a gt240 is the main limitation as its pathetic for modern gaming especially at 1680x1050. the g530 is not doing you any favors either though and would hold back any decent card in a game like BF 3. upgrade the gpu but just dont expect to always have the fps where you want them in multiplayer.Not 100% sure if I'm CPU or GPU limited, but my multiplayer BF3 results are pretty much on the unplayable side: (1680x1050 with GT240 and G530)
Min: 17
Max: 31
Avg: 23.517
the g530 and Phenom X4 830 should be very close. of course the Phenom will use way more power though.How does this chip stack up against a phenom II X4 830? I just picked up an oem for $49.99 and paired it with a $50.00 board. Everyone has a spare heatsink/fan lying aroudn (or 10), so oem isn't an issue for me.
the g530 and Phenom X4 830 should be very close. of course the Phenom will use way more power though.
Thankyou greedy gut Intel for killing at least base clock ocing. Yes, I think at least base clock ocing should be outright possible. You have to buy expensive K chips to do any real ocing.
Not 100% sure if I'm CPU or GPU limited, but my multiplayer BF3 results are pretty much on the unplayable side: (1680x1050 with GT240 and G530)
Min: 17
Max: 31
Avg: 23.517
I've built a G540 box w/ GTS 450 onboard. And, @ 1366x768x32 on High, it was quite playable. Framerate averaged around 36 FPS.I take back what I said earlier, a G530 Celeron cannot play BF3.
Framerates:
Min: 17
Max: 31
Avg: 23.517
The CPU is the bottleneck even with a GT240 video card...
I dunno, I'd still sell that E8200 on ebay or something for around $60 and get the G530.
a gt240 is the main limitation as its pathetic for modern gaming especially at 1680x1050. the g530 is not doing you any favors either though and would hold back any decent card in a game like BF 3. upgrade the gpu but just dont expect to always have the fps where you want them in multiplayer.
what? did you have trouble comprehending what I actually said? all I said about the G530 there was that it would hold back a decent card and that is most certainly true. I don't care if the g530 costs 50 cents because that has nothing to do with the fact that it would limit a higher end card just like I said. and that is especially true for BF 3 multi player. just because "It would easily play 8/10 modern games at High Settings or greater @ 1080p" does not change anything I said either.I just got done parting out a G530 + 5870 Rig.
It would easily play 8/10 modern games at High Settings or greater @ 1080p. I was very impressed with the system. It felt just as snappy as my 2500k system for everyday use too.
I paid $90 for the chip and board, and $117 for the 5870.
I think thats impressive.
Your logic of thinking isn't correct. A G530 is an amazing value, and is powerful enough for 90% of the Consumer market today. It offers performance never seen from a $50 chip before. Comparing to high end chips 4 years ago is irrelevant.
what? did you have trouble comprehending what I actually said? all I said about the G530 there was that it would hold back a decent card and that is most certainly true. I don't care if the g530 costs 50 cents because that has nothing to do with the fact that it would limit a higher end card just like I said. and that is especially true for BF 3 multi player. just because "It would easily play 8/10 modern games at High Settings or greater @ 1080p" does not change anything I said either.
I know but it's an old platform, old mobo and DDR2. And if he wants to upgrade to a better processor later on,1155 is better.
For emailing,youtubing,general usage i am sure the e8200 is gonna be more then enough for my friend,even the pentium d 820 with its 1gb of ram doesn't bother him much but when i work on it,its just a dog begging to be put down.
I know if i quit pc gaming tomorrow by chance,the e8200 would be more then plenty of cpu even for me,as pc gaming is prob the most demanding thing i put my pc through...
Not to derail the thread but which gpu should i use,the x4500 on the choice of motherboard or the 6200 le?