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#5540966 Posted on: 04/26/2018 12:57 AM
in my opinion any "true gamer" with a gtx 1080 and 1440p monitor thinks less of processor performance. Fast GPU is all you need.
That sentiment "you can't game with a 1600" is bizarre, especially when I consider I had no trouble gaming on my FX-8320e, either. *Who* is going to spend ~$700 on a nVidia GPU, for instance, and then game @ 1080P...? What a waste... 
in my opinion any "true gamer" with a gtx 1080 and 1440p monitor thinks less of processor performance. Fast GPU is all you need.
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#5541059 Posted on: 04/26/2018 10:37 AM
@Aura89 - Yes a little bit of sarcasm there
@airbud7 - Yep 1440p is much more about the GPU
@waltc3 - Go for the 2600X minimum (2700X ideally) forget about the tdp. Your 1600s tdp will be over 65W because you're overclocking it, so I wouldn't worry at all
@Aura89 - Yes a little bit of sarcasm there
@airbud7 - Yep 1440p is much more about the GPU
@waltc3 - Go for the 2600X minimum (2700X ideally) forget about the tdp. Your 1600s tdp will be over 65W because you're overclocking it, so I wouldn't worry at all
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#5541062 Posted on: 04/26/2018 10:42 AM
Yes yes, this all looks very interesting for my next build, maybe Zen2. Playing at 1440p I don't see a reason not to buy a RyzenCPU, since it matches Intel's performance on that resolution "already" (beyond 1080p is what I'm talking about, not time wise).
Yes yes, this all looks very interesting for my next build, maybe Zen2. Playing at 1440p I don't see a reason not to buy a RyzenCPU, since it matches Intel's performance on that resolution "already" (beyond 1080p is what I'm talking about, not time wise).
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#5541066 Posted on: 04/26/2018 10:52 AM
^ Plus the AM4 platform currently makes more sense than Intels. You can go from an A6 9500 dual core 28nm to a 2700X 8c/16t 12nm on the same board! Well done AMD
^ Plus the AM4 platform currently makes more sense than Intels. You can go from an A6 9500 dual core 28nm to a 2700X 8c/16t 12nm on the same board! Well done AMD
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I think he's saying that the 1600x is the CPU he has and he's gaming just fine, basically what pretty much any Ryzen user has said in regards to the nonsense that other people continue to try and push about "ryzens not being gaming CPUs"