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deanx0r

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Which one would you rather have? A high end CPU or GPU?

I'd rather be stuck with a 2 years old CPU than a 2 years old GPU, but then again, CPUs dont progress as fast as GPUs

Some pertinent graphs for gaming here, discuss.

Games vs CPU
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Games vs GPU
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Games today are almost entirely dependent upon GPU clocks than CPU clocks. Nothing can substitute for the raw power of a graphics card. So, I'm of the opinion that a faster graphics card is more important for gaming than a quick CPU....for gaming that is.
 
Sieravor said:
Games today are almost entirely dependent upon GPU clocks than CPU clocks. Nothing can substitute for the raw power of a graphics card. So, I'm of the opinion that a faster graphics card is more important for gaming than a quick CPU....for gaming that is.
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I agree.
 
wow, just revised my newegg order...... 3700+ out, 3200+ in, upgrade to sli mobo. I'll get a 6800gs now and another when Oblivian comes out :D

Should I consider dropping to a sempron, OC-ing it and possibly get the sli now?
 
Kendrak said:
wow, just revised my newegg order...... 3700+ out, 3200+ in, upgrade to sli mobo. I'll get a 6800gs now and another when Oblivian comes out :D

Should I consider dropping to a sempron, OC-ing it and possibly get the sli now?
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Going down to a 3200+ is not a bad idea, but going all the way to a Sempron is a bit retarded. Stick with the 3200+ and then OC it, you'll easily hit 3700+ or higher OC levels if you're lucky.
 
Skrying said:
Going down to a 3200+ is not a bad idea, but going all the way to a Sempron is a bit retarded. Stick with the 3200+ and then OC it, you'll easily hit 3700+ or higher OC levels if you're lucky.
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Not that the chart above is an absolute:
the diffrence between a sempron and a 3200+ is ~ 2.5 FPS.
 
Kendrak said:
wow, just revised my newegg order...... 3700+ out, 3200+ in, upgrade to sli mobo. I'll get a 6800gs now and another when Oblivian comes out :D

Should I consider dropping to a sempron, OC-ing it and possibly get the sli now?
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If all you do is gaming, it would probably be a better idea to drop to the Sempron and get a 7800GT.

Otherwise, if application performance is important at all, stick with the Athlon.
 
I'd rather have a Dual Core processor and a crappier graphics card

That way, I can get the most out of my folding :)
 
Kendrak said:
Not that the chart above is an absolute:
the diffrence between a sempron and a 3200+ is ~ 2.5 FPS.
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In that game, take Counter Strike Source, and it'd be a bit different, or any Source bassed game. The chart above, like you said yourself, is not the end all be all of charts and comparison of CPU's. Also, the 3200+ will usually be considerably smoother (at least by my standards) doing every day desktop tasks. It also will last you a bit longer, and with OCing will afford you even more FPS and give you a larger gain for every Mhz of OC.

Sempron's are a great budget CPU, but its not something I would suggest going down to if you first intended to get a 3700+ then a 3200+.
 
Also, I must be blind, but I only see Sempron's listed under S754, I would really not want to drop that far down. That's just insane.
 
deanx0r said:
Which one would you rather have? A high end CPU or GPU?

I'd rather be stuck with a 2 years old CPU than a 2 years old GPU, but then again, CPUs dont progress as fast as GPUs

Some pertinent graphs for gaming here, discuss.

Games vs CPU
http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/cpu-games2/cod2.png[/IMG

Games vs GPU
[IMG]http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9827.png[/IMG[/QUOTE]
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