And I'm excitedtousethatwiththeotherAPuseaswelltomakeitmoreof a fairtest, eventhoughifyou'rethinkingaboutgoingwithoneofthefasterchips, youmaydecidetooptforslightlyfaster 3200 megahertzDDRfor.
I alsotestedgranteddaughterfivewith 7 20 p resolution.
Nowthiswas a titlethatcouldhavebeencapableofbeingrun a 10 80 Pierrehavetoadmit, althoughitwouldhavebeencloserto 30 framespersecond, 7 20 p withthenormalsettingsand a coupleofthingssettoohigh, andwewereabletosee a prettyrespectableaverageonceagainincomparisontotheriseinthreeandrisingfive.
APusedthe 200 G doesforslightlyshortoffthoseperformancemargins, butthat's tobeexpected.
I mean, thisthingcosts 55 U.
S.
Dollars.
Halfthepriceofftherising 3 22 100 g n inturn, willmoreorlessgetyouhalftheperformanceinsomesituations, justlikethefirstgamewetestedtoday.
Farcryfive.
Pub G didn't reallyrunallthatwelleither.
At 7 20 p withthelowingamesettings, weonlysaw 25 f.
P s hereonthisspecificmap.
Now I didtest a coupleofgamesandweweren't quiteabletoachievethatsolid 30 f psthreshold, whichtherising 3 22 100 g riseof 5 24 100 g arebothcapableoff.
Thatbeingsaid, I think a lotofpeoplewhogoforthischipgamingmaynotnecessarilybetheirmainfocus, butit's nicetoknowthatifyouwanttojumpintosomeslightlylessdemandingtitles, youwillbeabletodosoandstillhaven't okayexperience, evenifyouhavetoturntheresolutiondown.
Solet's moveontothenextgameover.
Watchwith a combinationoflowandmediumsettingsonceagainrunatabove 45 f P s mostofthetimethatwhat a coupleofframedropshereandthere.
Now, I'm notsureifthiswasdownThiodriversornot, thisis a prettynewchips.
So a fewthingsmayhavetobeworkedoutwithfuturedriverreleases, but I havetosaythatitwas a prettydecentoverallexperience, especiallywhenyouconsiderthatonceagain, thisis £50 or 55 U.
S.
Dollarschip.
I toohavetokeeprepeatingmyselfbecauseit's quiteunbelievabletothinkhowfar I amtheseAPusehavecome.
I mean, you'regetting a prettydecentsceneforyouondhe, a fairlydecentGPUin a prettycheappackage.
Weset a coupleofthingsthatmediumoneortwosettingswereonhighandwewereabletostickwiththat 30 f p s averageTherewillbe a fewinstanceswhereyoudodropbelow 30 f p s.
Butifyoudodecidetorunthegamewiththelowestsettings, I meaneverythingonlow, thenyoushouldn't reallyseethatmanydropsbelow 30 herewiththesettingsthat I used, 30 f.
P.
S wasstillmorethanachievable.
I thinkthe 200 Jeanniedid a prettygoodjob.
Now, after I wasdonewithgaming, I decidedtoendit.
ThisveryvideousingtheAthlon 200 g e.
And I havetosaytheexperiencewas a prettydecentone.
Butifyou'relookingforanentryleveleditingsystem, perhapsyoujustwanttostartoutonYouTube, youneedtomake a fewvideosoryou'vejustgot a schoolproject, somethinglikethat.
Youneedtothrowsomethingtogether.
The 200 G shouldstillbefairlycapableofdoingso, infact, hedid a lotbetterthan I thoughtitwouldif I'm being 100% honest.
Ofcourse, a lotofcomparisonswillbedrawnagainstthingslikethe G 45 60 intermsofruleprocessingpowerthatwouldprobablybetheonetogo.
Forthatbeingsaid, I thinkthe 200 g e offersthemorwellroundedpackage.
Yes, theCBuse a littleweakerthanthatofIntel's Pentiumvariance, buttheonboardgraphicsmorethanmakeupforit.
Thereis a littlebiteventelephantintheroomintermsofthe 2200 g.
I mean, youhavetoaskyourselfastowhetheryoucanaffordtheextra £50 ordollars, becauseifyoucan, I don't thinkthere'd be a pointingoingfortheAthlon.
I mean, theextra £50 ordollarswillprettymuchdoubleyourperformanceorclosetothatinsomeinstances.
Soifgaming's moreofyourthing, thenthatwilldefinitelyhavetobe a considerationofyours.
Couldyouperhapsgowithslightlyslowerandperhapsslightlycheapermemoryoroptfor a slightlycheapermotherboardondhe.
Extendyourbudget a littlebitsothatyoucangettheriseand 3 22 100 g instead.
Thatmaybeworthconsidering, as I say, ifgamingisoneofyourpriorities, butyoudon't haveallthatmuchtospend, butalsoannoysme a littlebitabouttheAfghanisthatit's locked.
I mean, ifthishadbeenanunlockedchipthanitwouldhavebeen a totalvictory, I feelforthisthingyoucould'veovercockedit.
It'llhaveoverclockingcapabilities, anditprobablybepricedat £20 or $20 more.
That's justearnanticipationofmine.
That's just a guess, but I wouldn't besurprisedifweseesomethinglikethatinthefuture, inwhichcasethatwouldbetheonetobuy.
Butwe'lljusthavetowaitandsee.
Asforthe F l knowfortheprice, itdoesn't prettydecent, wellroundedjob, someonewhowantsanentrylevelprocessorthatcanreallyhandleitselfinsomeCPUintensivetasks.
Andit's goodforbasiceditingandrenderingneeds, aswellassomeonewhowantstoplay a fewgameswhenthey'rebored, albeitatreducedsettingsandresolution.
I thinkit's a prettydecentchoicetogetyourselfontothatnewAMforplatform.
Butas I say, considerwhetherornotyoucanspendtheextra.
Getthe 2200 G insteadbecauseyoumayfeellikeyou'vemissedoutoryoumayregretitlateron.