C claymanifcc Honorable Jan 30, 2014 15 0 10,510 Oct 17, 2014 #1 With some of the more demanding games coming out in the next few years i was wondering if my processor will be able to handle them with a gtx 970 graphics card. The cpu runs at 3.5ghz but can be oc at 4.0 ghz.
With some of the more demanding games coming out in the next few years i was wondering if my processor will be able to handle them with a gtx 970 graphics card. The cpu runs at 3.5ghz but can be oc at 4.0 ghz.
I iron8orn Admirable May 31, 2014 2,466 0 6,460 Oct 17, 2014 Solution #2 It will handle them but it will be a few frames behind a Intel. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
C claymanifcc Honorable Jan 30, 2014 15 0 10,510 Oct 17, 2014 #3 Ok cool. So no worries then. Upvote 0 Downvote
maddogfargo Splendid Nov 28, 2006 3,344 8 22,965 Oct 17, 2014 #4 Yeah, in most cases you'll be fine, especially if you have good cooling and a moderate overclock. In well threaded games like BF3, BF4 and Crysis 3 Intel and AMD are almost dead even. Within 2-4 FPS of each other. In older games or ones that only use 2-4 cores, maybe 6-10 FPS. But this is usually still very high and well above the playable range. Upvote 0 Downvote
Yeah, in most cases you'll be fine, especially if you have good cooling and a moderate overclock. In well threaded games like BF3, BF4 and Crysis 3 Intel and AMD are almost dead even. Within 2-4 FPS of each other. In older games or ones that only use 2-4 cores, maybe 6-10 FPS. But this is usually still very high and well above the playable range.