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Ferra · 08-11-2011, 01:19 PM

Gaming (mostly) depends on the graphic card MUCH MUCH more than the CPU...
I saved this link when I was putting together my last PC>>
GPU vs. CPU Upgrade: Extensive Tests : Test Subjects: Four Generations of Nvidia Chips

You can see how the CPUs make very little difference in performance....especially if you are running graphic intensive, high resolution games
*The test is a few yrs old, but the idea is the same...unless you are going with a very very high end video card, the CPU doesn't make a big difference in performance

problem with most pre-built desktop you find in bigbox store is that they all have low-mid range video card (even if you buy the expensive top of the line models, it will come w/ the fastest CPU, 12GB ram, SSD + HD..etc etc, but only a mid range video card)

08-11-2011, 01:19 PM	#25
Ferra I don't like cheese but I love milk! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Van Posts: 1,980 Thanked 895 Times in 243 Posts Failed 105 Times in 49 Posts	Gaming (mostly) depends on the graphic card MUCH MUCH more than the CPU... I saved this link when I was putting together my last PC>> GPU vs. CPU Upgrade: Extensive Tests : Test Subjects: Four Generations of Nvidia Chips You can see how the CPUs make very little difference in performance....especially if you are running graphic intensive, high resolution games *The test is a few yrs old, but the idea is the same...unless you are going with a very very high end video card, the CPU doesn't make a big difference in performance problem with most pre-built desktop you find in bigbox store is that they all have low-mid range video card (even if you buy the expensive top of the line models, it will come w/ the fastest CPU, 12GB ram, SSD + HD..etc etc, but only a mid range video card)