Question about graphic card & about directx

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Originally Posted by Bobb4

I bought the i5 2500k - But I am not going to argue with your logic, as money does not appear to be a deciding factor for you.
For me it was and the i5 2500k serves me well. I am however interested in your statement that battlefield 3 will utilise 8 cores.
I have not played any game yet that has come even close to using even 3 cores effectively let alone 4 properly.
For what you do for a living 8 cores may be the way to go.
But the i5 2500k is a good cpud that overclocks well and if you want to blow most of your budget on a graphic's card which is what clod demands then the small performance boost an i7 gives is not worth the money


Just realised you also suggested cheaper options than mine in the i7 line. Have to agree with you on that.

Wrong you did not read correctly - I said 8 threads, not 8 cores. Over that BFBC2 already uses 8 threads.
You have been playing the wrong games then - and over that if you read properly I said in the near future. I5 2500k is a good cpu, but its better to get the older gen i7. Please make sure to read what I say (and thank you for noting it, its funny that I get smack talked in the meantime) because I said threads not cores, then you assumed I use this pc for a living - which I dont, I use it for gaming and graphics design is a hobby (I said I have multiple pcs running for my job, and this is summer job when I am not at school and the pcs are mostly pretty crappy.)