Hi folks,
i had my eye on an i3 2100 + MSI Cyclone 6850 pairing but i would like to know if its a smarter choice than say the Athlon ii x3 455 + 6950/6870. An Athlon x4 is not really an option since its not that much cheaper compared to the i3 out here and going with it would also mean that i cannot afford the 6870/6950.
The better card should theoretically provide better fps but does the x3 significantly bottleneck those two cards? To what level does the x3 have to be oc'ed to eliminate any bottleneck?
My monitor is a 22'' BENQ G2200HD with a native resolution of 1920x1080. I am going to be playing games like Crysis(all of them), Metro 2033, Dead Space 2, Portal 2, BFBC2, Stalker series, Lost Planet 2, etc. I have looked at quite a few benchmarks and obviously the i3 is faster than the x3 but those benchmarks are derived by using the same GPU.
What i would like to know is whether the i3 + 6850 is greater than or lesser than the x3 + 6870/6950 when it comes to pure gaming? Which combination would provide better performance at 1600x900 or 1080p?
So what do you guys think?
Thanks in advance
i had my eye on an i3 2100 + MSI Cyclone 6850 pairing but i would like to know if its a smarter choice than say the Athlon ii x3 455 + 6950/6870. An Athlon x4 is not really an option since its not that much cheaper compared to the i3 out here and going with it would also mean that i cannot afford the 6870/6950.
The better card should theoretically provide better fps but does the x3 significantly bottleneck those two cards? To what level does the x3 have to be oc'ed to eliminate any bottleneck?
My monitor is a 22'' BENQ G2200HD with a native resolution of 1920x1080. I am going to be playing games like Crysis(all of them), Metro 2033, Dead Space 2, Portal 2, BFBC2, Stalker series, Lost Planet 2, etc. I have looked at quite a few benchmarks and obviously the i3 is faster than the x3 but those benchmarks are derived by using the same GPU.
What i would like to know is whether the i3 + 6850 is greater than or lesser than the x3 + 6870/6950 when it comes to pure gaming? Which combination would provide better performance at 1600x900 or 1080p?
So what do you guys think?
Thanks in advance