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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby Morax » 18 Jan 2018, 04:46

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
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby Freshy_ » 18 Jan 2018, 04:48

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.

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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby nine2 » 18 Jan 2018, 06:41

NEW MAPS!!!! woo come back
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby moonbearonmeth » 18 Jan 2018, 07:11

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.
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby Lionhardt » 18 Jan 2018, 13:09

I am from the land of the mentally captive and the home of the cucks. The one that is not Sweden.
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby TheKoopa » 18 Jan 2018, 14:57

DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby Lionhardt » 18 Jan 2018, 15:06

Dude, if only... More like alles uber deutschland atm :D
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby PsychoBoB » 18 Jan 2018, 17:06

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

It's rather orcane uber deutschland atm :D
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby Morax » 19 Jan 2018, 16:36

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
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Re: What CPU would you pick for FA?

Postby Lionhardt » 19 Jan 2018, 17:13

Thanks for the tip!
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