PC to utilize 6 core gaming [56k]

As every PC gamer knows its about that time of the month to spend $1000 to upgrade your computer ;) anyways 6 core gaming is already here and has more coming. For those of you who laughed at the Phenom II X6 (starting at $200) this is what I have to show to you.

17 Games that already take advantage of 6 core CPUs:

1. Metro 2033: up to 20%*
2. Prince of Persia: up to 10%*
3. Arma II: up to 5%*
4. Battlefield Bad Company 2: up to 10%*
5. Grand Theft Auto 4: up to 10%*
6. Dirt 2: up to 10%*
7. Resident Evil 5: up to 15%*
8. Splinter Cell Conviction: up to 10%*
9. Metal of Honor: up to 10%*
10. Civilization 5: up to 40%*
11. Ruse: up to 20%*
12. Dead Rising 2: up to 20%*
13. Dragon Age Origins: up to 5%*
14. Arcania Gothic 4: up to 30%*
15. F1 2010: up to 10%*
16. Lost Planet 2: up to 15%*
17. Anno 1404: up to 30%*

*compared to a quad core*

So folks there you have it, 6 core gaming is going to be making its way into a PC near you :)

Link here:

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,794274/From-Medal-of-Honor-to-Civ-5-17-Games-that-already-benefit-from-six-cores-CPUs/Practice/

What's wrong with the 4-core cpu I have? :/ I'll wait untill the 8-cores to come out with cheap prices.

I already have a six core.

Need to upgrade my graphics card though.

Yay! does this mean quad core is really cheap now??funsohng

That's funny. I can't think of a single game that manages to max out all 4 cores of my I7 as it is now.

Now, I did'nt even bother checking your link but are you sure that those improvements are even a matter of extra cores?

I'm asking because, general concencus right now is that we're still not at the point where even four cores are properly utilized.

And my e8400 is still pwning.MonsieurX

black ops, crysis 2, bf 3, etc will also benefit with more cores

I dont understand it with Metro 2033, the game doesnt even make use of quads. Why would it use Hex-cores then? BUt my $100 overclocked 3.5ghz quad is still pumping out games pretty well.ferret-gamer

the only game on the market right now that uses more than 2 cores is BFBC2.

i had a gtx480 with a dual core and was pumping 40fps, once i got a quad core im pumpin now 75-80fps.

I am still have no problems running games with my dual core :? I just dont see the need right now, graphics seem to have leveled out, I dont want to have to upgrade because people dont want to optimize:|

I am still have no problems running games with my dual core :?

Advid-Gamer

I honestly think that this is some sort of propaganda to boost the sale of hexacore processors. The fact of the matter is that 99% of the games out right now run like absolute butter on any quad-core CPU of 2.6ghz or higher. The game devs know this, Intel and AMD know this, and they know that there are plenty of people still using Q6600's and QX6700's from 2006-07 who can run any game very well. They don't like this, so they put out worthless information about how a hexacore can improve your performance.

All of the games on that list run perfectly on a quad-core, and some of them run great on a fast dual-core. I don't need to go from 70fps to 110. That's not a real benefit.

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I am still have no problems running games with my dual core :?

ZoomZoom2490

[QUOTE="ZoomZoom2490"][QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]

I am still have no problems running games with my dual core :?

Advid-Gamer

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="ZoomZoom2490"] well, that depends on the game you play and the rest of the components.ferret-gamer

awesome sauce, people laughed at me when I dished out on that 6 core Phenom II, now whos laughing? HUH? MEEE? MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"][QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] Atm. I am playing all the new games usually max them out NP, E8400 4 gigs ram gtx285Advid-Gamer

An i7 quad core will blow that amd 6 core. I still think having 4 high performing core is better for gaming.

I would say that 80 to 90 % of pc games only have 2 threads. Most games can distribute load between cores but it doesnt result in better performance, in fact it can worsen the performance. Sure there are exceptions like bad company 2, but they are just exceptions.

I say right now the best gaming cpu's are the phenom 955 and intel i5-760 with turbo boost. Quad core with high clock speeds that performs well in any situation.

awesome sauce, people laughed at me when I dished out on that 6 core Phenom II, now whos laughing? HUH? MEEE? MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D

_Matt_

I have NP with upgrading when it is needed, I was thinking about getting a 460 but I dont need it right now, and by the time I do it will be alot cheaper. I thought games just started using quad core, now they want to go to 8 cores? Thats some BS, most games dont even look as good as crysis on 2 cores.

I have NP with upgrading when it is needed, I was thinking about getting a 460 but I diont need it right now, and by the time I do it will be alot cheaper. I thought games just started using quad core, now they want to go to 8 cores? Thats some BS, most games dont even look as good as crysis on 2 cores.

Advid-Gamer

[QUOTE="_Matt_"]

awesome sauce, people laughed at me when I dished out on that 6 core Phenom II, now whos laughing? HUH? MEEE? MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D

ZoomZoom2490

Im not too worried, the difference is still minimal, and this 6 core certainly helps with rendering large scenes in 3DS MAX.

[QUOTE="_Matt_"]

awesome sauce, people laughed at me when I dished out on that 6 core Phenom II, now whos laughing? HUH? MEEE? MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D

ZoomZoom2490

I honestly think that this is some sort of propaganda to boost the sale of hexacore processors. The fact of the matter is that 99% of the games out right now run like absolute butter on any quad-core CPU of 2.6ghz or higher. The game devs know this, Intel and AMD know this, and they know that there are plenty of people still using Q6600's and QX6700's from 2006-07 who can run any game very well. They don't like this, so they put out worthless information about how a hexacore can improve your performance.

All of the games on that list run perfectly on a quad-core, and some of them run great on a fast dual-core. I don't need to go from 70fps to 110. That's not a real benefit.

hartsickdiscipl

[QUOTE="ZoomZoom2490"][QUOTE="_Matt_"]

awesome sauce, people laughed at me when I dished out on that 6 core Phenom II, now whos laughing? HUH? MEEE? MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D

Innovazero2000

[QUOTE="Innovazero2000"][QUOTE="ZoomZoom2490"] bad news is that the 6 core from AMD is still weaker than a quad core from intel when it comes to gaming.NVIDIATI

I know in going with the 6 core soon here. My PC upgrade is long overdue. That being said if someone already has a PC right now that can play all the games on that list maxed with a 4 core processor then a 20-40% increase a 6 core will give will not matter.

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[QUOTE="Innovazero2000"] only the i7's, and the they trade blows in gaming. The AMD's are much cheaper as well overall.AiurProtoss

I'm still enjoying my E8400 too. My weakest part of my computer is my graphics card. It's still an x1950 Pro. :P

[...]bf 3, etc will also benefit with more cores

ZoomZoom2490

Thats a pretty terrible benchmark by pcgameshardware. No charts, no graphs, no test system. Just a screenshot of the game and text stating the performance increase percentage.

I dont even know if I can take their word. What resolution did they use? What quad core and what hex core? What GPU????? WTF????

I'm still enjoying my E8400 too. My weakest part of my computer is my graphics card. It's still an x1950 Pro. :P

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[...]bf 3, etc will also benefit with more cores

IcyToasters

Bad Company 2 already takes advantage of extra cores so its safe to assume or hope Battlefield 3 will too.

even for the price i wouldn't go for AMD, all the benchmarks ive seen have i5 and i7's out performing AMDs lateset chips. They are comparing a hexacore to last years models!!! that is severe asscock people. for 300 dollars i could easily get an i5 or i7 that out performs an AMD hexacore. asscock people, asscock.

Here I was thinking a duo core still sufficed.siLVURcross

Performing slightly better on more cores doesn't mean it utilizes themgmaster456

they don't yet use 4 cores optimallylhughey

This is the real truth. People are getting duped into buying hexacores for PC's that are used for email, internet, music, and gaming. I can understand if you're doing a ton of video editing, 3dmax, etc.. But like I said earlier, there isn't a game out there that won't run perfectly on any decent quad-core CPU. I would stake my reputation on the idea that 95%+ of games that come out in the next 18 months will still run perfectly on any current-gen quad-core. Hell, even on a Core 2 Quad of 2.8ghz or higher.

The Phenom II Deneb/thuban architecture is barely better clock for clock than an Intel Core 2 Quad. By the time that games demand a hexacore to run optimally, that whole architecture will be obsolete anyways.

im waiting till hexacores become more mainstream. i do some video stuff so it would be useful for me. maybe in my next rig.

They dont even take full advantage of quadcores yet.... My CPU usage usually wont go higher than 75%, some cores will be at 50-60% usage when gaming. But the more cores they start using the better I guess.

Who the hell doesn't want to upgrade? I can't afford it right now but I can someday, someday,

Hmm, well I'm getting a quadcore, but the motherboard I have allows for core unlocking so hopefully I'll be able to use 6 cores. :D