FX 4130 vs FX 8370

[assassin445522]

I have an FX 4130 3.8GHZ and got a fx 8370 how much of a performance boost will I get in games like skyrim starcraft 2 bf4 etc... I use skyrim ultra modded and sc2 4v4 frequently and my FX 4130 can't take it can the FX 8370 take it?

 

[rolli59]

Just make sure your board supports the FX 8 core, not all do. Will be pretty good improvement.

 

[delaro]

Base clock is only a .2mhz increase and 4.3mhz turbo so not much of a increase unless you overclock. Having more than 4 cores will not help you in those games and overclocking a 8 Core will depended on the motherboard. You need a good VRM, 8+2 is preferred if you want to get a decently high overclock, you will also need a CPU cooler better than a Stock something along the lines of a Hyper 212 Evo will do fine.

 

[assassin445522]

I was going to buy a i5 4690k with mobo but I can't just sell a present I got and my mobo is ms 7641... Wouldn't it thermal throttle or something

 

[rolli59]

Yep that board is no way suitable for the FX 8 core. Since that is the case if you upgrade aim Intel even a I5 4460 on a budget board is better than AMD offerings.

 

[assassin445522]

Ok, I have 400$ for a cpu and mobo ill probably get the i5 4690k with mobo because I want overkill lol