- Feb 27, 2018
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So I have two systems that I am considering swapping components:
Light gaming rig
A8-7670k
GTX 1050
2x4GB G.Skill Ares DDR3 1833 (mobo has 2 slots)
SSD
Internet/music rig
Pentium G620
Radeon HD 6670
4x2GB Hynix DDR3 1066 (mobo has 4 slots)
SSD
It occurred to me the other day that I might have things bass ackwards. Were I so inclined, I could slap in an i5-3470 or 3570k on the 1155 board and pair it with the GTX 1050 for use as my gaming rig, while the A8 would function more than fine on its own as an HTPC. However, my question is if doing so would improve my gaming experience in any noticeable way? I am not looking to push any boundaries (I just recently finished Batman: Arkham Knight and am currently playing GTA V when my son goes down for bed... playing time is at a premium when you have a kid), and the A8 setup has held up pretty much fine for everything so far (I don't care about 4k gaming, etc.) but for ~$50 or so if I can get a decent bump in performance, then why not? Would the i5 setup yield worthwhile gains over the current A8 setup, or would they essentially be the same? Or, perhaps an upcoming game is released that the i5 would handle fine but the A8 could not?
Also, as a tangential question just because I am curious, would the difference in the 1066/1833 RAM speeds be at all noticeable in an i5 setup? I'd prefer to keep 8GB in both systems and RAM is just too pricey right now to justify buying a slightly faster set.
Thanks.
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Light gaming rig
A8-7670k
GTX 1050
2x4GB G.Skill Ares DDR3 1833 (mobo has 2 slots)
SSD
Internet/music rig
Pentium G620
Radeon HD 6670
4x2GB Hynix DDR3 1066 (mobo has 4 slots)
SSD
It occurred to me the other day that I might have things bass ackwards. Were I so inclined, I could slap in an i5-3470 or 3570k on the 1155 board and pair it with the GTX 1050 for use as my gaming rig, while the A8 would function more than fine on its own as an HTPC. However, my question is if doing so would improve my gaming experience in any noticeable way? I am not looking to push any boundaries (I just recently finished Batman: Arkham Knight and am currently playing GTA V when my son goes down for bed... playing time is at a premium when you have a kid), and the A8 setup has held up pretty much fine for everything so far (I don't care about 4k gaming, etc.) but for ~$50 or so if I can get a decent bump in performance, then why not? Would the i5 setup yield worthwhile gains over the current A8 setup, or would they essentially be the same? Or, perhaps an upcoming game is released that the i5 would handle fine but the A8 could not?
Also, as a tangential question just because I am curious, would the difference in the 1066/1833 RAM speeds be at all noticeable in an i5 setup? I'd prefer to keep 8GB in both systems and RAM is just too pricey right now to justify buying a slightly faster set.
Thanks.
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