Hello. I am playing with a six years old computer, on a 1360*728 screen.
I use a gtx 275 and a dualcore e8400, and 4GB ram.
I consider changing my computer soon, given it cannot face games that are dx 11 only(for the gpu) or/and uber demanding for the CPU.
The gap between dualcores and i5 in price is quite huge. One CPU has got my attention, the G3258, often described as champion of the dualcores.
I would like to know if people here have run succesfully games that are quadcore only with a dualcore, like GTA 5, The Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition(the dualcore restriction is bypassed through a non official fix).
For example, could a configuration with 8GB Ram, a dualcore G3258, and an Nvidia 960 face all video games, given you are not obssessed with ultra settings.
I like running games fine, i like having 60 fps, but not for the sake of getting 60 fps, but for the feeling in gameplay. I can run some games at 30 fps without being annoyed at all or even noticing, but in other games, thats quite disturbing.
I asked opinions of many people and i was explained by a specialist that dx 12 would most likely reduce the gap between dual and quadcores.
On the other hand, other people state the opposite.
I would like to have an answer to this question, if possible avoiding any pro-dual or pro-quad conflict.(my goal is just to play games properly for the next five years).
Since games nowadays use GPU much more than cpu, i was hoping to save money on the CPU.
With my current config, i never had big issues with dx 10 games, a bit in mafia 2 if i didnt disable some graphic effects(like rain water effect on the glass in mafia 2) and at the beginning of the witcher 2(but witht he patch i went from 30-35 to above 50 fps).
I use a gtx 275 and a dualcore e8400, and 4GB ram.
I consider changing my computer soon, given it cannot face games that are dx 11 only(for the gpu) or/and uber demanding for the CPU.
The gap between dualcores and i5 in price is quite huge. One CPU has got my attention, the G3258, often described as champion of the dualcores.
I would like to know if people here have run succesfully games that are quadcore only with a dualcore, like GTA 5, The Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition(the dualcore restriction is bypassed through a non official fix).
For example, could a configuration with 8GB Ram, a dualcore G3258, and an Nvidia 960 face all video games, given you are not obssessed with ultra settings.
I like running games fine, i like having 60 fps, but not for the sake of getting 60 fps, but for the feeling in gameplay. I can run some games at 30 fps without being annoyed at all or even noticing, but in other games, thats quite disturbing.
I asked opinions of many people and i was explained by a specialist that dx 12 would most likely reduce the gap between dual and quadcores.
On the other hand, other people state the opposite.
I would like to have an answer to this question, if possible avoiding any pro-dual or pro-quad conflict.(my goal is just to play games properly for the next five years).
Since games nowadays use GPU much more than cpu, i was hoping to save money on the CPU.
With my current config, i never had big issues with dx 10 games, a bit in mafia 2 if i didnt disable some graphic effects(like rain water effect on the glass in mafia 2) and at the beginning of the witcher 2(but witht he patch i went from 30-35 to above 50 fps).
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