CPU upgrade? - Hardware & Software

I'm being bottlenecked in ArmA 2 by my CPU (an AMD Althon II X2 250 OC'ed at 3.6ghz) and I was wondering if the AMD Althon II X4 620 ([url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706[/url]) would be a good upgrade for my computer, especially if I over clocked it. Money is an object, I live in the US.

What are the rest of your specs?

Nvidea GeForce GTS 250 1GB 3GB of DDR3 1066mhz RAM 550w Rosewill PSU and this mobo [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157161[/url]

...it's not bottlenecking. Your GPU is slow, that's the problem.

gpu is the problem

On ArmA 2, no the game is pretty much completely dependent on the CPU, my video card compared to the GTX 285, there is only a little FPS drop of about 5.

Your brain really is made out of fur. To reiterate - your Athlon II 250 @ 3.6GHz [i]is not[/i] bottlenecking your GTS 250. [quote]there is only a little FPS drop of about 5.[/quote] So basically, according to you, the GTX 295 is 5 FPS faster than a 9800GTX+/GTS 250. BS.

[QUOTE=ferrus;17535061]Your brain really is made out of fur. To reiterate - your Athlon II 250 @ 3.6GHz [i]is not[/i] bottlenecking your GTS 250. So basically, according to you, the GTX 295 is 5 FPS faster than a 9800GTX+/GTS 250. BS.[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ARMAII_gpu_performance/images/arma2_1600.gif[/img] SETUP: Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Gigabyte EX58-Extreme 6GB OCZ Reaper HPC DDR3-1600 300GB Western Digital Caviar SE Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit w/Service Pack 2 EDIT: Also I never said that my CPU was bottlenecking my vid card. And sorry for my mistake, 3 fps lower than a 295

It isn't bottlenecking anything. It running at 100% does not indicate bottlenecking. What is the source of that graph?

[QUOTE=ferrus;17535539]It isn't bottlenecking anything. It running at 100% does not indicate bottlenecking. What is the source of that graph?[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ARMAII_gpu_performance/page2.asp[/url] Oh, but would the quad be a good upgrade anyway that's all I wanted to fucking know

[QUOTE=furbrain;17535628][url]http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ARMAII_gpu_performance/page2.asp[/url] Oh, but would the quad be a good upgrade anyway that's all I wanted to fucking know[/QUOTE] No, because that game doesn't fucking use four cores.

The said CPU could barely be called an upgrade.

[QUOTE=ferrus;17535998]The said CPU could barely be called an upgrade.[/QUOTE] Yes, it could. Simply by calling it an upgrade. It's a simple Quad-core CPU. Good for multi-tasking, etc.

The difference between that and his 3.6GHz 250 would not be perceivable even in multitasking situations, I'm sure of it.

[QUOTE=Applecrap;17535838]No, because that game doesn't fucking use four cores.[/QUOTE] The game does use 4 cores. [url]http://www.overclock.net/pc-games/532520-sanders54s-arma-2-optimization-how-force.html[/url]

[QUOTE=Satane;17536710]I hardly get 50fps with my 4,2ghz i7 and 4890CF.......I can hardly play the game, too buggy. Don't upgrade anything just for the game[/QUOTE] Well I play this game ALL the time plus I would like to do other things in the background but ArmA hogs up all of my CPU. Also I just want to upgrade my CPU, the game just makes me want to upgrade it more.

You obviously have your mind set on upgrading regardless of what we say. So do it.

[QUOTE=ferrus;17536227]The difference between that and his 3.6GHz 250 would not be perceivable even in multitasking situations, I'm sure of it.[/QUOTE] even if he upgraded to a quad core it would be slower.

[QUOTE=ferrus;17537201]You obviously have your mind set on upgrading regardless of what we say. So do it.[/QUOTE] To what CPU though, that's what I originally wanted to know.

[QUOTE=furbrain;17535318][img]http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ARMAII_gpu_performance/images/arma2_1600.gif[/img] -benchmarks- [/QUOTE] lol wow runs horrible there.. runs great here. And even with a single 275. maybe a old version/old driver I run very high with one GTX 275 and it gets about 38 FPS, 10,000 view distance AA isn't working anyway with 2 about 50-60

[QUOTE=ferrus;17536227]The difference between that and his 3.6GHz 250 would not be perceivable even in multitasking situations, I'm sure of it.[/QUOTE] Ok, are you sure because I can say that I can fly and tell everyone "I'm sure of it". On medium settings the 620 w/ a GTX 260 gets 50 FPS and GTA IV is more CPU heavy. [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-ii-propus,2414-7.html[/url]

go for a 940 X4 or 955X5

[QUOTE=Soldier32;17545840]Ok, are you sure because I can say that I can fly and tell everyone "I'm sure of it". On medium settings the 620 w/ a GTX 260 gets 50 FPS and GTA IV is more CPU heavy. [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-ii-propus,2414-7.html[/url][/QUOTE] You said multitasking, that's what I was referring to.. Also you are forgetting that he has it overclocked @ 3.6GHz.

[QUOTE=ferrus;17549191]You said multitasking, that's what I was referring to.. Also you are forgetting that he has it overclocked @ 3.6GHz.[/QUOTE] Multitasking was just a general term I was speaking of. 4 cores would benefit him depending on what he currently does. I'm not forgetting at all that he is OC'd because he can easily OC the 620.

[QUOTE=Soldier32;17549212]Multitasking was just a general term I was speaking of. 4 cores would benefit him depending on what he currently does. I'm not forgetting at all that he is OC'd because he can easily OC the 620.[/QUOTE] It actually can over clock to 3.9GHz on air and the L3 cache doesn't really hurt its performance in games, and it beats the Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition over clocked at 3.6GHz. [url]http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2922/amd_athlon_ii_x4_620_processor_review_quad_core_for_mainstream/index.html[/url] All of this for $100? It's a steal.