Amd x6 1055t to a i5 3750k?

[armyworm]

Hey guys I'm currently running and AMD x6 1055t at 2.8 ghz with an Sapphire Radeon 6950 2GB.


I feel as if my CPU is heavily bottlenecking my GPU, I would like to play the new ArmA 3 without any problems. Would it be a good idea to upgrade to an i5 3750k?

I'm also looking into editing.

 

[ASHISH65]

Not a worthwile upgrade i think so.best is get aftermarket cooler and overclock the cpu to get optimum performance or if you need upgrade then wait till june and get intel 4th gen cpu

 

[mjmacka]

Run some benchmark tests and look at comparable components.

Also scan you PC for spyware/viruses, update drivers and check the BIOS version you have.

What makes you think it's CPU v.s. something else?

Also, you'll have to swap the MOBO too if you get an Intel proc.

 

[dudewitbow]

getting a good HSF and overclocking is a better alternative in my opinion. cheaper and can get the job done. Also can make computer more quiet depending on which HSF or fans you use.

 

[cuecuemore]

Hahahahahahahaha, this thread is hilarious! The 3570k is a MASSIVE upgrade from a 1055t, at least as far as gaming goes. The difference it would make depends on what games you play.

 

[lazyboy947]

whats holding u back is the 2.8ghz clock speed, have the same cpu and at 2.8 lagged bf3 on ultra with a 5850, and when overclocked to 3.2 a simple oc change to smooth gameplay on ultra, got mine to 3.7ghz with auto oc on motherboard so if i wanted to some tweaking could get 4ghz

The i5 is a good upgrade as the phenom x6s lost to the sandy bridge 2500k by alot, but there still good cpus. If anything dont spend money for a new board and i5, either get a good am3+ board for overclocking if u dont alrdy have a decent board and upgrade steamroller, or upgrade intel with hasewell over IB

 

[dudewitbow]

Hahahahahahahaha, this thread is hilarious! The 3570k is a MASSIVE upgrade from a 1055t, at least as far as gaming goes. The difference it would make depends on what games you play.

of course the i5-3570k is "better" but another question has to be brought up, and thats cost.

OP would have to pay for a new cpu, a new motherboard, and a HSF just to switch and have access to overclock. If someone wanted to push the FPS to its limits, I would think even buying a good HSF and using the money that would have went into the CPU+Mobo to buy a better gpu would severely outperform a i5-3570k + his 6950.

its not a matter of performance me and the person and above are debating, its its ratio in respect to cost.

 

[lazyboy947]

I would agree $230 for i5, and cheapest board to oc would prob be the asrock extreme 4 z77 around $140, and a decent cooler 212 evo about $30, total of $400 for whats going to soon be a generation old.

A good cooler for overclocking if his motherboard is decent for overclocking would be the best solution as the x6 is still a good cpu for games and games where all six cores are not used the faster single core performance is needed thats where the oc six core comes into place.

So if ur motherboard is not the best for oc gigabyte 970a-ud3 $100, and a decent cooler cm 212 evo or dark knight II $30-50, about $250 less than intel lol Of course the overclocked x6 still wont touch the single core performance of the i5 but i call saving $250 a win

 

[mjmacka]

of course the i5-3570k is "better" but another question has to be brought up, and thats cost.

OP would have to pay for a new cpu, a new motherboard, and a HSF just to switch and have access to overclock. If someone wanted to push the FPS to its limits, I would think even buying a good HSF and using the money that would have went into the CPU+Mobo to buy a better gpu would severely outperform a i5-3570k + his 6950.

its not a matter of performance me and the person and above are debating, its its ratio in respect to cost.

I completely agree with dudewitbow.

Is it worth your $350ish bucks to get a CPU and board?

ArmA 3's requirements are below:

OS – Windows 7 / Vista
CPU – Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster
GPU – Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770, shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM, or faster
RAM – 2 GB
HDD – 15 GB free space
DVD – Dual Layer compatible
DirectX® – 10

Both builds are fine... but it will be noticeably better to overclock your AMC proc.

 

[rmpumper]

Not worth it. I have 1055t at 3.5GHz and don't any issues with decently optimized games. If you want to upgrade, better OC now and wait for Haswell instead of doing a minor upgrade to i5 with a dead 1055 socket.

 

[fudoka711]

Yea, I'm in agreement that the OP should just try to get a good HSF and then attempt to overclock. The 2.8ghz speed is really what's limiting the cpu's speed. Of course other things could be a factor as well.

Also, 6 cores is generally preferred over 4 cores for editing purposes.

 

[chub]

I would definitely recommend upgrading from the 1055t, especially where gaming is involved. I recently swapped my 1055t @ 3.8GHz for a 3930K, and I must say it makes a massive difference in gaming. Considering I was using a GTX 670 before and after the upgrade I can clearly see a massive increase in FPS. For example World of Tanks used to get about 20-30 fps with the 1055t, partly due to the single core optimisation of the game, but now I get a steady 60fps with v-sync enabled.

Granted the 3930K is a pretty big upgrade from the basic six core phenom model, however I think you would see the same performance in gaming with a 3570K. I also didn't point out that my 3930K is clocked @ 4.6GHz, which probably has quite a big bearing on single threaded performance.

At the end of the day if you current motherboard can support the Piledrivers, it may be worth looking into the 8350 as it is supposed to be on par with the i5 in terms of many applications, especially with a large overclock.

 

[armyworm]

I have an ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3.0 board, would it be fine board to OC my 1055t?

 

[Kamen_BG]

chub.
World of Tanks isn't what i would call a well optimised game, but ARMA 3 is probably going to use up all of the resources his CPU has to offer.
With that said, an overclocked 1055T should deliver performance comparable to the Core i5, or maybe even beat it.

An overclocked 1055T, or for that matter a stock 1100T will deliver pretty much the same experiance.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-processor-frame-rate-performance,review-32628-5.html

 

[Wisecracker]

I have an ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3.0 board, would it be fine board to OC my 1055t?

What is the speed of your RAMs?

 

[armyworm]

What is the speed of your RAMs?

This is what I got from CPUZ

 

[Wisecracker]

That would be DDR3 1333MHz.

The sweet spot is a system clock at 250MHz (from stock 200MHz). You simply drop the memory divider from 6.67 to 5.33

5.33 x 250MHz brings your RAMs back to spec speed, likely will put you in the 3.5GHz-range at 14x250MHz -- with decent air.