Hello,
There was an article in Popular Science years ago (too lazy to link) that stated it was better to go with a more powerful GPU in the situation of buying a CPU over a GPU. However, with the advent of Ivy-Bridge K-versions, is this still a valid claim? Especially when considering hardware-hogs like Crysis 3?
Ultimately, the reason I'm asking is that I'm considering splurging on a Gigabyte GTX-670 while retaining a crap Celeron Dual-Core. And I'm trying to figure out if it's even feasible to use the GPU with the Celeron. Or to go with budget gpu/cpu, or at least mid-range, like AMD FX-8320 and HD 7870, or even 7850. Bearing in mind that getting a new cpu will add up in the form of new motherboard and cpu cooler, not to mention the cpu itself.
Fairly broad questions, but looking for opinions/advice.
Thanks!
There was an article in Popular Science years ago (too lazy to link) that stated it was better to go with a more powerful GPU in the situation of buying a CPU over a GPU. However, with the advent of Ivy-Bridge K-versions, is this still a valid claim? Especially when considering hardware-hogs like Crysis 3?
Ultimately, the reason I'm asking is that I'm considering splurging on a Gigabyte GTX-670 while retaining a crap Celeron Dual-Core. And I'm trying to figure out if it's even feasible to use the GPU with the Celeron. Or to go with budget gpu/cpu, or at least mid-range, like AMD FX-8320 and HD 7870, or even 7850. Bearing in mind that getting a new cpu will add up in the form of new motherboard and cpu cooler, not to mention the cpu itself.
Fairly broad questions, but looking for opinions/advice.
Thanks!