better cpu suggestion

[sks220]

hello peoples of toms hardware, i have an msi gtx 1070 and an amd fx 8350 and im pretty sure the 8350 cant handle the 1070 because games like shadow of mordor dont run at 60fps on ultra when it should. any suggestions on a new cpu i could get that will handle better? im willing to get a new motherboard of thats the case. my current motherboard is msi 990fxa-gd80v2

 

[LilDog1291]

I can't see any AMD CPU right now that can scale as well into the higher end gaming scenarios like Intel CPU's can. I would go with the i5 6600k for sure if you're looking to match your 1070.

 

[plaintuts]

I believe the 8350 is the best on amd's fx line up.

 

[sks220]

I believe the 8350 is the best on amd's fx line up.

so i should switch to intel im guessing since the 8350 cant handle to 1070

 

[sks220]

I can't see any AMD CPU right now that can scale as well into the higher end gaming scenarios like Intel CPU's can. I would go with the i5 6600k for sure if you're looking to match your 1070.

i can't really afford something like that on a college kid salary (which is nothing) thats why i have the 8350, cause it was cheap and one of the better amd processors

 

[plaintuts]

My suggestion is to stick with your 8350, some games are just not optimized for 8 core cpu's, some only use 2

Hopefully the advent of dx12 might bring some hope

 

[sks220]

My suggestion is to stick with your 8350, some games are just not optimized for 8 core cpu's, some only use 2

Hopefully the advent of dx12 might bring some hope

honestly most of my games that are well made for pc (i.e MGSV PP) run at a stable 60fps on high settings, its just the few that dont that really annoy me because i payed for this beast of a pc and it can't handle them

 

[sks220]

My suggestion is to stick with your 8350, some games are just not optimized for 8 core cpu's, some only use 2

Hopefully the advent of dx12 might bring some hope

btw can you explain the whole dx12 thing to me, i know games run with dx11 right now but i still dont know what that does.

 

[plaintuts]

Basically api that utilizes all available resources to perform the task.

 

[sks220]

Basically api that utilizes all available resources to perform the task.

so how will that help with the 1070 bottlenecking my cpu?

 

[plaintuts]

Dx11 only use specific control set by the program, dx12 uses resources regardless of the program control set.

Basically, games are programs
For maximum compatibility, it uses only 2 cores or 4 because it is what mainstream consumers use

Dx12 aims to fix that

 

[sks220]

Dx11 only use specific control set by the program, dx12 uses resources regardless of the program control set.

Basically, games are programs
For maximum compatibility, it uses only 2 cores or 4 because it is what mainstream consumers use

Dx12 aims to fix that

oh ok cool, im guessing it wont be available on windows 7 though right?

 

[plaintuts]

Yup.

 

[sks220]

Dx11 only use specific control set by the program, dx12 uses resources regardless of the program control set.

Basically, games are programs
For maximum compatibility, it uses only 2 cores or 4 because it is what mainstream consumers use

Dx12 aims to fix that

Yup.

well crap, i like windows 7 and i dont like windows 10 so i guess im out of luck