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Still rocking my LGA1366 Motherboard from 2008 with a Xeon X5675 @ 4.0ghz that I "upgraded" from an I7920 for $90 on ebay , 16GB of RAM, SSD, and an nvidia 1070

Still rocking my LGA1366 Motherboard from 2008 with a Xeon X5675 @ 4.0ghz that I "upgraded" from an I7920 for $90 on ebay , 16GB of RAM, SSD, and an nvidia 1070 as the gaming PC. Handles everything at 2560x1600 60fps+ ultra quality(AA generally not necessary). Really don't quite understand the need to go crazy on computer hardware these days. Upgrading your GPU every 2-3 years seems plenty.

tinco 8y ago
I'm rocking the 920 with 6gb still. I have been hesitating to upgrade to the Xeon. I have always been so salty that I jumped in just before the EFI boat, I feel my motherboard is so archaic. Is the performance jump to the Xeon very noticeable?
- overcast 8y ago
  I think the 920 was fine, but the Xeon granted two more cores, and higher overclocking frequency for me, plus it was only $90. So more future proofing, as games take more advantage of multithreading. Increasing your RAM definitely should be on the list though.
ragequitta 8y ago
There is no way sort of some magical overclocking that a 1070 runs everything at 60 fps+ at that res. It has trouble at 1440p with many games. Note the minimum fps (which is the key factor): https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-graphics-card-roundup,4751-2.html https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070...
- overcast 8y ago
  I can provide ALL the proof you need on my Asus STRIX 1070. I run everything at 2560x1600 synced to 60fps on my 30" monitor with Ultra settings. Those benchmarks are all enabling AA, which is just wasteful and not required at such resolutions. So yes, with AA, below the 60fps target. But right now my library of 418 Steam games, all run rock solid at those framerates. Metro, Batman, BF1/4/5, Witcher, Alien Isolation, Fallout, GTA, Bioshocks, whatever I throw at it. Though the point of this discussion was the CPU not being critical anymore. If you need more FPS, buy a more expensive video card, not a CPU.

tinco 8y ago

I'm rocking the 920 with 6gb still. I have been hesitating to upgrade to the Xeon. I have always been so salty that I jumped in just before the EFI boat, I feel my motherboard is so archaic. Is the performance jump to the Xeon very noticeable?

overcast 8y ago
I think the 920 was fine, but the Xeon granted two more cores, and higher overclocking frequency for me, plus it was only $90. So more future proofing, as games take more advantage of multithreading. Increasing your RAM definitely should be on the list though.

ragequitta 8y ago

There is no way sort of some magical overclocking that a 1070 runs everything at 60 fps+ at that res. It has trouble at 1440p with many games. Note the minimum fps (which is the key factor): https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-graphics-card-roundup,4751-2.html https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070...

overcast 8y ago
I can provide ALL the proof you need on my Asus STRIX 1070. I run everything at 2560x1600 synced to 60fps on my 30" monitor with Ultra settings. Those benchmarks are all enabling AA, which is just wasteful and not required at such resolutions. So yes, with AA, below the 60fps target. But right now my library of 418 Steam games, all run rock solid at those framerates. Metro, Batman, BF1/4/5, Witcher, Alien Isolation, Fallout, GTA, Bioshocks, whatever I throw at it. Though the point of this discussion was the CPU not being critical anymore. If you need more FPS, buy a more expensive video card, not a CPU.