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If patreon money would lead to testing of maybe lower end or not so often reviewed hardware, I have a request.
I would like to see a cpu comparison test every so often comparing modern cpu's to each generation of cpus going back a ways. For example, cpu's in the $200-$350 range such as the 4770k, 3770k 2600k, i7 930, AMD phenom and so on compared to modern cpu's in modern benchmarks.
I see no need for this kind of comparison to happen every new release. Maybe every other year. Maybe only as often as the pci bandwidth tests. But I would like to see it happen every so often.
That's a lot of hardware to keep on hand ,even just for five years back. you'd be looking at least three sockets for Intel, likely a couple of sockets for AMD, the CPUs and ram to go with it ,cooler's, mobo's, storage for the parts, certainly not impossible, but certainly a decent bit of work.
An easier way would be, to look at how a 2500k (for example) ,performs in some type of software that allows you to "benchmark" its performance. then look at the results of a more modern cpu, in a similar type of software ,that allows you to "benchmark" its performance. Then compare those two results, you could even do it yourself very quickly by looking up the results someone posted for the cpu/components in question.
I think it'd be more beneficial to see some of the high end, new GPUs benched with what was once higher-end CPUs from a handful of generations ago. They don't have to be in depth benchmarks/reviews. Just a few modern games at 1080p and 4k to give people a better idea of what kind of experience they may expect from their aging CPUs if they grabbed a new GPU.
Example - 3770k. While this specific CPU is pushing 6 years old, people are still running them in their systems. You don't need a high end MB, something that can give a moderate/decent OC, 8GB of DDR3 and slap in a RTX 2080. Then do the same for an AMD FX 8350.
Nothing special, just a couple of older CPUs so those people that are on the edge for upgrading can get an idea if their CPU can handle newer games with a newer GPU. When you see benchmarks coming out for newer GPUs, they're almost always paired with a new, high-end CPU. Not everyone has one of those fancy, costly high-end CPUs.