Q:
(edited by Bradesco.9621)
Does it worth up from i5 to Intel E-Series?
A:
No, upgrading beyond an i5 is not worth it for PC gaming, especially not for a game as dated and poorly optimized as Guild Wars 2.
No 64-bit client,
poor multi-core optimization,
No Direct X 11.
Technically Guild Wars 2 is from 2010.
I play it fine on an i5, so it should be fine with an i7.
Come to the AMD side….we have cookies, and our processors are so much cheaper…>.>
It’s hard to do jumping puzzles with a big, fuzzy butt.
Same I play on an I5 and i never have issues with framerate.
Come to the AMD side....we have cookies, and our processors are so much cheaper...>.>
They also have pitiful single core performance making GW2 borderline unplayable on Teq/Wurm/WvW or even cities.
Rubios – Tales of the Sunless [TXS]
Come to the AMD side….we have cookies, and our processors are so much cheaper…>.>
They also have pitiful single core performance making GW2 borderline unplayable on Teq/Wurm/WvW or even cities.
I’ve got an AMD and I can run those areas without a hitch.
Come to the AMD side….we have cookies, and our processors are so much cheaper…>.>
They also have pitiful single core performance making GW2 borderline unplayable on Teq/Wurm/WvW or even cities.
I’m running an AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor (3.4 GHz) that I got in 2011…and it runs everything just fine, including all of those.
It’s hard to do jumping puzzles with a big, fuzzy butt.
Come to the AMD side....we have cookies, and our processors are so much cheaper...>.>
They also have pitiful single core performance making GW2 borderline unplayable on Teq/Wurm/WvW or even cities.
I’m running an AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor (3.4 GHz) that I got in 2011...and it runs everything just fine, including all of those.
That exact same processor overclocked to 4 GHz used to give me drops to 15fps on WvW/Tequalt before upgrading to 4670K (same 290x, same SSD).
Are you running character model limit/quality on low or something?
Rubios – Tales of the Sunless [TXS]
(edited by Spiuk.8421)
No problems with an i5 here. What video card are you using?
Come to the AMD side….we have cookies, and our processors are so much cheaper…>.>
They also have pitiful single core performance making GW2 borderline unplayable on Teq/Wurm/WvW or even cities.
I’m running an AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor (3.4 GHz) that I got in 2011…and it runs everything just fine, including all of those.
That exact same processor overclocked to 4 GHz used to give me drops to 15fps on WvW/Tequalt before upgrading to 4670K (same 290x, same SSD).
Are you running character model limit/quality on low or something?
No, my graphics settings are all towards the higher end. I do get some framerate drops if there are too many players around (For a full Teq group or a WvW mega-zerg, not in cities; down to 8-15), but I blame my aging video card for that, not the CPU.
It’s hard to do jumping puzzles with a big, fuzzy butt.
Switch your character limit to low or lowest, problem solved.
Although the game looks pretty with high settings it’s not wise for a game where 100+ people are in your screen constantly, there’s too much detail to render for just five characters, try doing that with 100, no reason for you to have to be looking at so many people in your screen. It’s like not you have to click on someone to heal them.
Test around with the character limit and see if it improves for you.
i5 3570k @4.0
4×4 1600
GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5
My framerate is really unstable around people, even in dungeons due to the massive effect spam on the screen.
Already put Animation and LOD at low, but still.
Most PvE stuff where there’s not many people around is stable at 60.
I have an amd 965
I’d rather have an i7
I switched from an x6 1055t oc to 3.5 to an i7 3770k oc to 4.5 and it was worth the upgrade.
GPU was the same for both systems(gtx680oc/oc).
If you have the money then you might be tempted to upgrade. GW2 has poor performance for zergs but is much better than it used to be.
I use highest/med and ultra everything else and get about 20-30fps in big zergs which is manageable.
i7 3770k oc 4.5 H100i(push/pull) 8gb Corsair Dominator Asus P877V-LK
intel 335 180gb/intel 320 160gb WD 3TB Gigabyte GTX G1 970 XFX XXX750W HAF 932
intel 335 180gb/intel 320 160gb WD 3TB Gigabyte GTX G1 970 XFX XXX750W HAF 932
Come to the AMD side….we have cookies, and our processors are so much cheaper…>.>
They make GREAT TOASTERS.
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
Most games are GPU intensive, so a good graphics card is key. If you go to a gtx770 that will greatly increase fps. My buddy has an i5 and gtx770 all settings maxed.
Most games are GPU intensive, so a good graphics card is key. If you go to a gtx770 that will greatly increase fps. My buddy has an i5 and gtx770 all settings maxed.
The only trouble with this scenario is that GW2 IS NOT like most games in that GW2 isn’t optimized for a monkey least ways for players, GW2 is CPU intensive not GPU, which is why GW2s awesome graphics sucks at rendering. I run SLI and monitor all aspects of my PC when gaming and my vid cards MIGHT get a 20% hit on load while my CPU will get hit for 75 to 89% use(i5-3350P CPU, 3.1GHz 2- GTS 450 GPUs).
Mud Bone – Sylvari Ranger
No, you will not gain much from upgrading to core i7.
You get two major benefits from core i7
1. Hyper threading
Only a handful of games make use of hyper threading and Guild Wars 2 is not one of them.
2. Extra PCIe lanes
This will only improve performance if you are using SLI or Crossfire configurations and even then performance gains will be barely noticeable.
I think what you have right now should be good, but if you feel you have to upgrade then I would suggest looking at the link below and getting an upgraded core i5 as recommended in the link.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html