is my computer good for current games

[az09]

I wanted to know if my computer can play most of latest games on reasonable quality at 1680x1050 resolution.

My configuration is

AMD phenom x6 1100T 3.4 Ghz
Asus r9 270 OC edition
8 GB DDR2 800 MHZ

Im not looking for ultra settings but may be med-high settings.

 

[Yuriman]

You should be able to play most, if not all new games at medium-high. There are improvements that can be had both in your CPU and GPU, but if your expectations aren't too high you'll be fine.

 

[az09]

You should be able to play most, if not all new games at medium-high. There are improvements that can be had both in your CPU and GPU, but if your expectations aren't too high you'll be fine.

i mean playable at good fps ? or crappy fps.

 

[Yuriman]

Playable. There will be cases where you'll possibly be CPU limited to 30-45fps. I'm still rocking a HD7850 (R265) and find that most (all?) new games run very well at medium to high settings, 1920x1200 w/o AA. Games 2-3 years old I'm able to max out, with a few exceptions.

 

[az09]

is phenom x6 1100T really getting weak compare to other processors ? i mean it is still six cores running at 3.4 Ghz

 

[Yuriman]

Yeah, it is. Intel processors are more than 50% faster per clock now, and clocked higher, and not many games will use 6 cores.

 

[mfenn]

Yeah, it is. Intel processors are more than 50% faster per clock now, and clocked higher, and not many games will use 6 cores.

:thumbsup: The Phenom II series is roughly equivalent to an Intel Core 2 in terms of performance per clock and the extra couple of cores rarely matter because games aren't targeted at 6-core processors.

So the OP essentially has a high clocked Core 2 Quad (like a Q9550) for gaming purposes. That's reasonable, but will run into CPU limitations in demanding games.

Basically, "what he said".

 

[escrow4]

is phenom x6 1100T really getting weak compare to other processors ? i mean it is still six cores running at 3.4 Ghz

Cores are irrelevant. It could have 10 and still be outclassed by a modern pentium. The architecture is just as important. Haswell and now Broadwell are far far far far ahead.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Cores are irrelevant. It could have 10 and still be outclassed by a modern pentium. The architecture is just as important. Haswell and now Broadwell are far far far far ahead.

Come on now, that obviously depends on the game. I would expect in some highly threaded games the hex core phenom at 3.5ghz would perform better than a pentium. In a lot of other games though, even a dual core intel would be faster.

OP, I think you should be fine for most games. The cpu will hold you back in some games, but I think they should be playable.

 

[az09]

Come on now, that obviously depends on the game. I would expect in some highly threaded games the hex core phenom at 3.5ghz would perform better than a pentium. In a lot of other games though, even a dual core intel would be faster.

OP, I think you should be fine for most games. The cpu will hold you back in some games, but I think they should be playable.

Thanks for everyones input.
I also think that hex core should matter in gaming some way. i mean may be not in every game but even Ps4 has 8 cores which has only 1.6 or smthng ghz clock per core.(i think) and games run like charm on that
Lets see how long i can drag this CPU. I cannot upgrade my cpu anymore as my motherboard is AM3 only. upgrading CPU means buying new MB, RAM etc. Alot of expense....

 

[Yuriman]

Consoles are another matter entirely. They don't have layers and layers of heavy software and drivers bogging things down. When DX12 starts being utilized you might find your chip has some more life, but we're probably a few years away from widespread use.

Around a year ago my brother sold his PhII x6 for nearly as much as he paid for it (they have a very healthy resale value right now), upgraded to a Haswell i5 for very little, and nearly double his framerates in Guild Wars 2, which is admittedly one of the worst-case scenarios for AMD CPUs. It depends on what games you're playing and what your expectations are.

 

[az09]

Consoles are another matter entirely. They don't have layers and layers of heavy software and drivers bogging things down. When DX12 starts being utilized you might find your chip has some more life, but we're probably a few years away from widespread use.

Around a year ago my brother sold his PhII x6 for nearly as much as he paid for it (they have a very healthy resale value right now), upgraded to a Haswell i5 for very little, and nearly double his framerates in Guild Wars 2, which is admittedly one of the worst-case scenarios for AMD CPUs. It depends on what games you're playing and what your expectations are.

Wow, i guess than in that case i got very lucky. I picked up x6 1100T processor from local classified (used) for 70 canadian bucks. lol. im sure thats not how much a brand new 1100T costs. I think i got a steal deal 😉