Recently, I'vebeendoing a lotofdeerhuntingonFacebook's marketplace, andyesterday I cameacross a prettydecentdealonsomeoldhighendhardwarefrom 2000 and 12.
Nowthisbundle, I foundconsistedof a Zed 77 sabertooth 11 55 boardonold I 7 37 70 k aswellastheseprettybased E.
Lookingoffthemarketcoolerbackin 2012 thiswouldhavebeensomeprettyhighendstuff, and I wasabletogetitallfor £129.
Thesellerwassellingthemallindividually, but I cameinwith a bulkofferontomyverysurpriseactuallyacceptedit, whichwasprettycool.
Thatgotmethinkingsixyearsago.
Thiswouldhavebeensomeofthebesttopnotchequipmentmoneycombined, considering I wasabletogetallofthisforlessthanthepriceof a moderndayriseandfiveprocess, sir, I wonderjusthowgooditwasbytoday's standards.
Solet's discusstheindividualpartsbeforejumpinginto a fewbenchmarkstofindoutfirstofall, let's talkaboutthebold.
ThisisanASU, said 77 sabertooth 11 55 socketmotherboardandbackin 2012 itwasveryexpensive.
Eventoday, itretailsforstupidmoney.
Inmostcases, I paid £60 forthisone.
ItoffersmultiplePC.
I expressnotsupportforupto 32 gigsofDDRthreeandcomesequippedwithus.
Bethreeportsattheback.
Onething I don't likeisthisthermalarmor.
Itlookscool, buttoensureitstayscall.
Therearetoomanyfansconnectedtoitthatmakequite a loudnoisewhenloadingprograms.
NowOdysseyisn't exactlythebestoptimizedgameintheworld, soweaveragedaround 40 F PShere, whichisn't toodifferentfrommyriseoffive.
Butwe'llgetintothatin a minutebecause I willhave a bitmoreof a comparisonoccurring a littlelateronhere.
TheicesevenmorethanhelditsownonDhe.
Atnopointdid I seeitmaxingout 100%.
Yousaidyoudidn't evengetto 99 centusageon.
I feelthatthesetwoin a systemstillmake a greatpair.
EvenconsideringtheIEseven's age.
Itpairswith a 10 70 verywell, andtheeightgigsofRAMwasalsomorethanenoughtokeepthisrunningsmoothly.
Onething I wanttonoteintermsofthecomparisonbeforewegettoitlaterishowmuchStatawaseliminatedrunningthisgamewiththeiceseven.
Thenwithmyriseand 5 1600 thegamestutters a lotmoreonthe A m D basedCPU, whichisquiteodd, consideringthat's a lotnewerandsinglecoreperformancedoesn't reallyveryallthatmuch.
Butas I say, we'lltalkaboutthatin a littlemoredetail a bitfurtheralonginthevideocallofduty.
WorldWartwo.
Nextandagain, wewereseeingstupidframerateswith a mixtureofhighandextrasettings.
I mean, stupidin a goodwaybecause I findwhereitwasridiculouslyhighagainwhenpairedwiththeGreektextand 70 the 37 70 k at 4.5 gigahertzwasinnoway a bottleneck.
Infact, itcomplementedtheGPUratherquitewell.
Onething's forcertaincallofduty.
WorldWartwocertainlyran a treat, andthisisquite a graphicallyintensivegame.
Anditwas a prettyflawlessexperiencewiththehighsettings, thoughtherewillbesomeplacesoutdoorswherethatframewhereitdoesdropyetitwasstillmorethanplayableinmyopinion, andonceagaintheCPUwasnowaymaxedoutorevenclosetoit.
Herewehavethewitchorthree.
Anotherverygraphicallyintensivetitlewillbe a fewyearsoldNowitcanstillput a lotofeventhemosthighandhardwarethroughitspaces.
And 2012 I 7 37 70 k heredid a fantasticjobofkeepingourframeratessmooth.
Withtheultrasettingshereandthepostprocessingsetsohigh, weaveragedaround 70 framespersecond, whichis a prettydecentachievementifyouaskme.
Infact, theduty X 10 70 wasmoreof a bottleneckthantheprocess, sir.
But I thought I'd showyousomesologamebyherejusttogetanideaofhowitperformsintherealworld.
Notreallyanystatustospeakofeither 79 1% lowthere, and a 59.1% meansthatyouhave a verydecentexperiencewiththisprocessitinyoursystem, evenwhenpairedwith a sortofthesentmidrangetoehighendcardthatisthedutyextent 70.
I wasthencurioustoseehowitwouldcompareto, say, myriseand 5 1600 theCPU, thatIranitsstockinmysystemon a dailybasis.
I lookedituponGoogle, anditseemsthatitwasquite a hottopic, withsomepeoplenotquiteknowingwhetherornottoupgradefromthere.
I sevento a risingbasedsystemwhenitactuallycametogaming.
Resultswereverysimilar.
TakeAssassin's creedortosee, forexample, here 49 F.
P.
S withtheriseinfivecomparedto 43 withtheice.
Sevenverycloseresult.
Yet, as I saidbefore, the 70.1% lowontheriseinwasquite a bitlower.
Therewas a lotmorenoticeablestutterherethen, withtheice 7 37 70 k Battlefieldonewasalsoquiteclose.
But I justwanttoendon a fewCPUcomparisonsbecausethat's whereyou'llnoticethemostdifference.
Forexample, whenweranCinnabenchAR 15 themulticorpstestwiththeriseandfivecamebackwith a scoreof 1141 Yetontheiceseven, wesawjust 727.
Thesinglecoreperformancewasprettymuchidentical.
Theicesevenedgingitbyonepoint.
Soyou'renotreallygoingtonoticeanydifferencethere?
Butwhat I willsayisthatthankstoallthoseextracausewhenitcomestorenderingandusingprogramslikePremierePro, a program I useon a dailybasis, theriseandfivewillabsolutelysmashedtheice.
7 37 70 k Intermsofrenderingtimesandjusthavesnappy, theprogramfeelsoverall.
That's nottosaythatyoucan't Eddieorcreatecontentwiththeold I sevenbecauseit's stilldoesanabsolutelyfantasticjoballinorthen I thinkitwas a prettydecentexperience.
Thistoptiertechfrom 2000 and 12 stilldoes a prettydecentjob.
Thatprocess, er, isstillmorethancapable.
Soifyou'rewonderingwhetheryoushouldbuyintoanoldplatform, ifyou'reon a tightbudget, thatis, thenyoushouldhavenofearindoingso.
Butjustknowthatifyou'reon a tightbudgetyoucanaffordonoldschool 11 55 basedbuildon, youwanttogowithsomethinglike a niceseven, thenyoushouldhave a prettydecenttimeandofcourse, it's notjustthismotherboardthatallowsoverclocking.
Soyoushouldbeabletopumpoutdecentfiguresonceyou'veovercookedit a littlebitaswell.
Figuresthatcankeepupalmostwith a moderndayriseinfive.