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So, my rig is old... I need a new video card but that discussion has been had so many times that VRAM might as well be the thread title.

I'm looking for opinions on CPUs tonight. Currently running an i5-2550k and my MB will take an i7-3770 and I found one in an old office pc that I can get for 100. Is an upgrade worth it for such an old cpu?

The other side is the new ryzen chips that would obviously be more expensive and need a new MB as well,but would be set forever.

With a modern video card does a change in cpu really matter much these days? The newest game I have is ark and most others are years older than that.
 
Syntax Error said:
BF1 is an ass game. I only bought it because I naively believed the reviews and praise which framed its WWI setting as something new and innovative and at least somewhat faithful to its setting. In reality, it's sixty guys with 'experimental' assault rifles, grenade launchers and juggernaut suits swarming all over one another like two competing nests of ants on a gumdrop. It has about as much to do with WWI as Mass Effect does. I accept full responsibility for being dumb enough to believe that a AAA major-franchise shooter was going to be anything different (it has horses, I guess) but I don't find myself enjoying it for the same reasons I don't play any other Battlefield/Call of Duty multiplayer. I haven't played much of the campaign so hopefully that'll redeem its $20 purchase price.
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where did u get it for $20?

 
ToddManG said:
So, my rig is old... I need a new video card but that discussion has been had so many times that VRAM might as well be the thread title.

I'm looking for opinions on CPUs tonight. Currently running an i5-2550k and my MB will take an i7-3770 and I found one in an old office pc that I can get for 100. Is an upgrade worth it for such an old cpu?

The other side is the new ryzen chips that would obviously be more expensive and need a new MB as well,but would be set forever.

With a modern video card does a change in cpu really matter much these days? The newest game I have is ark and most others are years older than that.
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Wait for Ryzen benchmarks (Quad Cores) as the 8cores, most likely wont compete to even the 6700k or 7700k intel chips (in gaming)

I preordered the 1700x though as I had 15% off so I thought why not. The mobo I'm getting will also be $250 x.x

So either save money and go Intel for now or wait for Quad Ryzen's and get a cheaper MOBO later on after more are out and revisions are made (Rev.2/Rev.3)

EDIT: Holy crap March is next week...guess Im cancelling my Ryzen shit as I didn't expect it to be next week...RIP

 
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ToddManG said:
So, my rig is old... I need a new video card but that discussion has been had so many times that VRAM might as well be the thread title.
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I'm looking for opinions on CPUs tonight. Currently running an i5-2550k and my MB will take an i7-3770 and I found one in an old office pc that I can get for 100. Is an upgrade worth it for such an old cpu?
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Not sure about specifics or how reliable CPU Boss comparisons are, but you'd probably see a decent boost from the i7-3770 in tandem with a new GPU. However...

The other side is the new ryzen chips that would obviously be more expensive and need a new MB as well,but would be set forever.
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...Ryzen previews and benchmarks are very promising, and the performance/$ is quite good. If the hype is real there will be some very consumer-friendly price drops on the Intel chips and competitive sales across the board. It's probably best to wait for more real-world tests and reviews on Ryzen (release is March 2). If you're thinking longer-term, investing in a newer and better CPU may not be a bad idea especially if you're going with a new GPU.

With a modern video card does a change in cpu really matter much these days? The newest game I have is ark and most others are years older than that.
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For gaming the CPU dependence will be less significant than other power users or enthusiasts. How you balance your budget also depends on whether you want to play games at higher than 1080p resolution. If you aren't a "day one" type of gamer, you'll probably be set with an RX 480 (8GB) or GTX 1060 (6GB). Both seem to dip to around $230 in their sales. Pairing one of those with an i5-7600k or Ryzen equivalent for ~$200 will make for a very nice build, if you're willing to bump up from the i7-3770.

 
ToddManG said:
So, my rig is old... I need a new video card but that discussion has been had so many times that VRAM might as well be the thread title.

I'm looking for opinions on CPUs tonight. Currently running an i5-2550k and my MB will take an i7-3770 and I found one in an old office pc that I can get for 100. Is an upgrade worth it for such an old cpu?

The other side is the new ryzen chips that would obviously be more expensive and need a new MB as well,but would be set forever.

With a modern video card does a change in cpu really matter much these days? The newest game I have is ark and most others are years older than that.
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SeasonalCAG Hardware Adviser/Constant Upgrader:

Was going make a long winded post but will TL;DR myself:

Buying Today: get i5 6600k/7600k, Z170/Z270 mobo and dump as much money you can on a GPU

Future Buying: Wait for AMD CPU/GPU to drop prices hopefully on Intel/Nvidia and compare benchmarks for all three companies.

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Wild lands. Still having issues with buttons randomly having input, and continuous running. Also, how did they fuck up cover so bad when it's great in Division.

Driving with KBm is ass
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Well, not to defend the driving because its really not that great but I would expect it to be ass with a keyboard and mouse... Anyhow, not sure about the random input issues but it might be because I'm using a controller like a (un)civilized(?) person.

I do sort of with cover was like the Division but I understand why it isn't... The Division's world is flat. Not a single hill exists in all of Manhattan in that game... Anytime you leave level ground its via stairs or a ladder while Wildlands is obviously at the other extreme.

 
If that $350 Ryzen is really 90% performance equivalent of the $500 Intel, that will be quite a bargain. We will know soon.
 
Well, I finally finished "Hard West" on the medium difficulty. It's a tremendous, tremendous turn-based strategy game. I really, really enjoyed it. Trust me, it's good. Now maybe I'll have more time to actually take my intel briefings. Maybe, or maybe I'll just play more golf at Mar-a-gato. Or maybe not, maybe I'll finish the game on the hardest level first. Who knows? Ok, I'm definitely finishing the game on the hardest level first. I'm the smartest cat there is, everyone says this. I don't need to read intel briefings.  :speaktothehand:

 
6er said:
If that $350 Ryzen is really 90% performance equivalent of the $500 Intel, that will be quite a bargain. We will know soon.
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It's is already shown to be true...it's the fact that its 8cores so most of us wouldn't even notice since it's not utilized in games yet.
 
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It's is already shown to be true...it's the fact that its 8cores so most of us wouldn't even notice since it's not utilized in games yet.
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Given that I do have a 4K monitor here w/ i7 950 Bloomfield and a GTX 970, do you think will there be a major difference b/t Ryzen + Intel CPU's when say running games at 1440p or 4K resolutions w/ that set-up?

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inm8num2 said:
For gaming the CPU dependence will be less significant than other power users or enthusiasts. How you balance your budget also depends on whether you want to play games at higher than 1080p resolution. If you aren't a "day one" type of gamer, you'll probably be set with an RX 480 (8GB) or GTX 1060 (6GB). Both seem to dip to around $230 in their sales. Pairing one of those with an i5-7600k or Ryzen equivalent for ~$200 will make for a very nice build, if you're willing to bump up from the i7-3770.
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I run games here at over 1080p normally at Medium or above with 30FPS-60FPS or better. Usually, I'm aiming for 1440p at Medium or above.

GR Wildlands Open Beta is running at 1440p with a mixture of Medium and High Settings with the in-game 40FPS cap to smooth it out (it's really nice to see a few more games having all kinds of in-game caps, like GR: Wildlands Open Beta + Dishonored 2), since it's all over the place w/ the 60FPS cap utilized.

 
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MysterD said:
Given that I do have a 4K monitor here, will there be a major difference b/t Ryzen and Intel CPU's when say running games at 1440p or 4K resolutions?
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SeasonalCAG Hardware Adviser/Ultrawide Dictator:

Ryzen will not help for resolutions it is all about GPU and this is the first time I can use it VRAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMs (feels good).

 
headpiece747 said:
SeasonalCAG Hardware Adviser/Constant Upgrader:

Was going make a long winded post but will TL;DR myself:

Buying Today: get i5 6600k/7600k, Z170/Z270 mobo and dump as much money you can on a GPU

Future Buying: Wait for AMD CPU/GPU to drop prices hopefully on Intel/Nvidia and compare benchmarks for all three companies.

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What kind of company sells 1,920 x 1.080 resolution monitors? The damn thing would look like a licorice whip.

 
MysterD said:
Given that I do have a 4K monitor here w/ i7 950 Bloomfield and a GTX 970, do you think will there be a major difference b/t Ryzen + Intel CPU's when say running games at 1440p or 4K resolutions w/ that set-up?

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I run games here at over 1080p normally at Medium or above with 30FPS-60FPS or better. Usually, I'm aiming for 1440p at Medium or above.

GR Wildlands Open Beta is running at 1440p with a mixture of Medium and High Settings with the in-game 40FPS cap to smooth it out (it's really nice to see a few more games having all kinds of in-game caps, like GR: Wildlands Open Beta + Dishonored 2), since it's all over the place w/ the 60FPS cap utilized.
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We will have to wait and see since we haven't seen any benchmarks in games or even anything from their quad core. I would think the Intel line will still be better for gaming, but still neither will make a big did for 1440-4k.

The good news is Intel is cutting their CPU prices due to the Ryzen announcement and release, so if it turns out they aren't great for gaming, Intel will be relatively "cheap" to upgrade to.

In your situation I would try to find a good deal on your socket type i7 with a K processor to OC unless you would have to get a new MOBO.
 
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We will have to wait and see since we haven't seen any benchmarks in games or even anything from their quad core. I would think the Intel line will still be better for gaming, but still neither will make a big did for 1440-4k.

The good news is Intel is cutting their CPU prices due to the Ryzen announcement and release, so if it turns out they aren't great for gaming, Intel will be relatively "cheap" to upgrade to.

In your situation I would try to find a good deal on your socket type i7 with a K processor to OC unless you would have to get a new MOBO.
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I currently have a Socket 1366 ASUS Sabertooth X58 motherboard.

 
Tremor has some keys up for Hello From Indiana and some of the other games from that dev that had all his games removed.

In case you wanna get your +1 on.

 
Thanks for the feedback. I'm in no rush to buy so waiting on real ryzen numbers (or Intel price drops) isn't a problem.

Upgrading to newer old tech doesn't make any sense if it involves a new MB and 200+ for a cpu.

For gpu I've been eyeing the rx480 for price to performance and I'm definitely not a day one gamer. I'd like to be able to run skyrim with visual mods turned on and not drop to a crawl and Witcher 3 some day if I don't cave and get the ps4 version first
 
FissFiss said:
It's is already shown to be true...it's the fact that its 8cores so most of us wouldn't even notice since it's not utilized in games yet.
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Eh.... I'll wait a while longer

It's kinda all over the place.
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-i7-6900k-gaming-benchmarks/



https://www.gamepur.com/news/25935-amd-ryzen-1700-disappoints-gta-5-leaked-benchmark-against-core-i7-7700k.html

And on and on through the internet. March 2nd is when the embargo is over so who knows what is true right now. Wouldn't be the first time "fake news" or a overzealous fanboy or a rigged benchmark happened.


http://www.pcgamer.com/live-benchmarks-amd-ryzen-vs-intel-core/

^ they mention some of the odd setups they had at head to head displays.
 
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Where's the glitch or pricing error on Shovel Knight?

y u change name
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Shovel Knight is on sale for $10 and going to be $25 for the "full version" shortly.

It's changing to an "episodic" style pricing structure.

We all semi-fakeying it cause we dumb.

I changed name to match my gaming names I use everywhere.

 
remember when piledriver leaks showed it beating intel...  yeah, it didnt work out so well when real people go their hands on it.  lets wait for the real reviews and not trust the fake news.

 
After my botched job yesterday (in the Steam sale thread) I had a CAG save my ass by getting the key for me. In the end it all worked out, and I don't want to throw his name out publicly (unless he is okay with it!) but I figured I'd just toss some free games up, give back after how cool of an act it was on his behalf.

DAY OF THE TENTACLE: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=S6RAtan456GZt??? (??? = ___ NEWTON)

WORLD OF GOO: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=w5b8???2FmVAZePA (??? = Early 90s cartoon, ___RATS)

NO TIME TO EXPLAIN: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=NT2dHmPcSRc52t7x (No clue how to mask this one, so the link is good for redemption as is)

VVVVVV: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=??vAp?rtK545YusC  (? = the third numeric number)

2064: READ ONLY MEMORIES: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=Ke6tR8sNsk4d45?? (?? = South Dakota)

A VIRUS NAMED TOM: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=UdT4mPFVwHeRqAhS (URL is not masked, good for redemption as is)

MONSTER LOVES YOU: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=BGWnrR???uCWMH7R (??? = Yee)

SUPER MEAT BOY: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=B???EK35e8dAZpdD (??? = MEH)

THE SWAPPER: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=5At46TSnd5mpDhZx (URL is not masked, good for redemption as is)

CHROMA SQUAD: https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=???bczvuaXEVqFpR (??? = pYZ)

Those should all work. Did my best to mask some of them, but I am not a clever (or smart) man.

 
Blade said:
So how many of your 100 bots did Glitch redeem keys for?
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I'm guessing 0 since his bots wouldn't be able to sell the cards for removed games.

DD83 said:
Shovel Knight is on sale for $10 and going to be $25 for the "full version" shortly.
It's changing to an "episodic" style pricing structure.

We all semi-fakeying it cause we dumb.
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I know. ;) I'm very likely going to take the plunge but might try to find someone who can buy it for me as a gift from Humble w/ extra 10% off (and get me that juicy DRM-free version, too).

It's just that whenever madjoki says he bought something, I assume he's being cryptic and hinting at a glitch or pricing error. :p

I changed name to match my gaming names I use everywhere.
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Now you just have to make all your passwords the same and you'll be set.

 
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inm8num2 said:
It's just that whenever madjoki says he bought something, I assume he's being cryptic and hinting at a glitch or pricing error. :p

Now you just have to make all your passwords the same and you'll be set.
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Oh.

And I'm way ahead of you on the password.

 
Best Shovel Knight deal was/is in Europe. 5€ retail. I said it was as well because there was some sort of glitch which gave x2 steam keys for a total of 10€ on launch day.
 
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TrumpCat said:
Well, I finally finished "Hard West" on the medium difficulty. It's a tremendous, tremendous turn-based strategy game. I really, really enjoyed it. Trust me, it's good. Now maybe I'll have more time to actually take my intel briefings. Maybe, or maybe I'll just play more golf at Mar-a-gato. Or maybe not, maybe I'll finish the game on the hardest level first. Who knows? Ok, I'm definitely finishing the game on the hardest level first. I'm the smartest cat there is, everyone says this. I don't need to read intel briefings. :speaktothehand:
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I just snagged this from WinGameStore as it showed it being at the historical low of $6.99. If it sucks, I'll be back to sick my dog on you.

 
Maybe one of you guys can help me out.  Idlemaster has not been working for me.  It runs and reads my badge page and says it's idling, but when I check my Steam profile I don't show as in any game and I don't get any card drops no matter what.  When I try idle all games for 2 hours, it just runs but none of my game played time runs up on any game, they all remain 0.  I read online and someone suggested turning off IM, Steam and Steam mobile and starting them back up in a specific order.  I tried it, but no go.  I've updated to the latest version of IM too.  If anyone ran into something similar and found a solution let me know.  

 
I had a similar issue with ASF a few months back, but it was something changing on steams end and ASF updated to fix it

just switch to asf, then people dont have to see what your idling

 
IAmTheCheapestFox said:
Maybe one of you guys can help me out. Idlemaster has not been working for me. It runs and reads my badge page and says it's idling, but when I check my Steam profile I don't show as in any game and I don't get any card drops no matter what.
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I've had that happen before. Restarting Steam fixed it for me or maybe just reboot completely.

 
AdmiralGialHackbar said:
remember when piledriver leaks showed it beating intel... yeah, it didnt work out so well when real people go their hands on it. lets wait for the real reviews and not trust the fake news.
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Yeah, I remember some places wondering how the heck AMD even had/got some of the claims/results they did. I think they also claimed their space heater series was only a little warmer than the competition. N had the Kenobi "well, it is 4GB.....From a certain point of view" line, anything we are told by these tech companies could be a lie. I kinda like how some of the game reviewers, like GiantBomb, and a few guys at IGN, have been pushing the "never pre order anything anymore" mentality. Sure it really benefits them since people will be rushing to their site day one, but it's not a bad concept to go by. I'm sure the Arkham Knight early adopters would agree, among others.

I just bought Tales of Symphonia for $5, never played one and some of the fanboys say it's one of the best. Looks kinda kiddy but I enjoyed Infinite Undiscovery and that Star Ocean on PS3 even with their awful voice acting and corny dialog so I will probably find something to like here
 
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if anyone was thinking of fakeying northgard, https://www.gamebillet.com/northgard

25% off, so a little better than whats on steam

on ryzen, Im fully expecting it to come in at a little lower than the intel 4-cores for gaming, just like the intel 6/8 core processors do due to mhz differences. Of course if you really can use the 8core power for audio/video/compiling whatever, then Im sure ryzen will compete and probably do better for a year or two than what intel has. 

There is no way in hell Id preorder a processor though. May as well wait for realworld benches and intel price drops. Some articles are already claiming intel price drops because they are going by microcenter prices, but I guess they never looked at microcenter before since those are pretty much the same prices they have always sold them for. So I wouldnt expect intel drops for another few weeks-1month.  Either way good for all of us, you could already build a ridiculous gaming rig for 450-600$ (sans gpu) with microcenter prices+bundles, should increase price/perf even more now

 
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Intel processors took a price cut at Microcenter.
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yea, thats the article Im talking about, alot of those cuts were already in place, they may have dropped another 20$ or so, but not much. I had already been looking at a 7700k for a friend a week or two ago on there and prices were basically the same, maybe 20$ difference if that. The 6700k had already been sitting at 260-280$ for months, it dropped to that back in september right after I did my build

 
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Well, to be fair it's not like the Ryzen wasn't known about two weeks ago  :)

That said, I certainly haven't been following processor prices week to week so you may well be correct.  I have no dog in the fight; gonna keep using what I have for now and worry about who is best (or best priced) at some undetermined point in the future.

 
I guess that I should get to SoM sometime, with a sequel on its way and all...you know, once I am in the actual mood for an AC-like game.

 
Just saw the 1151 coolers and 1155 coolers are the same. So that will same me some(my 4 year old 1155 240mm Corsair closed loop water cooler is great). So I might just go ahead and get another Intel if the prices drop more.
 
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yea, thats the article Im talking about, alot of those cuts were already in place, they may have dropped another 20$ or so, but not much. I had already been looking at a 7700k for a friend a week or two ago on there and prices were basically the same, maybe 20$ difference if that. The 6700k had already been sitting at 260-280$ for months, it dropped to that back in september right after I did my build
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Syntax Error said:
Well, to be fair it's not like the Ryzen wasn't known about two weeks ago :)

That said, I certainly haven't been following processor prices week to week so you may well be correct. I have no dog in the fight; gonna keep using what I have for now and worry about who is best (or best priced) at some undetermined point in the future.
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Just a silly hobby of mine, I *have* been tracking Microcenter CPU prices (monthly, not weekly) for about 2 years now. There has always been, during this period, an i5 K CPU for about $200. Actually, only since Kaby Lake (maybe late Skylake, w/in the last 3 months or so) have they *raised* the price of the i5 K to ~$220. So Microcenter has not (yet?) shown any downward price pressure due to the prelim specs of Ryzen.

Time will tell of course.

 
Syntax Error said:
I've had that happen before. Restarting Steam fixed it for me or maybe just reboot completely.
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I tried all that on my laptop and no go, but just installed IM on my desktop and it seems to work there. Who knows why. Shitty program. (J/K Jshackles, just in case your ghost still haunts CAG).

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Actually, scratch that. It worked for a little (got 2 whole cards out of 200+) and now it's back to not tracking play time or showing me in game. Maybe it is a shitty program. Did it stop getting supported? Might have to go back to Archi if that's still a thing.

 
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