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Fantaz wrote: Good deal for someone doing a new build! If you're on sandy or ivy, definitely don't bother.. but if you're on Core 2 Duo or old AMD then it's time to upgrade to this.
What about ppl running first gen core i's? :(
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noobslife wrote: not 100% true
Yes but that was the only game out of the games they used that showed any difference whatsoever.

Mostly because Civ 5 is really CPU-intensive and is one of the few exceptions.


From the same article:

"In three of our games, having a single GPU make almost no difference to what CPU performs the best. Civilization V was the sole exception, which also has issues scaling when you add more GPUs if you do not have the most expensive CPUs on the market. For Civilization V, I would suggest having only a single GPU and trying to get the best out of it.

In Dirt3, Sleeping Dogs and Metro2033, almost every CPU performed the same in a single GPU setup. Moving up the GPUs and Dirt 3 leaned towards PCIe 3.0 above two GPUs, Metro 2033 started to lean towards AMD GPUs and Sleeping Dogs was agnostic.

Above three GPUs, the extra horsepower from the single thread performance of an Intel CPU was starting to make sense, with as much as 70 FPS difference in Dirt 3. Sleeping Dogs was also starting to become sensitive to CPU choice.


A CPU for Single GPU Gaming: A8-5600K + Core Parking updates

If I were gaming today on a single GPU, the A8-5600K (or non-K equivalent) would strike me as a price competitive choice for frame rates, as long as you are not a big Civilization V player and do not mind the single threaded performance. The A8-5600K scores within a percentage point or two across the board in single GPU frame rates with both a HD7970 and a GTX580, as well as feel the same in the OS as an equivalent Intel CPU. The A8-5600K will also overclock a little, giving a boost, and comes in at a stout $110, meaning that some of those $$$ can go towards a beefier GPU or an SSD. The only downside is if you are planning some heavy OS work – if the software is Piledriver-aware, all is well, although most processing is not, and perhaps an i3-3225 or FX-8350 might be worth a look.

It is possible to consider the non-IGP versions of the A8-5600K, such as the FX-4xxx variant or the Athlon X4 750K BE. But as we have not had these chips in to test, it would be unethical to suggest them without having data to back them up. Watch this space, we have processors in the list to test."
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No need to replace my OC'ed 2500k in the foreseeable future for gaming, maybe when DDR4 comes out in 2015, but even then, I will wait for industry to rip off the earlier adopters first before jumping in myself.

The SB i5 is one of my best hardware investment yet, if I don't count the money made from my hackintosh rendering rig.
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Matrixvibe wrote: What about ppl running first gen core i's? :(
Is your system too slow to do the things that you want/need to do?
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MikeMC12 wrote: No need to replace my OC'ed 2500k in the foreseeable future for gaming, maybe when DDR4 comes out in 2015, but even then, I will wait for industry to rip off the earlier adopters first before jumping in myself.

The SB i5 is one of my best hardware investment yet, if I don't count the money made from my hackintosh rendering rig.
At first I thought you were talking about an old OC'd 2500+. I thought "Man, that guy is hardcore!"
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Russell wrote: Is your system too slow to do the things that you want/need to do?
nope not at all. lol I won't be changing platforms anytime soon.
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snoosebum wrote: Why? There is no Mail in Rebate.
Looks like just another example of someone wanting to jump on the OP to criticize without even doing the research first.
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Matrixvibe wrote: What about ppl running first gen core i's? :(
My i7 920 @ 3.6GHz is serving me very well, I don't see a need to upgrade as it currently run everything very well. I can run at 4.0Ghz but it would sometimes crash (mostly BF3) and didn't really offer a worthwhile increase.
That's 30 minutes away, I'll be there in 10.
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I like how the bundled version of the mobo + cpu is $400 but if you buy them separately then it is $370.

They should package them together for $350.
Why do MIR still exist in the 21st century?
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Specifying "Intel Core i5-4670K" might be better for people who aren't into computers and don't know what this means.
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just a heads up, 4th gen processors are only supported by mobo 1150 which also supports 1155 but not vice versa
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Using Q6600 2.4Ghz oc to 3.5 Ghz right now, was gonna buy this but it is an i5. I was thinking it is I7. Almost pull trigger lol. Thx anyway for posting.
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badsha wrote: just a heads up, 4th gen processors are only supported by mobo 1150 which also supports 1155 but not vice versa
No. LGA 1150 mobos can't support LGA 1155 CPUs. They're completely different platforms and are not compatible with each other in any way.
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HKPolice wrote: No. LGA 1150 mobos can't support LGA 1155 CPUs. They're completely different platforms and are not compatible with each other in any way.
Based on the supposed leak of an Intel document, cooling systems for LGA 1155 and LGA 1156 sockets are compatible with LGA 1150, due to them having the same distance of 75 mm between each screw hole, however Intel has not confirmed this.
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I am hoping TD will have this on sale for $149.99 coming BF & BD like they did with the 3570k last year. Until then, I will stick with my 3570k @ 4.3Ghz & Q9650 @ 3.4Ghz.
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virtuman1980 wrote: I am hoping TD will have this on sale for $149.99 coming BF & BD like they did with the 3570k last year. Until then, I will stick with my 3570k @ 4.3Ghz & Q9650 @ 3.4Ghz.
You should stick with the 3570K anyway. What are you trying to gain? At a minimum you will need a new MB to run the Haswell on top of buying the chip.

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