Any advantage in AH to get an I core 7 over an e8500

[RELIC]

I'd be curious to hear how the i7 compares to the 8400/8500 also.  I did finally get my AMD 6000+ stable so it will be 6 to 12 months before I consider building again and I would be looking at those cpu options at that time.

[TheZohan]

I'd be curious to hear how the i7 compares to the 8400/8500 also.  I did finally get my AMD 6000+ stable so it will be 6 to 12 months before I consider building again and I would be looking at those cpu options at that time.

your in a good position if your board supports it to run a phenom X3 or X4 and gain twice the speed you have now without having to switch anything more then just the processor.

[RELIC]

Nope it does not.  I have an ASRock board that is a 939 socket that allows for a daughterboard to run the first gen of AM2 cpus.

[TilDeath]

System Builds:

1) i7 920 Stock speeds 1800 FSB GTX 260 6GB Tri-Channel DDR3
2) E8400 Stock speeds 1600 FSB GTX 260 4GB DDR3
3) E8400 Stock speeds 1150 FSB GTX 260 4GB DDR2

Pegged FR at 59~60 on all systems.  No difference

[Greebo]

I wonder if HTC have ever considered creating some sort of hardware benchmark routine for AH? Something like a series of graphically demanding sequences (carrier landing, mass furball, lots of bombers, heavy ack etc.) that the game plays through and you get an average framerate or a framerate graph at the end.

[skullman]

I aint up on the technical side but the system TD just built for me the Q9550 is crankin 1800 on the FSB

[Getback]

I aint up on the technical side but the system TD just built for me the Q9550 is crankin 1800 on the FSB

How's that working for ya?

[TilDeath]

How's that working for ya?

He is just getting it today and as of this writing has not been delivered 2:15 pm est

Still not there 5:15 est

FedEx says by close of business today 8:00 pm cmt

[eagl]

System Builds:

1) i7 920 Stock speeds 1800 FSB GTX 260 6GB Tri-Channel DDR3
2) E8400 Stock speeds 1600 FSB GTX 260 4GB DDR3
3) E8400 Stock speeds 1150 FSB GTX 260 4GB DDR2

Pegged FR at 59~60 on all systems.  No difference

All sliders at max?  What resolution and what FSAA setting?

There is always a difference, you just gotta keep turning up the settings

[TilDeath]

All sliders at max?  What resolution and what FSAA setting?

There is always a difference, you just gotta keep turning up the settings

EVERYTHING at MAX no difference.  Resolution 1680 x 1050.  Once you hit a point your maxed the game, there is no where else to go.

[TheZohan]

i wonder what the new graphics are gonna do.

[eagl]

EVERYTHING at MAX no difference.  Resolution 1680 x 1050.  Once you hit a point your maxed the game, there is no where else to go.

Ah, there's the problem.  Only 1680x1050    Seriously, I didn't think the 260 would drive AH at 1680 with 16xQ FSAA and transparancy supersampling and all sliders maxed, regardless of the cpu.

I was gonna ask Skuzzy or Pyro if they would consider testing the new Radeon that can drive 4 monitors, but I think I already know the answer.  Still, that would be awesome.  Two widescreens stacked one on top of each other, and then two more in portrait mode on the sides...  That would kick butt in AH, but I dunno if the game would know how to deal with it and I'm not going to drop $2000 to test it for them 

[RTHolmes]

I wonder if HTC have ever considered creating some sort of hardware benchmark routine for AH? Something like a series of graphically demanding sequences (carrier landing, mass furball, lots of bombers, heavy ack etc.) that the game plays through and you get an average framerate or a framerate graph at the end.

good idea, like the quake demo. offline mission with 20 sets B24s at 4k dropping over a 4x4 tile of fuel and city strats. should do the trick

[TilDeath]

Ah, there's the problem.  Only 1680x1050    Seriously, I didn't think the 260 would drive AH at 1680 with 16xQ FSAA and transparancy supersampling and all sliders maxed, regardless of the cpu.

I was gonna ask Skuzzy or Pyro if they would consider testing the new Radeon that can drive 4 monitors, but I think I already know the answer.  Still, that would be awesome.  Two widescreens stacked one on top of each other, and then two more in portrait mode on the sides...  That would kick butt in AH, but I dunno if the game would know how to deal with it and I'm not going to drop $2000 to test it for them 

Everything TURNED ON and at full  I will try some screen shots of the nVidia settings later to show.  But yes 16xQ FSAA, trans and supersampling and all sliders maxed!

[aaronr]

I think you will find Tilldeath's answers to be the most spot on for this situation at this present times there is very little processor power or Video GPU power required by this game it is relatively primitive in it's use of the power available at this time, the game has not reached a point of development where it is even remotely capable of stressing either the "CPU" or "GPU" of any machine build within the last three years.