Are the new AMD bulldozer/zambezi processors terrible, as I am currently investing in a gaming computer, and I dont know what processor to get. Im looking at the 8120, but i have heard it sucks. I want to overclock later on when i can pay for a water cooling system, and thats the only thing that i really now it good for. Should i just go for an unlocked phenom? i dont have the money for an Intel. Also is the Radeon HD 5000 series significantly worse than the 6000 series?
For Gaming, its still intel and nVidia. I recommend CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme 1094LQ Desktop PC Intel Core i7 960(3.20GHz) 12GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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You're looking at the 8120 and you don't have enough money for an i5 2500k? I'm calling total BS on that. The 8120 is only a tad cheaper than the 2500k. As for the 5000 series, what are you comparing? There are different cards in each series at different performance levels and price points.
To be exact, the AMD bulldozer processors are currently waiting the new release of Windows 8. Which will in turn help them make better use of all their cores, in multithreading apps... At the same time I am betting the Intel processors will see a huge jump in hyperthreading power as well, so Intel will still have the advantage of being faster, and easier overclocking... As far as 5000 vs. 6000, if you are talking about 5850, and 5870 vs. 6950 and 6970, the main thing is the 6000 cards make better use of power, but also just have less heat issues... Which would mean a cheaper PC case could be used with the 6000 series and still keep the card cool enough to run good FPS in games... I have found with current and previous ATI and Nvidia cards, if you keep them below 70C, you don't lose FPS in your games, after about 75C and up, you start to lose some FPS and stability in games...
