I like to get as close as possible before the computer starts to freak out.

[Tacoma74]

Originally Posted by JG52Uther

If I was building now,it would be with a sandy 2500k.Seems like a brilliant cpu.
If I was building later in the year and bulldozer was out and outperformed sandybridge,I would use one of them instead.
I don't care who makes the cpu,I care about its performance!

You mean the Ivy Bridge processors? They're supposed to blow away even the Sandy Bridge line of CPUs. Look em up they're awesome!

Edit - No, you did mean bulldozer. Silly me ... But really, look up the Ivy bridge! Should be out in a year supposedly.

[NLS61]

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

It actually is but you dont seem to understand what overall performance is. II try to explain it simply so you can understand it... Your monitor can only display 60 fps max if your refresh rate is 60hz..are you still with me... now if your cpu/gpu combo gets an average of 150 fps with intel and 100 fps with amd which one will have the best fps on your 60 hz monitor???? They will both get 60 fps because your monitor restricts your fps to the refresh rate. Any questions?? So if you pay 1200 for an intel system that gets "60fps" actual frame rate and you pay 800 for amd which gets "60fps" which one has the better fps?

Oh man,

Yes i follow now i'm over London chasing a 100 plus bogies then i want the faster of the two posibilities.
So I bought the most price sencible in the performance curve.
Furthermore you are assuming that I have a monitor that does 60 refresh rate.
You assume right but do you know the resolution?. I might be at 2550x1600
As it is i'm not because I would have bought a 580 card.
I Understand quit a lot a bout performance but also a bout what wich performance cost on the polar.
So what is sencible priced and what is not is a price performance equasion.
You might argue that my system is not the best price performance one can get probably that is where your AMD system scores.
I want a system that scores high on the performance curve without costing "me" an arm and a leg.
At under 600 euros this system does that.
In the end we will see who's got it right.
See you over London,

Greetz,

Niels

[Wiskey-Charlie]

Was going to wait for CoD to arrive and maybe upgrade later in the year, but the situation of needing another PC for my office has come up.

Instead of purchasing a (yawn) office PC, I might as well move my IL2 home PC to the office and do the home CoD build now. Much more fun.

I thank you posters for saving me $100 by giving me the skinney on the i5 vs i7! Makes since to me.

Just ordered the .......

Asus P8P67-M PRO P67 B3 Rev i7 i5 i3 LGA1155 DDR3USB 3.0 Quad-CrossFireX & SLI, Micro ATX Motherboard

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz 6MB L3 LGA1155

From........

http://www.centralcomputers.com/commerce

Thanks again

[Tacoma74]

You won't regret it man. Same CPU/Mobo combo i have been looking at. Asus has always been a reliable board for me! And the 2500k will eat CoD for breakfast and for dinner. Cheers!

[akodonnell]

Originally Posted by Tacoma74

You mean the Ivy Bridge processors? They're supposed to blow away even the Sandy Bridge line of CPUs. Look em up they're awesome!

Edit - No, you did mean bulldozer. Silly me ... But really, look up the Ivy bridge! Should be out in a year supposedly.

The current Sandy Bridge processors use the same socket as the Ivy Bridge are going to use, so it makes sense to build now with a $180 2500K and then maybe upgrade in a year or two (if necessary at all) when the Ivy Bridge price comes down. Keep the same mobo.

[kestrel79]

Is this a good site to order from Wisky? Never heard of it but looks pretty good. I have been looking for a site that has the B3 Sandybridge boards in stock with Asus brands.

What are the differences in all those boards? Just little features and whatnot? I want an Asus Sandybridge board with a decent amount of usb ports for under 150 bucks. I don't need a lot of extra features my build will be pretty simple (1 gpu, nothing crazy) so a cheaper board will be fine. Help?

Thanks!

[Tacoma74]

Originally Posted by akodonnell

The current Sandy Bridge processors use the same socket as the Ivy Bridge are going to use, so it makes sense to build now with a $180 2500K and then maybe upgrade in a year or two (if necessary at all) when the Ivy Bridge price comes down. Keep the same mobo.

This.

[Dano]

Originally Posted by akodonnell

The current Sandy Bridge processors use the same socket as the Ivy Bridge are going to use, so it makes sense to build now with a $180 2500K and then maybe upgrade in a year or two (if necessary at all) when the Ivy Bridge price comes down. Keep the same mobo.

That's good to know, I'm planning on getting a 2500K in a couple of weeks