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FX-4100 Review

FX-4100 is one of the 4-Core desktop processors in the AMD FX series that is based on the AMD Bulldozer micro-architecture. You can travel beyond maximum speed limits for this processor easily with overclocking. Bring the multitasking on your system to a next level. Watch HD quality videos without experiencing any slow downs with your performance. Pair this up with a latest graphics card that is appropriate for this processor to enjoy latest games smoothly on highest setting.
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saptarshi69

07:36 May-19-2013

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hey guys,will my CPU bottleneck my GPU ??

wheelieboy

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you guys sure that its not gonna bottleneck GTX660 and GTX 660TI?

Georgie

18:06 May-15-2013

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No, it will run it perfectly.

Mazasrb

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66Ti might be bottlenecked though.

XxSoultheKeeperXx

21:25 May-15-2013

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it will be very slight though (i've seen the combo in action before i3 starts to choke with gpus GTX 580 equivalents and above)

wheelieboy

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so guys whats the best pick for this . if I choose the NVIDIA CARD?

maddenslay1

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I'd say something like a gtx 660

Mazasrb

10:56 May-16-2013

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Or 7870 from AMD.

Face1ess74

19:53 May-16-2013

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This will bottleneck a 660 ti, but you can fix that by overclocking it. It's really easy to push this CPU to 4 GHz if you have a good mobo.

XxSoultheKeeperXx

22:49 May-16-2013

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the bottleneck would be negligible but yeah a nice oc would help

manjabin

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hey guys whats the best GPU for this card?

Mazasrb

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7870XT,7950/GTX660,660Ti. What budget do you have? ;)

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I'm not yet sure bro. .coz I'm Thinking of selling my HGM Racing muffler to buy a decent card. .thanks for the info anyway

Georgie

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Am I getting this right? This CPU has 2 modules, consisting of 2cores in each module? But windows recognizes these modules as cores, therefore displays it as 2cores 4 threads? When actually its is 4core 4threads?

XxSoultheKeeperXx

06:38 May-11-2013

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the cpu has 2 modules consisting of 4 cores in total the cpu behaves as if it was a dual core with ht due to the possession of integer cores, cores that share resources per module, its amd's version of hyperthreading its a lot better than intels hyperthreading in theory it just need a powerful architecture to back it up

Georgie

08:42 May-11-2013

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Thank. Very brief ;)

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08:44 May-11-2013

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Could u please tell me why windows picks it up as a 2core 4thread?

XxSoultheKeeperXx

09:13 May-11-2013

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windows is detecting modules rather than individual cores as i stated it is like a physical hyperthreading so windows may not know how to properly read it

Georgie

09:17 May-11-2013

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Thanks ;)

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00:04 May-11-2013

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Overclocked to 4.05ghz = how much % on GD?

curtislee1994

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15%-20% i think :)

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im not too sure tho

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It's 25% mate :D :D

Georgie

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Thanks

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22:33 May-08-2013

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Anyone!!??

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Does this cpu perform as well/better as the phenom II x4 quad cores?? And is the FX 4100 a true quad core. Someone please explain briefly. Thanks

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"It is kind of a true quad, in that it has four integer cores, however it only has one front-end. I would say that it is probably more like a poor quad than anything else – and it would behave more like a dual-core with (extremely good, like 70% scaling rather than 15%) hyperthreading ... " -LinuxUser

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21:27 May-15-2013

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it is slightly weaker than a Phenom ii x4 965 but is more power efficient

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Can unlock hidden cores on this cpu??

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I havent heard of such thing. And I really doubt that you can, otherwise we would know about it :)

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01:23 May-06-2013

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No, there are currently no known way of enabling cores of the buldozer fx CPUs

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08:46 May-06-2013

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aren't they lasered off rather than disabled?

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probably, not really informed on that. well the important thing is you can't "use" those cores

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true :D

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With a high end card and this cpu, could I max out crysis 3 with a res of 1920 x 1080p.

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you could max this out with a high end card like 7950/660ti or better, but I really doubt that this cpu will be able to handle such cards in a cpu demanding game as crysis 3. I would be looking at a fx 6300 and a 660ti in order to max it with smooth fps :)

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What about compatibility with evga 570 gtx superclocked ?

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There is no compatibility issues. but if you mean "bottlenecking" then yes there will be a *slight* bottleneck but nothing major, you will probably not even notice it

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thank you

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what upgrade do you recommend ?

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upgrade cpu or gpu?
i'd say you wait for next generation cpus/gpus
that combination is still running very good, you can max almost all games as of now in that res, plus you can also overclock your cpu if bottleneck is really bothering you

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