AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz query

[sunderland]

hi after a bit of advice my nephew has this cpu with a 680gtx will this slow down the graphics card enough to see lag in bioshock please,been a while since I messed with pcs and if so what amd cpu would you recommend to help cope with the card cheers

 

[humbug]

hi after a bit of advice my nephew has this cpu with a 680gtx will this slow down the graphics card enough to see lag in bioshock please,been a while since I messed with pcs and if so what amd cpu would you recommend to help cope with the card cheers

Intel would be better for that GPU.

IE Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz would be best

then Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz

Or from AMD AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320

then AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz

AMD Piledriver FX-4 Quad Core 4300 3.80GHz

Don't get Bulldozer, not much good.

 

[Doomedspeed]

8320/8350 or the 3570k 3770k

 

[Smoogels]

His nephew already has the 4100.

I think there could be a bit of a bottleneck, but I do not know much about the Bioshock series. Bulldozers where not great at gaming so it's very possible to not let the card reach it's full potential.

 

[Avenged7Fold]

the new bioshock is only using 4 cores unless its a loading screen. I would still get a fx6300 or an fx8320/8350 if you wanted a AMD CPU upgrade. Have a look in the b grade section on the shop, last week it had a fx8120 for £79, though i wouldn't normally recommend bulldozers, it is great value (though wonjt help you much for bioshock).

Clock the CPU a bit higher, though i would have thought that you wouldn't get ANY lag with that set up.

 

[sunderland]

sorry for late reply cheers for the help,he was hoping to not have to buy a new board aswell hence why he was looking at AMD but will let him know cheers again

 

[harshuk]

So a 6300 would be better than a 4300 for gaming?

Cant get my head round that one.

 

[anthony566]

What motherboard does he have ? If it's something that can over lock then go for the 8320 and bump it up to 4.2 if his motherboard will allow it.

Have a look at this very easy to follow over clocking FX chips video.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18505286

 

[Avenged7Fold]

So a 6300 would be better than a 4300 for gaming?

Cant get my head round that one.

Depends on the games. Many wont use the extra cores but some like BF3 and Crysis 3 will use them all. I was surprised to see Crysis 3 multi-player (just the multi-player) using all 8 of my 8350 cores at times. The price difference between a 4300 and 6300 is so little compare to the boost you get in some applications and games. If you are trying to decide between the two, get the 6300, the power usage has been lowered compared to its much more energy hungry bulldozer predecessor.

 

[sunderland]

What motherboard does he have ? If it's something that can over lock then go for the 8320 and bump it up to 4.2 if his motherboard will allow it.

Have a look at this very easy to follow over clocking FX chips video.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18505286

cheers for this I don't no I know it came as a bundle from overclockers will see him

 

[Avenged7Fold]

have you asked your nephew if he has had any problems with frames in these games? A 680 and a 4300 should handle bioshock without any problems.

 

[Marine-RX179]

So a 6300 would be better than a 4300 for gaming?

Cant get my head round that one.

Depending if games would use more than 4 cores. But the thing is that the price of 6300 is basically like no higher than the 4300, so between the two, choosing the 6300 is pretty much no-brainer.

 

[humbug]

+1 for the FX6300, its actually a good CPU for new games like Crysis 3, Tombraider, probabley the up coming BF4.... full stop, and for £105.....

Or go for the FX-8320/50, whatever you do don't get another Bulldozer.

 

[harshuk]

How well does the 6300 overclock?