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PC Buyers Guide Winter 2014
Posted by: on: 12/11/2014 10:54 AM [
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We are pleased to state that Guru3D now offers you our quarterly PC Buyers Guide! This is the 2014 Winter Edition and it outlines a set of recommendations of products we feel are great components to build yourself a nice gaming rig. We have three different system recommendations and something special to choose from so read all out it after the break...
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schmidtbag
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Posted on: 12/11/2014 04:40 PM
Considering this is focused on gaming, an intel CPU better than an i5 (or maybe one of the "cheaper" i7's) is really kind of pointless, especially if you intend to overclock. I have yet to encounter a game where my CPU is a bottleneck, and my CPU is (relatively speaking) a piece of junk. I will have to say though - if you have a 120Hz+ monitor, getting every little bit of performance you can find is necessary. But if you're content with games at 60FPS, then go for a "slower" CPU and use that money toward a better GPU.
Considering this is focused on gaming, an intel CPU better than an i5 (or maybe one of the "cheaper" i7's) is really kind of pointless, especially if you intend to overclock. I have yet to encounter a game where my CPU is a bottleneck, and my CPU is (relatively speaking) a piece of junk. I will have to say though - if you have a 120Hz+ monitor, getting every little bit of performance you can find is necessary. But if you're content with games at 60FPS, then go for a "slower" CPU and use that money toward a better GPU.
vbetts
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Posted on: 12/12/2014 05:28 PM
I wish I could OC my Xeons...=\ But they've taken everything I've thrown at them. Hell, I usually only use 1 of them and even then my usage never goes above 4 threads really!
I wish I could OC my Xeons...=\ But they've taken everything I've thrown at them. Hell, I usually only use 1 of them and even then my usage never goes above 4 threads really!
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