Is 280x and fx 8320 good?

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If I were you, and I did feel like I needed more GPU power, I'd wait until the next round of cards. I just don't see it being worth it. You won't get the performance gains you're hoping for, and more then likely would be playing games still on close to the same settings.

Yea, the i5 + 770 would...
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R9 280X and FX 8320 is pretty good combo, it will destroy any game at 1080p on high settings.
And i don't believe those benchmarks that FX 8350 with R9 280X will produce 41 fps on ultra settings on BF4, it is just rubbish
 
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Save yourself the money and go with a FX 6300, get a 970 AM3+ mobo, and use the money saved to get a R9 290...

Or just get a FX 6300. Uses less power, runs cooler, and is just as good in games if not better because of the OC you can get then the FX 8320.

*I have a FX 8320, and FX 6300. The FX 6300 is a better CPU "IMO" because of the fact no game will use 6 or even 8 cores.

***OH, never mind. Didn't realize you already had the cpu/R9270x. I'd just keep the 270x if I were you. Good luck, because the grass always looks greener dude.
 
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I don't know. I do know that a 270x is a solid GPU. I also know that though it's said that GPU is a limiting factor in many games, that's assuming you're using a crappy one... A 270x isn't a crappy GPU.

To be honest, if you did make the move up, you "may" end up with slightly higher settings (May) at the same or lower fps then what you're using now.

I personally consider a R9 270 the perfect middle ground for GPU, and you exceed that with the 270x. You'd be surprised, but better hardware doesn't' always mean better gaming.

I got guild wars 2 for my ol'lady and I. She has a "FX 6300 / HD 7850", my specs are in my sig... I watched her playing and her game was running much smoother then mine... I was like, "the hell?". I had to basically lower settings to about the same as hers to get the same level of smoothness even though I'm on a much better system... I also disabled GPU controlled settings, allowing the games to handle that, and stopped monitoring everything, such as fps/voltage/gpu usage... and so on.

Point being, don't assume that moving to new hardware will always equal much better game play, because it just doesn't work like that. The devs are worried about making games run best on most systems, not the ones on the more extreme ends.
 
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Yea, until he hits spots where games are limited by CPU or game engine. Then he's dropping to 30 fps and asking "wtf"?

You can't power your way into perfect smooth game play past a point.

I don't know though, whatever make suggestions that will lead this guy to wasting time/money on a upgrade that isn't worth it.
 
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Okay, thanks, you dont confirmed my concerns - bought 270x was good options. I had money to buy i5 + gtx 770 but i didn't pay so much to PC that was i decided to get 270x and 270x but I regret it (that's why i wanted to upgrade), as I can see unnecessarily. Thanks guys 😀.

I got 270x because 270 wasn't so cheaper and i got free bf4 to it 😛.
I wanted project cars on high because that game is so beatiful, maybe i will get it on high 😀
 
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If I were you, and I did feel like I needed more GPU power, I'd wait until the next round of cards. I just don't see it being worth it. You won't get the performance gains you're hoping for, and more then likely would be playing games still on close to the same settings.

Yea, the i5 + 770 would of been a good buy man. Still, the move from AMD to Intel isn't as massive as some people would have you think in most games. Some, such as "Skyrim" runs better, but it ran good on the AMD cpu also.

The better GPU would of nabbed you slightly higher settings, but that doesn't mean that the games would run better, it just means you'd be pulling your fps down with a little more eye candy, that you'd almost not notice unless watching the changes happen.

I'd say just roll with what you have for now. Chasing performance can be a expensive, and unrewarding experience.
 
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