G2020 and Radeon 7750

[Rio Rebel]

I glossed over the part about $200 being for cpu and gpu only. If that doesn't count motherboard, and he hasn't bought it yet, then you can subtract 20 or 30 dollars from the AMD rig because the boards are generally cheaper.

Then again, maybe the correct answer is - "Do whatever you want, at 1024 the graphics will suck anyway."

 

[jacktesterson]

Sadly, this misconception continues, and on a respected tech forum of all places. 4 thread is minimum for modern games, and I'm not gonna debate it again.

While 4 threads is highly beneficial in modern games, people can still game and enjoy it on Dual cores. Debate away, not everyone needs all the eye candy and the OP obviously doesn't (1024x768), so stop spreading fud.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

While 4 threads is highly beneficial in modern games, people can still game and enjoy it on Dual cores. Debate away, not everyone needs all the eye candy and the OP obviously doesn't (1024x768), so stop spreading fud.

It's not FUD. Dual core CPUs choke modern games and cause lots of stutter.

 

[jacktesterson]

It's not FUD. Dual core CPUs choke modern games and cause lots of stutter.

1024x768

It will be fine for most games.

 

[Yuriman]

1024x768

It will be fine for most games.

I'd say "adequate". CPU load doesn't change with resolution, so a dual core will limit 1024x768 just as badly as if OP wanted to run 2560x1600. If he doesn't have high expectations, a dual core will meet his needs and allow him to play modern games.

 

[toyota]

I'd say "adequate". CPU load doesn't change with resolution, so a dual core will limit 1024x768 just as badly as if OP wanted to run 2560x1600. If he doesn't have high expectations, a dual core will meet his needs and allow him to play modern games.

um cpu load most certainly does change with resolution.

 

[Yuriman]

um cpu load most certainly does change with resolution.

Right, it typically goes UP at lower resolutions because the bottleneck is less likely to be the GPU. Hence reviews using low resolutions when they are trying to isolate CPU performance.