In reply to a post by astateoftrance:

Think quad core is out of reach on intel. Would a quad core AMD CPU for a similar price to the 6100 be better?

Yes. Unequivocally.

An AMD APU outperforms the 6100 for the same money and has better on board graphics. You get four cores which going forward is essential. I could flog you my R9 390 [if I still have it by then!] for a 100 quid, and you would have an excellent 1080p machine that plays most current games on Ultra/60fps. My i5 4690k is running at stock 3.5 and I don't have any issues. Under utilised to be honest.

A10 7860k

Or for an extra few quid:

A10 7870k

I bought a Lenovo laptop last month for my teenage daughter with an A10 in it and it performs really nicely. I asked the guy if the HP i3 version at slightly higher money was better, and without hesitation he recommended the A10 as faster.

See what Jay says.
http://youtu.be/Cv57qDXpEPU

Thanks, that is interesting. I am definitely open to going for AMD, all my desktops I have bought/built so far have used their chips.

In reply to a post by mrnelster:

My i5 4690k is running at stock 3.5 and I don't have any issues. Under utilised to be honest.

Same chip as mine

In reply to a post by Lt_Swan:

In reply to a post by mrnelster:

My i5 4690k is running at stock 3.5 and I don't have any issues. Under utilised to be honest.

Same chip as mine

Mine too

In reply to a post by Lt_Swan:

In reply to a post by mrnelster:

My i5 4690k is running at stock 3.5 and I don't have any issues. Under utilised to be honest.

Same chip as mine

Only they not talking about Mccains Oven chips

Buying AMD right now is dead end for the AM3+ platform

Either wait for the new AMD CPU socket (AM4) which is due in mid january or go Intel as every current gen AMD cpu is lackluster.

Edited by epyon (Tue 25-Oct-16 19:51:31)

I am still sticking with the i3 suggestion, per core performance means more than # of cores in my opinion.

However if you do go AMD, then wait, it is a very bad time to buy an AMD cpu right now as they about to release a new architecture, at that point you will have a choice between zen which has much improved IPC closer to modern intel chips or the existing models which will likely get discounted post zen release.

You seen the 1050ti reviews? Impressive little card that!!

Edited by jorkila (Tue 25-Oct-16 21:17:11)

nice card but crazy pricing. As usual greed has kicked in with also what looks like more artificial supply problems.

Also the price jacking is on some older cards as well e.g. ocuk selling 950s for £200 a pop. (I paid £230 for my 970 2 years back, £200 for a 950 is insane). Presumably to make the 100 series card pricing look attractive.

Edited by Chrysalis (Wed 26-Oct-16 00:42:35)

Yeah that's normally the case!!

I wouldn't mind doing a full upgrade next year but the fact that this rig still doe's everything I ask of it and the fact that i do game more on my consoles is leaving me reluctant to do so!!