re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

You won't without another mobo to test with.

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How big of a difference is 2-3 fps truly?

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It's not

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That's interesting that at the same settings, one game performs better for one card and another game performs better for the other.

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You will find this to be very common. There are a lot of reasons for it. One thing common now is games are developed with companies so for example Hitman absolution was made with help from AMD. They use all their special technologies and what not and the end result is that the game favors AMD cards a little more. they both do it.

The one I made is going to be the best bang for your buck. It has all you wanted and a better video card than the two you're looking at and it's under $800.

I may actually still go in the $150 range on the video card if that AMD is pretty decent and use the rest of the budget towards something else

Cool thanks.

OK so I actually have a question about my father in law's computer now that I gathered up the courage to ask the Master Race.

Their computer was running fine and one day basically the operating system and content on the hard drive was corrupt. Couldn't boot into Windows.

Got it to my place, reformatted, let it sit on for about a week or two, nothing wrong with it. Give it back to the in laws...a week or so later same problem. Rinse and repeat. I reformatted/reinstalled windows maybe 5-6 times stupidly thinking it may just fix itself, but never has.


And actually re-installing Windows sometimes is a hassle because the computer might freeze mid installation. I eventually get it working again and reformatted.

Any ideas on what is corrupting the HDD? It has been a while since I messed with the thing, but I believe I have tried a different HDD and same results.

The 8320 and 8350 are superior for the price, but single core performance is all intel

for gaming i say 8350 if they saved money goes into a better gpu

I won't be streaming. I'm just looking for the best I can get with the $. More for business, gaming will be secondary. I think I'm going with an 8320 or 8350. I'd rather put the $ in to cpu and memory and stick with the $150ish video card

Yep, 8320 + decent 990FX board is a value that's hard to beat.