Amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition running cpu heavy games
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huanwu26
February 16, 2013 1:13:58 AM
Hi I have an amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition and I was wondering can this cpu take the load of running cpu heavy games at high setting while maintaining high fps (anywhere above 35 fps).
While I'm on the subject of running games, I am starting to hear from people (don't know if they are intel fanboys or not) that the amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition is starting to become outdated and obsolete at running newer games that depend a good amount of power from the cpu.
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While I'm on the subject of running games, I am starting to hear from people (don't know if they are intel fanboys or not) that the amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition is starting to become outdated and obsolete at running newer games that depend a good amount of power from the cpu.
WARNING: NO FANBOY WARS, JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
Thank you
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i have an AMD phenom II x4 955 @ 3.8ghz and an intel 2500k
you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two CPUs without synthetic benchmarks. In games they give similar real world performance, the 2500k may give me steadier FPS (games stay mostly at 60FPS) while the phenom II x4 may dip down to 50FPS every now and then in a the same game. None the less the phenom II x4 runs games just fine and most games depend on video card power rather then a high performance CPU.
you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two CPUs without synthetic benchmarks. In games they give similar real world performance, the 2500k may give me steadier FPS (games stay mostly at 60FPS) while the phenom II x4 may dip down to 50FPS every now and then in a the same game. None the less the phenom II x4 runs games just fine and most games depend on video card power rather then a high performance CPU.
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chellebubblz
February 16, 2013 1:46:10 AM
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With my Phenom II 965 @ 3.8 GHz I was getting pretty bad bottlenecks once I got my GTX 670 in games like Skyrim, BF3, even a little in Diablo. I wouldn't say you need to upgrade any time soon but I'd recommend looking into it. I saw a nearly 20 FPS difference on ultra when I switched to Ivybridge in BF3, and closer to 25-30 in Skyrim. It's not that it's a bad CPU, it's just an architecture that's beginning to show its age in more modern games, I mean, it's a four year old processor. Not a fanboy, just recognizing that switching to Intel really benefited me
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timil
February 18, 2013 8:59:05 AM
Ya the 965 used to be the pinnacle of PRICE/PERFORMANCE. I was so pleased with that CPU when I got it. But fact is it's getting old. Don't get me wrong it's still a powerful Quad no doubt about it and you can rest assured with a 965 you still have a way more powerful CPU than come in most of todays OEM boxes.
But when it xomes to the gaming and performance world I noticed my Phenom starting to slip alot. It never did very well in Skyrim even at 4ghz. I was literally blown away after installing my 2600k. Everything was just so much more snappy within the UI itself and I noticed a huge spike in minimum frame rates of most games I play.
But when it xomes to the gaming and performance world I noticed my Phenom starting to slip alot. It never did very well in Skyrim even at 4ghz. I was literally blown away after installing my 2600k. Everything was just so much more snappy within the UI itself and I noticed a huge spike in minimum frame rates of most games I play.
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DCT1138
April 7, 2014 4:59:59 PM
Hello! ^_^ Over a year has gone by since this post has opened, (sorry to open old threads :3) yet no one has motioned anything about One other contributing factor... the motherboard.. is it AM2+,AM3 or AM3+, (all will run the Phenom II X4's but the AM3+ has a different Chipset,some board have separated power planes to your CPU allowing for better 'Graphics', giving better load balance between your cpu & gpu (Working some what, like the newer APUs)... that would be just ONE factor... another is, what is the Northbridge on your motherboard???... I would be very, VERY interested as to what motherboard people are running whom say it Wont work ^_^ (you totally CAN put a High-pro, fully Turbo injected boxer four engine, into a 1970's VW bug ^_^, BUT!!!, you'll Never get the full output of the motor to the ground/asphalt because it "Bottlenecks" with the max performance of the ("stock")Transmission, axels, wheel bearings, tires, suspension, as well as other parts that would effect the FULL potential power the motor has to give. with this said, I built my machine when the Phenom II was so new, I still LAUGH/Cry at the price I paid for it... I have NEVER had a problem Running ANY modern games on them at all (Had to update my mother board from a slooooow 790N.B. & Updated my Graphics cards twice since 2009, I run my Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition with a single 4g Radeon card, and have run COD Ghosts, Thief, Bio shock Inf., BattleField 4.... so on & so forth ^_^... Granted, there ARE indeed MUCH better prossesors out there beside the AMD Phenom II X4, but as far as Modern Gaming goes, in short.. your fine.... (the XBone & PS4 both run on 2 "Jaguar" MOBILE-CPUs from AMD (IMHO nothing more than Glorified Mobile APU's ^_^, then SURE as SHOOTIN' your rig is fine for sometime to come. even some duo-core systems will STILL work Superb for gaming rigs, given the components play well together ^_~ (most likely too late by now ^_^ but ,Please, if anyone has some benchmarks proving the Phenom II x4 9xx is an obsolete processor for Gaming rigs, I would Sure love to see them numbers! ^_^)
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brokenbc
May 11, 2014 10:30:53 AM
Old thread is old.However I have an old Phenom II B50 X4 @ 3700. It still dose quite well in almost ALL the games I play. planetside2 and battlefield4 were the only two games in a while to give my poor old girl any trouble. However both games have released performance patch's that fixed the problem for Me. So all is well again. No to be perfectly honest it is only in benchmarks that i can clearly see my CPU bottle necking. http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2119779. In real life she is still kicking it nicely.
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DCT1138 said:
Hello! ^_^ Over a year has gone by since this post has opened, (sorry to open old threads :3) yet no one has motioned anything about One other contributing factor... the motherboard.. is it AM2+,AM3 or AM3+, (all will run the Phenom II X4's but the AM3+ has a different Chipset,some board have separated power planes to your CPU allowing for better 'Graphics', giving better load balance between your cpu & gpu (Working some what, like the newer APUs)... that would be just ONE factor... another is, what is the Northbridge on your motherboard???... I would be very, VERY interested as to what motherboard people are running whom say it Wont work ^_^ (you totally CAN put a High-pro, fully Turbo injected boxer four engine, into a 1970's VW bug ^_^, BUT!!!, you'll Never get the full output of the motor to the ground/asphalt because it "Bottlenecks" with the max performance of the ("stock")Transmission, axels, wheel bearings, tires, suspension, as well as other parts that would effect the FULL potential power the motor has to give. with this said, I built my machine when the Phenom II was so new, I still LAUGH/Cry at the price I paid for it... I have NEVER had a problem Running ANY modern games on them at all (Had to update my mother board from a slooooow 790N.B. & Updated my Graphics cards twice since 2009, I run my Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition with a single 4g Radeon card, and have run COD Ghosts, Thief, Bio shock Inf., BattleField 4.... so on & so forth ^_^... Granted, there ARE indeed MUCH better prossesors out there beside the AMD Phenom II X4, but as far as Modern Gaming goes, in short.. your fine.... (the XBone & PS4 both run on 2 "Jaguar" MOBILE-CPUs from AMD (IMHO nothing more than Glorified Mobile APU's ^_^, then SURE as SHOOTIN' your rig is fine for sometime to come. even some duo-core systems will STILL work Superb for gaming rigs, given the components play well together ^_~ (most likely too late by now ^_^ but ,Please, if anyone has some benchmarks proving the Phenom II x4 9xx is an obsolete processor for Gaming rigs, I would Sure love to see them numbers! ^_^)If you want somebody to read a post like this you should really break it up into paragraphs. I had to quit about a quarter of the way through it.
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I still have my P2 964 @4.2 ghz and those sying they can't tell the difference from it and something like a 2500k well;I would have to question their perception Lol.
As much as I love my 965 it is way outdated by now. It will struggle running most newer titles that are CPU bound even in the slightest. Heck even with a heavy OC my 965 can't maintain 60 fps. I'm talking even with an OC here.
Is the 965 still a descent gaming CPU? If you're running a GTX 760 or lower and playing games not CPU bound then yes. If you're wnating to drive a more powerful GFX card or expect a smooth experience in CPU bound games then no.
As much as I love my 965 it is way outdated by now. It will struggle running most newer titles that are CPU bound even in the slightest. Heck even with a heavy OC my 965 can't maintain 60 fps. I'm talking even with an OC here.
Is the 965 still a descent gaming CPU? If you're running a GTX 760 or lower and playing games not CPU bound then yes. If you're wnating to drive a more powerful GFX card or expect a smooth experience in CPU bound games then no.
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rehkhan97
September 6, 2014 10:36:51 AM
bigj1985 said:
I still have my P2 964 @4.2 ghz and those sying they can't tell the difference from it and something like a 2500k well;I would have to question their perception Lol.As much as I love my 965 it is way outdated by now. It will struggle running most newer titles that are CPU bound even in the slightest. Heck even with a heavy OC my 965 can't maintain 60 fps. I'm talking even with an OC here.
Is the 965 still a descent gaming CPU? If you're running a GTX 760 or lower and playing games not CPU bound then yes. If you're wnating to drive a more powerful GFX card or expect a smooth experience in CPU bound games then no.
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Superkoopatrooper
September 6, 2014 12:43:00 PM
huanwu26 said:
Hi I have an amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition and I was wondering can this cpu take the load of running cpu heavy games at high setting while maintaining high fps (anywhere above 35 fps). While I'm on the subject of running games, I am starting to hear from people (don't know if they are intel fanboys or not) that the amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition is starting to become outdated and obsolete at running newer games that depend a good amount of power from the cpu.
WARNING: NO FANBOY WARS, JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
Thank you
Honestly, if all you need is to play games around 30fps then you will be fine for years with that cpu. Also, dont ever get used to 60 fps or above because it becomes a lot more expensive. I cant stand anything below 75hz now and If my game drops to 59.99999 fps even a few times I start getting bit by the upgrade bug. Use a program like radeonpro to limit the framerate of your games to a consistent flat 30 fps and that should make it look a lot better then the game jumping from 50 to 30 to 45 to 60 to 30. just lock it at 30. I dont recommend using vsync as it causes additional input lag and it wont help you trying to game at 30fps.
Think of it this way. Every intel core is worth 2 AMD cores. AMD doesn't manufacture the chips they design so they cant really compete as much as they used to. Yes, intel chips are really really as good as everyone says it is. Even the i3, people tend to forget it has 4 threads and it tends to be more then capable in almost every/ all games. If you ever do consider upgrading, you should take a look at the i3s. That way, if a good price on a great cpu comes along, you have a really nice upgrade path in the future. drop an i7 in there years from now and you would be a happy camper. Even better are those anniversary Pentiums that only cost double digits. I hate to say it but that 2 core, 2 thread would be an upgrade from the phenom. Just something to consider.
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