By Desire Athow
What makes a processor great? Some say it’s how expensive it is, while others suggest it’s the number of cores or its overclockability that determines the quality of a CPU. In reality, it’s a matter of personal preference backed by hard-earned numbers.
You would likely be disappointed if you handed over a small fortune just to build a machine exclusively for cranking out documents. Likewise, thinking you could save money by skimping out on the CPU in your gaming rig would be an equally misguided decision.
Therefore, the goal becomes to not to achieve the best performance possible, but to do so on a personalized budget. Certainly, if money were no object, we would all build VR-ready PCs.
However, there are plenty of less expensive options from both AMD and Intel focused on everything from word processing to gaming. With AMD’s new 14-nano meter Zen CPUs all but released, Intel may have the upper hand in performance and value, but that’s subject to change early next year.
Moreover, you’ll need to take into consideration PC’s other components. Pairing a top-end Nvidia Titan X graphics card with a cheap processor would result in severe bottle-necking. Whether you’re building a budget …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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