New Processing CHIP for extreme gaming

[Molly_Millions]

WoW isn't the best example as they had to fight with bad performance for years :P
There are definately games that can bottleneck at the CPU, but it's not the norm.
Here is a more recent test:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...k,3224-16.html

I couldn't care less about WoW, it ran FFXIV horribly compared to the i5 i replaced it with. Sure, this is just my own personal experience, but my personal experience with AMD processors and gaming has never been very good. Therefore, I won't use my hard earned money for one again until I see first hand that one can outperform an Intel chip.

[Coldfire]

I couldn't care less about WoW, it ran FFXIV horribly compared to the i5 i replaced it with.

I got it running on a Phenom II in the background right now... 60 fps, 18% CPU usage <.<
You sure you didn't have the broken AO enabled by accident? That "feature" doesn't even look or run well on my i5...

[Molly_Millions]

I got it running on a Phenom II in the background right now... 60 fps, 18% CPU usage <.<
You sure you didn't have the broken AO enabled by accident? That "feature" doesn't even look or run well on my i5...

Yes, I'm absolutely positive AO was turned off. Believe me, I would have much rather adjusted some settings than build and entirely new box, it would have been much cheaper that way. Regardless, I'm quite satisfied with my i5. I haven't looked back since replacing my other machine, which now runs netflix in my living room quite well. :P