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Want to see what DirectX 11 has to offer? You might need an upgrade if Codemasters' recommendation is anything to go by.
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Want to see what DirectX 11 has to offer? You might need an upgrade if Codemasters' recommendation is anything to go by.
Is it finally starting to be worth having multi-core PCs for gaming, with DX11? Is this something that benchmarks will address?
The "Enhanced for DirectX 11" specs are slightly misleading since DirectX 11 is only functionally on Windows 7 and Vista (not XP as indicated).
I like how recommended spec is a Core i7 or a Phenom II. So in other words, Phenom II X2 545 > QX9770.
They really need to get their act together with PC Specs, it's bee a complete joke for far too long now.
It's been worth having multi-core CPUs for the past year at least. Pretty much every major game that is released now is multi-threaded. Tom's Hardware did a good report on how many cores are needed. It seems that three cores is the sweet-spot for games. :juggle:Quote:
Originally Posted by miniyazz
Mmmm these recommendations are slightly off... DX11 at the moment Win7 only although DX11 is comingto Win Vista. Best on an i7 platform... well I have a 3GHz Quad Duo Core 2 processor which is more than enough to handle this game. :juggle:
How will my Q9550 ever cope?
Still waiting for my 5850 in the post which is more of a problem.
Agreed. The best indicator I've used for performance is benchmarking. However, the ability to employ benchmarking and possibly standardize across the gaming industry is another matter...Quote:
Originally Posted by snootyjim
Ooh nice. My wondering was really based on the original thinking when the i7s came out - that they offered little benefit in gaming over the previous high-end CPUs - has that changed now? Or was the problem there simply that games were (and still are) GPU-limited?Quote:
Originally Posted by gumpty
You have a what now? :confused: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Jonessie
That's just bad...did you even look at the benchmarks? Nobody games at 1024x768 on lowest details.Quote:
Originally Posted by gumpty
I have a 3.2GHz Core 2 Duo and Radeon HD 5850. A Core i7 will make an insigificant difference for me at 1920x1200, max detail settings and 4XAA/8XAF.
They ran the benchmarks at 1024x768 to remove any chance of a GPU bottleneck. Going from your dual-core setup to a new quad-core setup (at the same clock) probably would make a difference if the game was new and CPU bound - like World in Conflict. Whether someone would notice the difference is debatable. Going from say 60fps to 75fps will probably not be noticeable.Quote:
Originally Posted by 12GaugeShotty
I'm sorry dude, but this:
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Originally Posted by Jonessie
in a week? Can I have some of what you're smoking please? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Jonessie
It isn't that surprising, after having the i7 965 for a year now it isn't that new, and more and more friends are jumping to core i7's, particularly the 920. Isn't DX11 supposed to make better use of more cpu cores?