Best Graphics Card for Phenom II X4 980BE

[toyota]

I don't know what to say. I played the entire game twice with that 15-2500K rig (once with the R9-290X and once before that with 2 x Evga GTX 660 SC cards) at the same settings. I never had any issues that hampered smooth game play. The only issue I had was occasionally a little stutter with the SLI setup. I blamed that on...SLI.

then you dont notice framerate drops below 60 and 50 fps. there are places just standing still that drop 12-15 fps more with the 2500k than on the 4770k. I have tested this game for so many hours and there are some spots that a stock 2500k cant even stay above 40 fps. turning off HT on the 4770k drops performance by 15-30% depending on where I am in the game.

and I know I have posted this before but this backs up what I have seen. http://maldotex.blogspot.com/2013/02/hyperthreading-and-real-custom-graphics.html

 

[escrow4]

Crysis 3 is a bad example. That is one sloppy game. There was a section in the first level where looking at a cable dropped your FPS by like 20 frames. And all that grass in the next level was CPU pushed not GPU like any sensible developer would aim for. That being said, it was the smoothest for me with a 3930K @ 4.0GHz/4.2GHz.

 

[Clutchc]

then you dont notice framerate drops below 60 and 50 fps. there are places just standing still that drop 12-15 fps more with the 2500k than on the 4770k. I have tested this game for so many hours and there are some spots that a stock 2500k cant even stay above 40 fps. turning off HT on the 4770k drops performance by 15-30% depending on where I am in the game.

and I know I have posted this before but this backs up what I have seen. http://maldotex.blogspot.com/2013/02/hyperthreading-and-real-custom-graphics.html

You're probably right. I don't notice anything once it gets past 30+ fps with decent frame times. That's what I have been used to experiencing my whole gaming life. It looks smooth to me. Whatever framerate I am actually getting, if it looks smooth... I'm happy. Easy to please, huh?

 

[Termie]

The most important thing here is that the OP is happy with the performance he's receiving with his upgraded card. Could he get more performance with a $500 platform upgrade? Yes, but that isn't what he was looking for.