So I wasabletopickupthisgigabyteboldforjust £20 Stillnewandsailed.
Thismeantthatitdidstillcomewithalloftheoriginalaccessoriesonthebackplatetonow, someofyoumayremember a whileago I pickedup a mini I t x, Courtfivemotherboard.
Bandel.
I'veshownyoubrieflybecause I usedittotestouttheJewtext 9 60 theotherday.
Essentially, whatwehavehereis a chipwithonemodule, buttoologicalcause I thinkitstillconfusesme.
Butit's betterthan, say, a truesinglecourtshipwithhyperthreading.
Putitthatway.
Thesinglecoreperformanceresultwas 89 1 pointhigherthan a singlecoreCelerondofor 60 fromIntel, andthemultipleperformancewas 1 to 5, just 20 pointsclearof a Pentium E 5400.
Butcouldthisthingplayanygames?
Well, thisiswhere I'm glad I optedforeightgigsofmemory, thoughnoamountofRamwouldhelpusoutinOverwatch, astheCPUsimplyheldusbackrunningat 100% usageonbothcauseThegamewasquitestuttering.
AndMaggie, thisfootagewastakenfrom a boatmatch, but I cantellyouthatonlinegameswillhavethesameoutcome.
YoucanseethattheonboardradioonGPUhas a lotmoretogive, butit's simplycan't becauseofthebottleneck, thesettingsandresolutionhereWillow, with 50% restscalingand 7 20 p setfromthemenu.
Infact, I hadtorunawayfromenemyactiononepointjusttotryandrecapturesomelostframes.
I thoughtthismeantwe'd have a totallyunplayableexperiencethroughout, butatleastCSgoprovedtobe a betterperformer.
Infact, I actuallyplayedquitewell.
Well, upuntilthepoint I gotdestroyed.
NeithertheCPIorGPwasrunningmaxedouthere.
Sowewereabletohit 40 F B s at 7 20 p withthelowsettingsfarfromidealin a fastpacetutorlikethis.
ButitwascertainlyanimprovementoverOverwatch.
I played a coupleoftraditionalgamesonus, too, and a coupleonothermaps, withthisbeingtheaveragethroughoutallofthem.
I didn't playthenewBattleRoyalemode, soframeratestheremaydiffernow.
Fortnightwasaninterestingone.
Thegameloadedupandplayedjustfineatlowsettingsat a three D renderingresolutionofsomethinglike 843 by 4 80 Notbrilliant, butitdoesn't looktoobadonthebigscreenhere.
Theproblem I washaving, however, wasonlymadeapparentafterlandingontheground.
Allthetexturesweremessedup, andtherewassomesortofglitchwhere I justslidalongthefloor.
Theframeratestayedprettyconsistent, so I'm notsureifthisisaneffectofthehardwareitselforjustanInternetissue.
42 framespersecondwastheaverage.
I triedanothercoupleofgamesandthesamething, so I'm beginningtothinkthisishardwarerelated.
Oblivionwasfirstandat 7 20 p withthelargetexturesettingswesawanaverageof 50 f.
P s.
I'm notsureifthisshowshowdemandingthisgameisorhowbadtheAMG a sixiseitherwayof 4 60 framespersecondcouldonlybeachievedbyturningthingsdown, thougheventhen F p s wasbynomeansconsistent.
Finally, I thentriedGT a SanAndres a trueclassic 10 80 p veryhighsaw a stuttering 40 f.
P s.
But I hadtoturnanyantialiasngofforfaceevenmoreperformancehiccups.
Infact, 7 20 p wasonceagainthebestwaytoplaytosee 50 framespersecond.