cpu upgrade worth?

[kerkios]

hello folks! once again i have a noob question. is it worth to upgrade my fx 6100 to an fx 8350 my current mobo supports upgrade up to fx 8370. not the fx 9590 though.
also many say tha the 9590 is just an upgraded 8350 not much worth it.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

No it is not worth the upgrade. The 6100 is fine as it is. Also the 9590 only works on some mobos.

 

[kerkios]

No it is not worth the upgrade. The 6100 is fine as it is. Also the 9590 only works on some mobos.

but here it showing that is much faster.. like 40 % in single thread apps isnt much?
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/302/AMD_FX-Series_FX-6100_vs_AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350.html

also i upgraded recently my gpu to an r9 280 x sapphire vapor x.
and i still get low fps in games like guild wars 2 and most mmos who are cpu intensive :<

what upgrade u propose me?

 

[Theduckman]

Get a 8350 and overclock it, it will be much better than a 6100.

 

[barto]

If your motherboard supports newer AMD CPUs, it wouldn't be a bad idea to upgrade. The AMD's first generation FX series were/are junk. They didn't perform any better than Phenoms. The x3xx FX chips are quite a bit stronger than the x1xx FX chips. What motherboard and PSU do you have?

Also, forget about the 9590. There's no reason to buy it when it's an overclocked 8350.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Not all the time. First of all you need apps that can support that many cores. The 6100 is good enough to keep over a 8370. It is not worth the upgrade unless you have $200 bucks to waste. Then again the 8370 is not as good as most i5 CPU's.

 

[barto]

I disagree. The AMD x3xx would be great upgrades compared to the OP's 6100. A 8320 is only $140 and can be overclocked to 8350 speeds easily. There would be a nice worthy performance boost across the board.

 

[kerkios]

If your motherboard supports newer AMD CPUs, it wouldn't be a bad idea to upgrade. The AMD's first generation FX series were/are junk. They didn't perform any better than Phenoms. The x3xx FX chips are quite a bit stronger than the x1xx FX chips. What motherboard and PSU do you have?

Also, forget about the 9590. There's no reason to buy it when it's an overclocked 8350.

i have an msi 970A-G45 http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970AG45.html#hero-overview
witch on the compatibility section it does say it can support 8350 and 8370 and 6350 fx series proccesors

my psu is a brand new high quality Super Flower Leadex Gold 650w
http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/reviews/power-supplies/super-flower-leadex-gold-650w-power-supply-review/
and it easily powers a Sapphire Radeon VAPOR-X R9 280X without problems.

 

[barto]

Ehhh. Well the motherboard changes things. The MSI 970A-G45/G46 have VRM problems (Voltage Regulator Modules). On that series, they have been known to fail. The best I would recommend is the 6300 or the 6350 and don't overclock.

You can find thread after thread about that series failing.
Example:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1883745/970a-g45-newer-vishera-cpus.html

 

[kerkios]

Ehhh. Well the motherboard changes things. The MSI 970A-G45/G46 have VRM problems (Voltage Regulator Modules). On that series, they have been known to fail. The best I would recommend is the 6300 or the 6350 and don't overclock.

You can find thread after thread about that series failing.
Example:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1883745/970a-g45-newer-vishera-cpus.html

my motherboard has been failed in the past,and i know about that issue.
it was sent back to the place i bought it and got refurbished with also the latest bios for that mobo from the manufacturer, the 2.6 bios.

since then i did not had any problems.im safe now for an upgrade to fx 8350?

because dont want to buy a new motherboard for this setup.
i would rather get a real upgrade with a n i5 or i7 .

 

[whoratesit]

You would see around a 30% increase in performance. Only you can decide if that's worth the $200 or not.

UserBenchmark: AMD FX-8350 vs FX-6100
Effective CPU Speed: 63.6 vs 49.5 %

AMD FX-8350 - 145th / 823
AMD FX-6100 - 308th / 823

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

If you upgrade to an Intel CPU you will need a new mobo. But the benefits are more than getting the 8370.

 

[ZeusGamer]

Well, DirectX 12 is coming with Windows 10.
Having a lot of cores will be helpful in the near future.
So, an FX 8350 will be a substantial upgrade!

 

[kerkios]

If you upgrade to an Intel CPU you will need a new mobo. But the benefits are more than getting the 8370.

can u give me the best intel cpu +mobo combo for the money(price- performance ratio) that will beat an fx 8350 then? because i dont know intel well:<

 

[ZeusGamer]

If you upgrade to an Intel CPU you will need a new mobo. But the benefits are more than getting the 8370.

can u give me the best intel cpu +mobo combo for the money(price- performance ratio) that will beat an fx 8350 then? because i dont know intel well:<

This combo beats the 8350 anytime of the day:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $282.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:13 EDT-0400

UPDATE
Here's a the benchmarks from Anandtechhttp://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=837.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

ZuesGamer got it spot on too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2285100

 

[kerkios]

If you upgrade to an Intel CPU you will need a new mobo. But the benefits are more than getting the 8370.

can u give me the best intel cpu +mobo combo for the money(price- performance ratio) that will beat an fx 8350 then? because i dont know intel well:<

This combo beats the 8350 anytime of the day:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $282.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:13 EDT-0400

UPDATE
Here's a the benchmarks from Anandtechhttp://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=837.

50 dollar motherboard :O can u find me a beteer one with + 20 dollars?

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2285100

 

[ZeusGamer]

If you upgrade to an Intel CPU you will need a new mobo. But the benefits are more than getting the 8370.

can u give me the best intel cpu +mobo combo for the money(price- performance ratio) that will beat an fx 8350 then? because i dont know intel well:<

This combo beats the 8350 anytime of the day:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $282.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:13 EDT-0400

UPDATE
Here's a the benchmarks from Anandtechhttp://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=837.

50 dollar motherboard :O can u find me a beteer one with + 20 dollars?

When you said *budget* I thought you really meant low prices lol.

But here's a much better one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $317.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:25 EDT-0400

 

[kerkios]

If you upgrade to an Intel CPU you will need a new mobo. But the benefits are more than getting the 8370.

can u give me the best intel cpu +mobo combo for the money(price- performance ratio) that will beat an fx 8350 then? because i dont know intel well:<

This combo beats the 8350 anytime of the day:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $282.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:13 EDT-0400

UPDATE
Here's a the benchmarks from Anandtechhttp://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=837.

50 dollar motherboard :O can u find me a beteer one with + 20 dollars?

When you said *budget* I thought you really meant low prices lol.

But here's a much better one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $317.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:25 EDT-0400

well 320 its budget too 😛
thanks anyway

 

[ZeusGamer]

If you upgrade to an Intel CPU you will need a new mobo. But the benefits are more than getting the 8370.

can u give me the best intel cpu +mobo combo for the money(price- performance ratio) that will beat an fx 8350 then? because i dont know intel well:<

This combo beats the 8350 anytime of the day:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $282.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:13 EDT-0400

UPDATE
Here's a the benchmarks from Anandtechhttp://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=837.

50 dollar motherboard :O can u find me a beteer one with + 20 dollars?

When you said *budget* I thought you really meant low prices lol.

But here's a much better one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $317.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:25 EDT-0400

well 320 its budget too 😛
thanks anyway

Good luck bro. Glad to be of help!

 

[kerkios]

i found a new combo on ebay is it worth?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bundle-Intel-Core-i5-4670K-4x3-40GHz-MSI-Z87-G43-Gaming-/360871040741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item54059716e5