fx 6300 upgrade to fx 8350

[daan1234daan]

hi i want to upgrade my fx 6300 to fx 8350 but is it worth it

 

[WalvisM]

What will it be used for?

 

[daan1234daan]

Games

 

[daan1234daan]

like gta 5 far cry 4

 

[WalvisM]

Games

[strike][/strike]

Games these days don't use more than 4 cores my recommendation is you should get a more powerful quad core or keep the 6 core you have and but if you get a more powerful quad core it will use all your cores more efficiently. I think the fx 8350 is overkill. And do you have a graphics card? If so which one?

 

[daan1234daan]

i have gtx 970

 

[chris987]

i would say it really depends on your mobo.! if you will additionally need a mobo replacement then it may be better to switch to intel. so what mobo do you have?

 

[daan1234daan]

msi 760GA-P43(fx) (ms-7699)

 

[chris987]

msi 760GA-P43(fx) (ms-7699)

msi says it supports FX 8350 however i wouldnt suggest running with it as it is an old chipset mobo with not strong vrm system.

 

[daan1234daan]

so i need to upgrade my motherboard first ?

 

[chris987]

so i need to upgrade my motherboard first ?

fx 8350 is an 125w tdp cpu and power distribution is very crucial.! weak vrm of 3 or 4 power phases (like your mobo has) are prone to thermal throttling. if you want to make good use of FX 8350 i really suggest a better mobo.

 

[maddogfargo]

I've had Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 GHz max Crysis3 using Tom's recommended 2x SMAA with an R9 280 (HD7950 GHz ed) Crossfire setup. All 6 CPU cores were loaded at 90-95%, Both GPUs were loaded to 95-99%. FPS was between 40-60 with an average around 50.

So...many modern games WILL use more than 4 cores, and a 6 core is very capable.

I've also had/built/tested gaming rigs with Multiple 1090t, FX 6300, FX 6350, FX 8350 and FX 9590 CPUs. The performance gain going from 6 to 8 cores is moderate. The voltage, amperage and power use goes up quite a bit though. You need rock solid motherboard and cooling to support it. A 6 core is much easier to work with.

I would suggest good cooling and an OC on the 6 core instead. 4.5-4.6GHz on an FX 6300 will run nicely, (* similar to an i5 4460 or 4590). You don't need as much power, it will generate less heat, it will stress the motherboard less, but it sill still support a high end GPU with good performance.

Here's a good example of an FX 6350 @ 4.8 with a GTX 970. FX 6300 @ 4.6 won't be far behind.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZHlo0DAI38"][/video]

And here's 2 examples of a recent build with that same CPU @ 4.6GHz on a single R9 280. This is performance WHILE CAPTURING VIDEO. When just gaming it's even better.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M0AAdaArIo"][/video]

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpwMV32Fkfo"][/video]