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AMD Fx-6300

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  • 27-06-2013 4:24pm
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    TheFlidKid
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭


    I am getting an AMD FX-6300 alongside a Radeon hd 7870 graphics card for a budget build. This build is apparently able to run games such as Battlefield 3 at a smooth 60 fps but I was wondering if I need to overclock the cpu to get performance like this
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    Khannie
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    I'd say you'll get a better answer in the battlefield forum tbh. People in there will have similar builds. Nice CPU choice btw. Looks like super value for money if you're dealing with well threaded stuff (which I'd assume most games are these days).


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    TheFlidKid
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭TheFlidKid


    Khannie wrote: »
    I'd say you'll get a better answer in the battlefield forum tbh. People in there will have similar builds. Nice CPU choice btw. Looks like super value for money if you're dealing with well threaded stuff (which I'd assume most games are these days).
    Well its not just bf3 I was just saying it as an example as it is a quite difficult game to run


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    Overheal
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    It should be fine. I have the Phenom II X6 1055t with 2x 5770s and BF3 runs fine. I haven't ran it in ages though so I couldnt tell you the framerate or anything. Needless to say though I found it smooth and playable. The 6300 should offer you similar performance to the 1055t. the the 7870 is going to perform much better than my crossfire solution, so your framerate should be solid.

    The only thing I can say about AMD, while I love it, is most developers spend their time optimizing their stuff for Intel CPUs for the most part. Won't cause me to go Intel though, they haven't proven they are any more ethical than they used to be.


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    Danger781
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    Overheal wrote: »
    It should be fine. I have the Phenom II X6 1055t with 2x 5770s and BF3 runs fine. I haven't ran it in ages though so I couldnt tell you the framerate or anything. Needless to say though I found it smooth and playable. The 6300 should offer you similar performance to the 1055t. the the 7870 is going to perform much better than my crossfire solution, so your framerate should be solid.

    The only thing I can say about AMD, while I love it, is most developers spend their time optimizing their stuff for Intel CPUs for the most part. Won't cause me to go Intel though, they haven't proven they are any more ethical than they used to be.

    With the next gen consoles using 8 core AMD chips I reckon games developers will be leaning more towards AMD in the coming years.. ;)


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    TheFlidKid
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭TheFlidKid


    Overheal wrote: »
    It should be fine. I have the Phenom II X6 1055t with 2x 5770s and BF3 runs fine. I haven't ran it in ages though so I couldnt tell you the framerate or anything. Needless to say though I found it smooth and playable. The 6300 should offer you similar performance to the 1055t. the the 7870 is going to perform much better than my crossfire solution, so your framerate should be solid.

    The only thing I can say about AMD, while I love it, is most developers spend their time optimizing their stuff for Intel CPUs for the most part. Won't cause me to go Intel though, they haven't proven they are any more ethical than they used to be.
    Thanks overheal that basically put my mind at ease 'cause if I had to overclock I would have to buy an aftermarket heat sink and would have gone over budget


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