Thoughts on a new PC

[Caribpilot 56]

I am about to pull the trigger on either of these PCs. I would appreciate your thoughts on which is the better deal. The difference in price between the AMD and the Intel is that the Intel is $100 more.

 

 

CyberpowerPC Processor

AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz Processor Main Features

64 bit Eight-Core Processor Cache Per Processor

8MB L2 Cache Memory

8GB DDR3 1333 Hard Drive

1TB SATAII 7200RPM Optical Drive 1

24x DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive Graphics

AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB Audio

Sound card - Integrated Power Supply

700W Operating System

Windows 8

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CyberpowerPC

Processor

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4 Ghz Processor Main Features

64 bit Quad-Core Processor Cache Per Processor

6MB L3 Cache Memory

8GB DDR3 1333 Hard Drive

1TB SATAIII 7200RPM Optical Drive 1

24x DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive Graphics

Nvidia Geforce GT 620 2GB Audio

Sound card - Integrated Power Supply

700W Operating System

Windows 8 64 bit

[Humpty 751]

Intel Core i5-3570K, and get a better Nvidia card. something higher than a 620

[Rocky_53 1,566]

Intel Core i5-3570K

 

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[Caribpilot 56]

After looking at the information on cpubenchmark there isn't a significant improvement in the 3570k over the 8120. ( At least from the figures I saw) I am not sure how this will translate to using FSX. I appreciate the push toward the Intel but is there any particular reason why?

[Humpty 751]

A big reason ! Intel's IPC is higher, FSX needs pure juice. + single threaded performance is better.

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

Intel has got much better single-threading performance, which will make a huge difference in FSX.

 

Also, consider upping the GPU too. The 620 is too low.

[Caribpilot 56]

Ok thanks folks. I will keep this in mind. I am not in the US so I have to take some other factors in before I order ( shipping and customs )

 

Thanks again!