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ckibunenko   10-01-2009 at 08:36:14 AM

Hi everybody!I am new here :hello:
What is more imortant , in general, for gaming - L3 cache or number of cores?In other words Phenomom II X3 710 or AMD Athlon II X4 620?Phenom II 710 have 6MB of L3 cache and 3 cores and Athlon II 620 have 0 MB of L3 cache and 4 cores?Which CPU is better solutions for playing games?
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OvrClkr   10-01-2009 at 09:20:19 AM
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what games do you play?

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ckibunenko   10-01-2009 at 09:29:27 AM
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I wait for NBA 2K10,PES 2010,FM 2010, one day Starcraft 2 :lol: , Age of dragon ...And games that are alredy here SF4,World in conflict,Anno 1404,Grid...
For GPU i have a plan to buy HD 4770...

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OvrClkr   10-01-2009 at 09:35:50 AM
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yea, you need a quad......

don't even think about a 710 or a 620...try saving up for a 955 .....

both of those CPU's are really considered low-end/bargain cpu's..... if you want GAME then don't skimp on the CPU.....


Message edited by OvrClkr on 10-01-2009 at 09:37:13 AM
------------------------------ 550 @ 4.0 Ghz 1.425v
BFG GTX 260 (216)
4GB G.Skill @ 960MHz
Thermaltake TP 850w
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dirtmountain   10-01-2009 at 09:40:39 AM
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Usually for playing games the PhenomII x3 710 would give slightly better performance. I would suggest that you spend an extra $10 and get the PhenomII x3 720 though.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/c [...] html#sect0

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipse [...] i=3638&p=8

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emyyhh   10-01-2009 at 05:52:35 PM
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You'll be wasting a quad on a 4770. If your planning to game at high res/settings go for a 4870 minimum.

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