8320 or 8350

[rebelyell06]

I'm ordering one of the two today. I'm just stuck because I don't know if I should pull the trigger on the 8350. I am going to oc, but from what I've researched so far I might not get as good of performance out of the 8320. Now I know I might not be able to tell a difference if its close, but I don't want to risk getting a lesser quality chip either. Especially if they're only 40 bucks difference.

 

[jacobnestell]

I would get the 8350 for the stability but however if you are comfortable with knowing when to stop OC'ing and know how to keep the CPU cool then get the 8320 just depends on your experience level

 

[rebelyell06]

Well I have an antec 1100 case running 7 fans and an h80i. That should keep it cool, right?

 

[jacobnestell]

Then your golden man have fun overclocking!

 

[rebelyell06]

So you're saying 8320 to be clear?

 

[jacobnestell]

If your comfortable with overclocking and know your bios yes

 

[rebelyell06]

Cool. Ordering the mobo at the same time actually. Getting the ASUS M5a990fx pro.

 

[rebelyell06]

M5a99fx I mean lol

 

[jacobnestell]

before you order is this the correct board? https://www.asus.com/us/support/CPU/1/24/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/

 

[rebelyell06]

Yes, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851

 

[jacobnestell]

Good board well anyways have fun with your new CPU!

 

[rebelyell06]

Right now I have an older asus board running an Athlon II x4 630. Everything else has been upgraded from my old pc, so I'm basically about to put my old pc back together lol.

 

[jacobnestell]

sweet what GFX card are you running?

 

[rebelyell06]

xfx r9 270

 

[jacobnestell]

nice im running basically the last gen version of that 7870 ghz edition and a 8350 for cpu

 

[rebelyell06]

I still want the 8350, but I think its more of "its a bigger number" kind of deal.

 

[jacobnestell]

Yeah essentially I would just put the extra money into the 8350 for the stability

 

[rebelyell06]

That's what I think I'm going to do. I mean I'm probably only going to push it to 4.5 or 4.6, which I know I can achieve with both. But not having to push the 8350 as far seems way more stable to me. Not that I know just to much about it.

 

[jacobnestell]

yeah good choice

 

[dacquesta1]

Youll be happy with the 8320/m5a99fx pro combo. It's been good to me. Make sure you take the fan off the stock cooler and rig it to the vrm heatsink to keep it cool when overclocking. Enjoy

 

[rebelyell06]

Will I really notice a 40 buck difference in stability? Or would it be safer just to spend it?

 

[rebelyell06]

I'm fairly positive this will be the last upgrades to my pc for a while, so....

 

[dacquesta1]

Well when it comes to overclocking nothing is guaranteed so yes you are paying 40 more for a guaranteed 4.0ghz vs the 3.5ghz of the 8320. I can't say you'll be fortunate and get an 8320 that will do 5.2ghz like mine will, you could get one that wont go over 4.0ghz or you could get one that overclocks like crazy. It's up to you. Personally I would save the 40 and take a chance but that's me.

 

[rebelyell06]

Also, the processor I'm running now is oc'd to 3.6 from 2.8 running super stable. So Getting a stock 3.5, even though its 8 instead of 4, seems counter-productive when I could get the 4.0ghz and not push as far to get the numbers I want.

 

[dacquesta1]

well what do you do with your pc? What cpu do you have now?