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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-28T15:21:01+02:00

The best CPU for Supcom is the i3-7350K (don't now if there is an equivalent in 8xxx series).

It's a dual core that is supposed to be overclocked to like 5 GHz (which is possible with this CPU, no water cooling needed). It's utterly rediculous in anything single-threaded. But of course it sucks in anything not single-threaded. So yeah.

Look at the real world speed graph: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/In ... 3937vs3889

You can see the people who overclock it and the people who don't. The difference is massive. You can also see, that the average user gets 8% less single-threaded performance than the average 8700k user. This means, if you overclock it (which should be much easier than for 8700k, becasue it has only 2 core, not 6), it will be faster than a 8700k (single-threaded).

Of course, you should not buy it unless you plan to use your PC ONLY for Supcom. With only i mean ONLY, NOTHING ELSE, not internet, no work, just SupCom.

Edit: i3-7350K OCed ST is still better than i3-8350K, because 8350K has 4 cores... so yeah, there is no equivalent in the 8xxx series. But of course, the 8350K would be overall much better (MT).

Statistics: Posted by Katharsas — 28 Jan 2018, 15:21

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-19T17:13:00+02:00

Thanks for the tip!

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 19 Jan 2018, 17:13

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-19T17:39:07+02:00

Nice price for an i7-8700 CPU. Personally I would wait for Skylake as it will feature a single core boost up to 4.9ghz or something absurd, but this is still nice.

Confirmed it can be shipped through eBay international, too:

$330 instead of $400:

https://slickdeals.net/f/11175331-intel ... 0-free-s-h

EDIT: it's Canon lake in 2018 Skylake is old one

Statistics: Posted by Morax — 19 Jan 2018, 16:36

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T17:06:03+02:00

Lionhardt wrote:
Dude, if only... More like alles uber deutschland atm

It's rather orcane uber deutschland atm

Statistics: Posted by PsychoBoB — 18 Jan 2018, 17:06

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T15:06:03+02:00

Dude, if only... More like alles uber deutschland atm

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 18 Jan 2018, 15:06

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T14:57:20+02:00

DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES

Statistics: Posted by TheKoopa — 18 Jan 2018, 14:57

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T13:09:13+02:00

I am from the land of the mentally captive and the home of the cucks. The one that is not Sweden.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 18 Jan 2018, 13:09

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T07:11:07+02:00

Probably also worth asking where you're from as that can affect your choice.

Don't know about other places outside the US but down in Mordor AMD/ATI is almost non-existent.

Statistics: Posted by moonbearonmeth — 18 Jan 2018, 07:11

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T06:41:00+02:00

NEW MAPS!!!! woo come back

Statistics: Posted by nine2 — 18 Jan 2018, 06:41

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T04:48:27+02:00

You can get very cheap I7's on ebay ! Would be my choice in your case. I got a complete rig there just without gfx card for 400 Bucks 4930k included + 32 GB ram! I had a hug step up when i got the old 4930k 6 Core and u can Oc it if u want to..but im super happy with it ! Even in super long games on Setons etc. im running at +1

Also it depends what mobo u got already to put an I7 on it. If u have to buy everything new, then a Ryzen might be good too i dunno or an I5 as the other suggests.

best regards
Freshboi

Statistics: Posted by Freshy_ — 18 Jan 2018, 04:48

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-18T04:46:18+02:00

For reference, I went from an i5-4670k to an i7-4790k (found one on eBay refurbed for $200) and the improvement in using OBS for streams while playing supp comm, having photoshop open, like 20+ chrome tabs, some music, etc etc was amazing.

Battlefield 1, I was seeing frames drop to 20-30 during large explosions and with the i7 it stayed above 60 at all times; that is what I mean by frame stability, Koppa. It's quite worthwhile if you have hardware like I do where a GTX1080 needs to feed a g-sync monitor to keep 60+ fps.

Well, Lionhardt, I wish you the best of luck. Your money in the end and this is just my 2 cents.

Edit: also I play at 2k resolution. i

Statistics: Posted by Morax — 18 Jan 2018, 04:46

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-17T20:04:04+02:00

I wouldn't mind the i7's additional speed for cutting down on compilation times. Also I am an avid multi tasker, with several virtual desktops at all times ( at least on Linux), so... I guess the i7 would come in handy there. Not sure about how much better it is at these things than an i5 though. But rendering it is about 2 times as fast. No idea if rendering is comparable with multi tasking and compilation though. Probably not with the latter.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 17 Jan 2018, 20:04

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-17T20:01:45+02:00

Morax wrote:
At this point if you see building a new PC, even if it's mainly for Forged Alliance, you would be wasting money to get anything less than an i7.

You are absolutely wasting your money if you are getting a godamn overpriced i7 for GAMING

Unless you do video editing or rendering, an i5 is always the better alternative

Statistics: Posted by TheKoopa — 17 Jan 2018, 20:01

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-17T20:01:52+02:00

Yea, I intend do use the GPU from my old rig until prices drop again. Can't reuse the old ram though, as that is partially toast and also... old and incompatible anyway. I dunno how much I want to spend. As much as I have to for something decent... I can also reuse my old power supply and of course the hard drives. I intend to buy a better case though. One that has decent dust filters. My old one does not have any. So far my favorite seems to be the Be Quiet be quiet dark base pro 900. That's around 200 depending on the variant. A decent Mobo... so far I have in mind the ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-E (220 Euro) and well, the best ram I found was G.Skill DIMM 16 GB DDR4-3200 with 3200 Mhz and CAS 14 for 230 Euro. Well yea and a processor that is future proof plus a Noctua DH-15 (80 euro) probably. So that's around 1100 for those parts. I think < 20% more if necessary is reasonable margin. GPU will be updated at a better point in time.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 17 Jan 2018, 19:59

Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

2018-01-17T17:20:14+02:00

At this point if you see building a new PC, even if it's mainly for Forged Alliance, you would be wasting money to get anything less than an i7.

Hyper threading not only helps a ton in FaF but it will allow you keep stability in frame rates. Current and future games make a huge use of that feature over # cores.

What's your budget?

Right now it really really sucks to build a PC due to ddr4 memory price spike coupled with the retarded digital currency craze driving video card prices out of control...

Fucking $900 for a GTX 1079 right now...

Statistics: Posted by Morax — 17 Jan 2018, 17:20