Re: All Graphics Cards related queries here.
I will make you understand these concepts. Just promise that you have thoroughly gone through each and every link I mentioned and analysed it to the best of your ability. If you find a link that proves otherwise, please mention it.
@deathme virus, let us solve your doubts first
A 6800GT/Ultra/7600GT does 10X7 MAX 16x AF and can't do 12X1q0 PERIOD
I have myself tried it and the performance won't be that good irrespective of what fps you are getting. Performance - first, fps -second
A friend of mine is comfortable with FEAR when the gameplay according to me is pure crap but according to him is acceptable.
There is no benchmarks where a 6800GS can score 40fps at that settings, prove it if you can, also us about your smoothness etc.
To play games like GRAW and Oblivion and the upcoming games a card like the 1900XT is useful even at 12X10 without AA and maybe without AF too.To paly games like FEAR, you are advised to get a 1900XT at 12X9 with AA and AF. Even a 1900XTX should preferably play Serious Sam 2 only at 10X7 MAX 4x AA 16x AF. At 12X10 the minimum fps become too low. So this point is again negated.
6800GT/GS can play the most intensive games at 10X7 MED and the ones like FEAR at 10X7 MAX soft shadows off and the upcoming games at 10X7 Med and the even more intensive games at 800*600 med and at 800*600 med cpu counts a lot.
Please understand that never rely on synthetic benchmarks like 3d mark. A 1900XT gets 5000 and 1900XTX gets 5800, yet in most cases the XTX is 5-10% faster only. A 7900GTX gets around 6200fps yet it is many a times slower than 1900XT. Rely on real world tests only.
Anyway you yourself proved yourself wrong as the lower cpu with higher graphic card got a higher score.
3D mark scores might be affected by a faster cpu but in real world you may not notice any difference.
Please mention who conducted the tests, on what system, all details, drivers used, when was the system formatted, how much had it been used etc.
Far Cry is really cpu dependent. 100% agreed. But tell me on thing, don't you think a Amd 64 3500 + X1800XT can handle the game at 12X10 MAX no AA fine? Do you think a Amd X2 3800 + 7600GT would do it as well? Oblviously, not. Also, although FarCry gives higher fps, how does it matter whether you get 70fps or 90fps, all cpus are ok for playing as along as you get a certain minimum performance and minimum average performance.
Ideal is a 1900XT-XTX OC CF with E6600.
YOU HAVEN"T TRIED TO UNDERSTOOD ONE THING. I NEVER SAID THAT A CPU DOESN'T AFFECT GAMING PERFORMANCE. I MEANT THAT BEYOND A POINT THE IMPACT OF CPU ON PERFORMANCE IS MINIMUM. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU GET INTEL 2.8GHZ OR LOWER THEN YOU WOULD BE BOTTLENECKING YOUR CARD IF IT IS A GOOD ONE ATLEAST. SIMILARLY IF YOU HAVE AMD NON 64 CPU OR A SEMPRON CPU THAT TOO BOTTLENECKS THE CARD( A GOOD ONE THAT IS). HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE AMD 64 3000+ OR HIGHER OR INTEL 3.2-3.8 DEPEDING UPON CORE AND ALL THEN FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF GAMES AT HIGH SETTINGS THERE WILL NOT BE A MUCH INCREASE IN PERFORMANCE IF YOU UPGRADE YOUR CPU. HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE A CPU LOWER THAN THIS THERE WILL BE A PERFORMANCE DIFF. 2.66GHZ IS UNDOUBTEDLY INADEQUATE. X2 ON THE OTHER HAND GIVES PERFORAMNCE BOOST ONLY IN A FEW GAMES AND IN THE FUTURE THOUGH IT WILL GIEV A BOOST, BUT THE IMPACT OF THAT BOOST WON'T BE THAT MUCH IF YOU PLAY AT A HIGHER RES ALTHOUGH A TIME WILL COME WHEN THE X2 WILL BE MUCH BETTER EVEN AT HIGH RES AND SETTINGS BUT THERE IS NO POINT COMPROMISING ON THE GPU AS THEN YOU WOULD ANYWAY NEED TO PLAY AT A LOWER RES AND SETTINGS. I HOPE YOU DO UNDERSTAND NOW.
NOT THAT A FASTER CPU ISN'T BETTER, BUT THE LOWER AMD 64 NON SEMPRONS ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR MOST CURRENT GAMES AT THE MOMENT ESEPCIALLY IF YOU CAN PLAY AT HIGHER SETTINGS WHICH MAY BE JUST 10X7 MAX OR MORE.
@ rahul
1900XT will bottleneck these cpus in the future games, but in most current games they don't bottleneck much if at all. Also, see it this way, Amd 64 3000 + 7900GT < Amd 64 3000 + 1900XT, so it is still better to opt for 1900XT.
Anything over a 1900XT/XTX/7900GTX OC should not be bought as then the CPU will count in the future, money can be saved. I advise not to go higher than 1900XT/7900GTX but as of now a 1900XT + Amd 64 3000 may>7900GT + X2 3800.
It is evident that you have not gone through my links else you wouldn't emphasize on cpu bottleneck which they have proved doesn't exist or is minimal.
7600GT bottlenecks amd 64 3800.
most amd cpus can be overclock to 3800 speeds or higher, that is another plus.
7900GT + 3000 > 7600GT + 3800
You can get the 1900XT with amd 64 3200 and you will not be wasting it for any practical purpose. And even if you do waste it, it doesn't matter and is of no consequence. Please see all my links and read my example.
Whenever we need to shop for somethnig we don't see whether we can use something fully but whether which of the two is better in our budget.
Suppose you have Rs.35000 with you, you have the following choices
1900XT + amd 64 3500
7900GT + X2 4600(near future price)
7900GT + FX 60 class price
In majority of current games the first choice will perform higher provided you use AA and AF preferably at 12X10 or higher.
you can oc a 3500 to 2.6-2.8, and then in current games it will perform more than x2 4600 in many cases and maybe almost as fast as a single core FX 55/57. This much cpu speed is enough for gaming. X2 4600 will give a little boost in most/all cases and a substancial boost in some cases but the graphic card will seriously hold it back and the output will be lower than the former.
Rahul please go through my links as you haven't understood the concept yet. It is not mugging up here but the concept, if a cpu x mhz is required then 2x won't help you as much as a graphic card upgrade from 0.6y to 0.9y when y mhz is required.
To put it simply, will ut04 run better on 4-8gb ram than it would on 1gb ram. I am talking of single player deathmatch.