
Mind: Path to Thalamus
I feel you on the CPU vs GPU contemplation. I usually lean towards the best CPU I can afford, and tell myself that upgrading GPU and RAM is much easier after the fact. Upgrading the CPU is a more arduous task if it's even possible.noiseredux wrote:oh trust me I've spent far too much time contemplating haha. The way it has been was that my specific i3 was on tier 2 of Tom's Hardware CPU hierarchy for gaming. For a long while now, this particular i3 was actually rated better for gaming than many of the i3 models. And the rule of thumb was always that it's not really an upgrade unless you are jumping up 2 tiers. That said, a lot of that was because there's not a lot of games that require 4 (physical) cores. However, MGS Ground Zero recently released requirements of 4 cores. So it is time (again) that I start thinking about upgrading my CPU. Yup. It's one of those "after the holiday" upgrade considerations though. Same can be said for another 8GB of RAM of course. For now though, the boost the 970 has given me has been glorious. Everything I throw at this rig has been no issue on max settings.Hazerd wrote: Nice, although im sure youve heard of contemplated this, but i would of went with an i5 just in case of a slight bottleneck.
EDIT: Yeah the 970 is a beast. I had always planned an eventual GPU upgrade, but it wasn't until I read glowing review after glowing review that I knew I had found my new graphics card. Love it.



Let's try thirty eight 56 leaf clovers, 149 crowbars, 266 lens maker's glasses, 327 hermit scarves, and just more of everything.Hobie-wan wrote:Seven 56 leaf clovers, 25 crowbars, 115 lens makers glasses, missiles everywhere and a beam of red death just a bit before putting the big bad to rest



Wooh. 970. Check out this guy. This just goes to show that the GPU affects games more than the CPU.noiseredux wrote:Intel i3 3.3GHZHazerd wrote: PC specs?
8GB RAM
Nvidia GTX 970
-I am the idiot that likes to have fun and be happy.Ack wrote:I don't know, chief, the haunting feeling of lust I feel whenever I look at your avatar makes me think it's real.
It was fun timesBogusMeatFactory wrote:Soooooo NSFW
Getting my guy prepared to play Saints Row the Third with Cronozilla