Are you sure your current processor isn't enough fast for that video card? I highly doubt it.
Comment has been collapsed.
I think he means that you did a good purchase. A Phenom II + a socket AM3 motherboard were a great deal 2-4 years ago.
Comment has been collapsed.
You really should wait in general for the inevitable price cut unless a game you REALLY REALLY WANT is coming out soon. I don't usually take sides in these things but I think PC gaming is the way to go at the moment...but if you do decide on a console, waiting is best
Comment has been collapsed.
Life cycle of ps4 will last many years, and many games are still made for ps3, and it will take a while for most developers to really utilise the full potential of the ps4... So ask yourself why you want a ps4 now. Is it because of the games, or just to say you have one NOW? And there will be your answer.
Comment has been collapsed.
At the way technology is evolving these days, the PS4's lifecycle will be shorter than the PS3's. And the PS4's architecture is the same as the architecture of a PC, it won't be like in the case of the PS3(which had a cell processor) where they had to wait to "learn" the ways of the force...I don't think we'll see major improvements in graphics this generation. Then again, it's not all about the graphics, gameplay matters a lot.
I want a PS4 for the exclusives and for some games that feel better on console than on PC (like racing games for example).
Comment has been collapsed.
My point is not so much about the life cycle or graphics, but rather is there enough on the ps4 yet (exclusives, games that are worth owning on ps4 over their ps3 equivalent) that justifies owning one. Ps4 will be around for many years, so you can afford to wait until owning one makes sense from a gaming content point of view, rather than just owning one for the sake of owning one, is what I mean.
If there isn't that much out on ps4 that justifies it beyond the desire to just own a ps4 for its own sake, then it makes more sense to upgrade your pc. There's still plenty of time to buy a ps4 before it becomes irrelevant and gets replaced by the next console.
Comment has been collapsed.
Yeah, but PS4 games are pretty expensive at the moment since the console just came out 1 month ago and there's not a large variety of games from which I can choose. Why pay more now when I can pay less later? xD
And of course I will have to change the motherboard(mainboard) when I change the processor xD
I'm pretty excited to get an Intel processor, never had one on a desktop, just on mah laptop.
Thanks for your opinion tho, I will keep everything in mind.
Comment has been collapsed.
Seriously? It all depends on you- from tastes to behaviour.
Do buyers remorse haunts you frequently? Are you too ansious? Would you be blaming you for not buying the ps4 now?
If so theres no big gain from buying the ps4 right now at this price-tag; The cost x benefit of the new generation consoles (all of them( is crap with such a small library. Buying now is the hype.
This is the rational and most clear conclusion.
BUT were talking about entertainment here and the emotion talks louder. If you're like many that would be really happy opening that box and getting on it all 'hands first' don't think too much and buy the ps4- you have an pc already after all. Unless the money will be missed elsewhere we must allow ourselves some expenses like these.
On a side note: if you don't own any console, go for the ps4. If you already have gaming on your living room, better spend some time reducing that baclkog you surely have and getting it later.
Comment has been collapsed.
First of all I will tell you that I personally dislike consoles just because they limit what you can do with them. The only one that might change that would be steam console which looks to be generally upgradable just because it is a PC and designed to be upgradable.
I have the same CPU with a Powercolor HD5770 1gig videocard, Sabertooth 990fx r2.0 motherboard with 16gigs of ram, windows 7 ultimate 64bit. And pretty much every game I run hits 60fps with 0 issues. I don't run stuff like battlefield 4, but Borderlands 2, Dirt 3, Grid 2, Aliens CM, all 60fps no problem.
That said a few questions about your computer.
What motherboard do you have now?
How much ram do you have?
You just have at least a AM3 based motherboard and that should be able to handle at least 16 gigs of ram (as long as its not a micro one). If you have 4 gigs of ram, consider upgrading it, that will actually be a bottle neck more then that CPU will be.
What OS do you have? If you have more then 4 gigs of ram and a 32bit OS than the more ram is useless. You need a 64bit OS for it to be useable. If you have Vista 32bit or 64bib, that is actually a drag on the system too. While XP 32bit is great, XP 64bit in not so great, the drivers for it was not perfected and very rough, if they were made at all.
So here are suggestions.
If you have under 8 gigs of ram, I would suggest upgrading it if you can to 16gigs. Even at 8gigs of ram you should have almost no issues at all.
If you have anything other then windows 7 64bit I would suggest upgrading to windows 7 64bit.
Both of those upgrades will save you a bunch of money and get you good performance upgrades in general.
Another question is what speed and size of hard drive do you have? If you have a 5400rpm drive then that is a big bottleneck. Go for a 7200rpm drive. If you have a 7200rpm drive already you're fine, though depending on how full it is, you might need a new larger one for storage. You might also consider an SSD, but to me while the speeds are fantastic, though to me the price of them still does not make them worth while upgrade for a general use system unless you are doing stuff that really requires the speed boost.
Comment has been collapsed.
I didn't mean to imply that you were new to computers, but you also didn't put that much info in the OP so I could only go by what you said, and so I made suggestions on that limited info.
And while most games themselves might not use more then 4 gigs of ram at any one time, the combo of everything on your computer and the game running at the same time can go beyond the 4 gigs of ram.
But you would loose that bet if I was to take you up on it. Call of Duty: Ghosts min requirements for ram is 6gigs. Suggested requirements is 8 gigs of ram.
Both versions.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/209160
http://store.steampowered.com/app/255163
I'm sure if I looked around for more then 5 minutes I could find more games that require the system to have at least 6 gigs of ram.
I too have been into computers for a long time, and I do know what I am talking about when I say that more ram in general will help of you don't have much to start with. I have had systems where I doubled the amount of ram from 1 gig to 2 gig and the system and games become more responsive and less laggy. For those that don't know, the more ram you have the less the game has to put read/write to and from the hard drive which would mean the games would get better FPS in general. There of course comes to a point where more ram will not do much at all. Going from 4 gigs of ram to 8gigs, you might see a little jump. Going from 8gig to 16gig, you will not really see much of a jump if at all, same with going from 16gig to 32gig of ram I don't think you will see any performance boost in all the current gen games.
Comment has been collapsed.
well, I technically got the 4771 because some asshole grabbed all 12 processors in the store asap in the first hour of sale.
But yes, I bought the 4771 for gaming and "Rendering/adobe stuff"
Haven't tried OCing gpu for the test but here's my benchmark for OCed cpu @ 4.1ghz
Comment has been collapsed.
Intel makes me sad.. I was hoping for Iris graphics in the new 14nm chipset.. but NOPE.. Maybe(doubtfully) we will hear something or at least see more Iris chipsets during CES. But, Even that I am guessing won't happen
Comment has been collapsed.
I have discovered that I play games on my PC more than any console games. Because of this. I have decided to not purchase the PS4 or Xbox One. I have PS3 and Xbox 360 but they are pretty much collecting dust other then using the PS4 for netflix.
I actually spent more on the consoles than I did on the total amount of games I purchased for them.
Comment has been collapsed.
66 Comments - Last post 1 minute ago by doslover
1,338 Comments - Last post 52 minutes ago by devotee
37 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by katukinabarra
9 Comments - Last post 2 hours ago by lostsoul67
113 Comments - Last post 3 hours ago by Ekaros
366 Comments - Last post 8 hours ago by Birdie0
8,474 Comments - Last post 10 hours ago by FranckCastle
11 Comments - Last post 12 minutes ago by JMM72
94 Comments - Last post 14 minutes ago by evertonj
580 Comments - Last post 17 minutes ago by Rou
58 Comments - Last post 26 minutes ago by Unclejack
119 Comments - Last post 29 minutes ago by ahar010
202 Comments - Last post 33 minutes ago by aysil
113 Comments - Last post 37 minutes ago by Swordoffury
Hello fellow gamers.
For the last 6 months I have been saving some money for a PS4. I will have the money for it in about 2 months.
I was thinking... Do you guys think I should wait another year for the PS4 and upgrade my PC's processor?
I mean the new generation of consoles doesn't really have that many games at the moment, and since every game out there is new they're at full price...Maybe in in a year I can get a better price for both the console and the games for it.
In this second I have a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition overclocked to 4 GHz (from 3.2) joined by a Sapphire 7870 XT with Boost 2GB DDR5 256-bit. I know, the video card is a bit limited by the processor...whatchu gonna do?
I searched on the INTERNETS and I thought that I could get an i5 4670 or an i7 4770. Probably the i5 since they score the same in games according to these guys: LINK
But on a more serious note: What do you guys think I should do? Buy a processor right now? Wait for Intel Broadwell(14nm processors)?
Comment has been collapsed.