I'm just going to put this at the top that this is LEGIT and im not trying to start anything. i'm looking for a conversation about a sensitive topic and not flaming/bashing. Please.
I have been gaming on an AMD system ever since i built my first computer with an Athlon 3000+ to a x2 4400+, x2 6000+, x2 6400+, 9500, 9950, x3 720, x4 955, x6 1055t to my current 1100T. Its been a blast using these CPUs and i have never had any issues with games and had been happy with the frame rates. I remembered reading that Intel CPUs suffered from a more stuttery gaming experience and that it wasn't as fluid as an AMD system even though the frame rate was high.
I currently had the PSU die in my editing workstation so while i waited for a replacement i put my gaming PSU into my editing workstation (i7-920 OCed 3.8Ghz, 24GB 1600mhz ram, 2x600GB raptors, 2x500GB WD blue, 1x1TB seagate) and i put my newly bought 7970 from my gaming computer into my editing machine as i wanted to play atleast one game will i waited for the warranty to come back.
Now when i was play on my gaming system (1100t OCed 3.9Ghz, 16GB 1600Mhz, 60Vertex 2, 2TB black, 1TB black, 2TB Green, 1TB blue, 800GB green) games played as smoothly as a game should when running at 50 - 60 FPS. I installed all games on the 2TB WD black drive and things were great just at a lower frame rate than the latest Intel stuff.
When i put the 7970 into the editing workstation i install games (Skyrim, BF3) onto the 600GB raid 0 raptors to try and give as equal as a 2tb drive provides and if anything should provide a better experience for loading the game/levels/texture. But when i got into Skyrim and im walking around Whiterun or anywhere it really doesn't matter even though the frame rate is 60 the entire time the picture seems choppy and is almost stuttering. i had never expierenced this on my AMD system and instantly thought about that article (it was years ago.I beleive when the original phenom come out vs the Q6600 on toms hardware or here on Anandtech.) I'm really at a loss to this as im getting much!! better frame rates but it isn't as smooth. not even remotely.
Im clearly an AMD fan but i understand intel is also better this is why i have a 920 and will soon be upgrading to either ivy or socket 2011 once some final benchmarks come out for my PC that i earn a living off.
But is this what Intel cpus are like or do i just have an eye to see things most people miss? Because if it is like this on all of them i dont know how people game on intel CPUs. I've spent a few hours gaming and its driving me mad.
What is the expierence of the Anandtech community as alot of you game on intel. Is it common place?
Cheers guys/gals
Please lets keep this on topic and clean.
I have been gaming on an AMD system ever since i built my first computer with an Athlon 3000+ to a x2 4400+, x2 6000+, x2 6400+, 9500, 9950, x3 720, x4 955, x6 1055t to my current 1100T. Its been a blast using these CPUs and i have never had any issues with games and had been happy with the frame rates. I remembered reading that Intel CPUs suffered from a more stuttery gaming experience and that it wasn't as fluid as an AMD system even though the frame rate was high.
I currently had the PSU die in my editing workstation so while i waited for a replacement i put my gaming PSU into my editing workstation (i7-920 OCed 3.8Ghz, 24GB 1600mhz ram, 2x600GB raptors, 2x500GB WD blue, 1x1TB seagate) and i put my newly bought 7970 from my gaming computer into my editing machine as i wanted to play atleast one game will i waited for the warranty to come back.
Now when i was play on my gaming system (1100t OCed 3.9Ghz, 16GB 1600Mhz, 60Vertex 2, 2TB black, 1TB black, 2TB Green, 1TB blue, 800GB green) games played as smoothly as a game should when running at 50 - 60 FPS. I installed all games on the 2TB WD black drive and things were great just at a lower frame rate than the latest Intel stuff.
When i put the 7970 into the editing workstation i install games (Skyrim, BF3) onto the 600GB raid 0 raptors to try and give as equal as a 2tb drive provides and if anything should provide a better experience for loading the game/levels/texture. But when i got into Skyrim and im walking around Whiterun or anywhere it really doesn't matter even though the frame rate is 60 the entire time the picture seems choppy and is almost stuttering. i had never expierenced this on my AMD system and instantly thought about that article (it was years ago.I beleive when the original phenom come out vs the Q6600 on toms hardware or here on Anandtech.) I'm really at a loss to this as im getting much!! better frame rates but it isn't as smooth. not even remotely.
Im clearly an AMD fan but i understand intel is also better this is why i have a 920 and will soon be upgrading to either ivy or socket 2011 once some final benchmarks come out for my PC that i earn a living off.
But is this what Intel cpus are like or do i just have an eye to see things most people miss? Because if it is like this on all of them i dont know how people game on intel CPUs. I've spent a few hours gaming and its driving me mad.
What is the expierence of the Anandtech community as alot of you game on intel. Is it common place?
Cheers guys/gals
Please lets keep this on topic and clean.