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Article #696788Re: AMD CPUs?
From: Anssi Saari
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 07:25
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 07:25
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Justisaur <just...@gmail.com> writes: > Not that I can afford it, but another badly optimized console port > (The Crew) has me thinking I need a new CPU (so I'll need a new MB & > Memory, and possibly Power Supply.) I don't have much idea what's best to get in your case, but Anandtech just published their CPU recommendations for Q3 2016 (http://www.anandtech.com/show/9793/best-cpus). They recommend Intel Pentium G3258 ($67) or AMD Athlon X4 845 ($77) in the gaming on budget category (where you'd want to overclock the cheap CPU) or AMD Athlon X4 880K for honorable mention for price/performance. For single GPU gaming, they recommend Intel i5-6600 ($222) or Intel i5-6600K ($229). > I'm currently running an E6850 Dual Core @ 3.0 GHz. I'm looking over > the info for CPUs and I see the CPU recommended for GTA V (similar > issues) includes an intel i5-3470, AMD FX-8350. From what I can see > the AMD costs close to half the price ($159 w $59 gift card vs. 230 > and provides about 25% more power. Am I missing something? I think an Intel i5-3470 might have somewhat limited motherboard selection at this point since it's three generations behind and considering it's no cheaper than current CPUs, why even bother?
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