Did i waste my money buying a slow AMD FX 8350?

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I didn't wait until the end of the month to buy a PC with the specs i ACTUALLY wanted: Intel Core i5 4670k, 16 gb, GTX 760.

But now i realized i bought a slow AMD 8350, HD Radeon 7870 with 8gb Ram.

I guess i made the wrong choice and bought a terribly slow PC?

............

 

[Devballs]

Over clock the 8350 and add a second 760.

 

[firo40]

Yeah you made the wrong choice

 

[siddharthmukul007]

AMD 8350, HD Radeon 7870 with 8gb Ram is by no means terribly slow...why would you say that???

if it is a gaming pc.....you sure will be able to all games with ease

 

[firo40]

The 8350 is slow compared to a 4670k extremely

 

[prudhvirazz]

[strike]If I understand you bought i5 4670k and GTX 760? That's a good choice if you have a z87 motherboard. you can overclock and get nice performance boost.[/strike]

Ok I got it now you got FX 8350 + AMD 7870 is a good set up. I don't see why it is slow. If you have a 990FX motherboard you can overclock and get better performance, is your card OCed as well ?

 

[siddharthmukul007]

still not "terribly slow","waste my money " stuff though....

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/446/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4670K.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

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Yeah you're right i guess. I thought about changing my motherboard and getting that exactly model with GTX 760 and 16 gb ram.

 

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[strike]If I understand you bought i5 4670k and GTX 760? That's a good choice if you have a z87 motherboard. you can overclock and get nice performance boost.[/strike]

Ok I got it now you got FX 8350 + AMD 7870 is a good set up. I don't see why it is slow. If you have a 990FX motherboard you can overclock and get better performance, is your card OCed as well ?

No my card isn't Oc'ed, the pc hasn't arrived yet

 

[prudhvirazz]

Then get a 990FX Mobo and OCed 7870. there will be noticeable difference.

 

[siddharthmukul007]

what is your full system specs???

just to see what is the best you can get from your rig

 

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what is your full system specs???

just to see what is the best you can get from your rig

AMD FX-Series FX-8350 8 Core 4.0GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz Turbo) CPU
Radeon 7870 2GB Vram
1 TB HDD
8gb Ram
OCZ Petrol 64GB SSD
ASUS M5A97-LE-R2.0 Socket AM3+ Motherboard

 

[prudhvirazz]

If you want to make ammends just repalce you current Mobo with Ausus 990FX EVO r 2.0 priced around 120$.
OC your CPU and also get your OCed.

 

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If you want to make ammends just repalce you current Mobo with Ausus 990FX EVO r 2.0 priced around 120$.
OC your CPU and also get your OCed.

Alright, but with these current settings will my Pc be fast? lol

 

[siddharthmukul007]

what about your psu???

 

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what about your psu???

Corsair VS450 450W 80+ gaming grade PSU

 

[prudhvirazz]

If you want to make ammends just repalce you current Mobo with Ausus 990FX EVO r 2.0 priced around 120$.
OC your CPU and also get your OCed.

Alright, but with these current settings will my Pc be fast? lol

Yes. You know ROG overclocked 8350 to 8.67 GHz ofcourse with an insance MoBo and coolers.

you can overclock it to 5GHz easily. That's a lot of improvement. Make sure you have nice PSU. 650w to be on safe side

 

[siddharthmukul007]

you psu and mobo both are low end...i would suggest you get a better psu before you start oc ing.

take a look at this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

as for your mobo i would personally go for this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-990fxextreme4

with a good cpu cooler, you will be able to hit 4.6-4.8ghz with ease

 

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you psu and mobo both are low end...i would suggest you get a better psu before you start oc ing.

take a look at this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

as for your mobo i would personally go for this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-990fxextreme4

with a good cpu cooler, you will be able to hit 4.6-4.8ghz with ease

Yeah, thanks for the reccomendation. But at the moment i can only OC to 4.2 Ghz. For Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4d, 3DX MAX, would you say 4.0 Ghz / 4.2 Ghz is enough? I only play games on consoles lol but what do ya think

 

[siddharthmukul007]

the more the merrier...lol.

4.2 will be good enough

 

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the more the merrier...lol.

4.2 will be good enough

From what i've seen and heard, 4.0 ghz / 4.2 is supposed to be very very fast especially in rendering

 

[siddharthmukul007]

well your processor itself is 4ghz.....4.2ghz is nothing for it. "4.2 is supposed to be very very fast especially in rendering" told you so, your build is good enough.