Is It Worth Upgrading my Cpu?

[LegendOfLich]

So I have a fx 8150, and I was wondering if I should upgrade the cpu to a fx 8350, or just spend more money on a new gpu?

 

[Axedavid201]

What do you do? If you stream I would go with the 8350 but if you're just a casual gamer then go with the GPU upgrade.

 

[i7Baby]

Not worth it.

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

Maybe go Intel next.

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

Not worth it.
Maybe go Intel next.

I strongly urge this. You will get SUCH an incremental performance increase for ~$150 dollars of your money, it won't be worth it. Just save up a bit and get an i5.

 

[LegendOfLich]

Yeah, if I go intel, im gonna have to get a new motherboard, cpu, and an os disc.

 

[menetlaus]

What GPU do you have now, what budget for upgrades, and what games/monitor resolution?

 

[LegendOfLich]

Weeell, I stream and record, so I though maybe I need a new cpu. I was gonna get a better case, a corsair vengence c70 since my case is small as hell. I am wanting to upgrade my gtx 750 ti to a r9 280, or a gtx 760. I also want to add a h100i for better cooling since im get 50c as we speak (5 google chrome windows open).

 

[LegendOfLich]

My full build
asus gtx 750 ti oc edition
gigabyte 990fx ud3 motherboard
hyper 212 evo air cooler
16gb of corsair vengence 1866mhz ram
1tb harddrive (other than os)
125gb ssd (os only)
cooler master haf 912
i have a disc drive but its nothing important
cx600m power supply

What I want to upgrade to
corsair vengence c70 case (bigger and has a side window)
r9 280, or gtx 760
cooler to h100i
cooler master cm storm devastator keyboard (cause I cant see keys at night)
if worth it, i would like to upgrade my cpu to fx 8350 (cause i think my current cpu is a derp (higher than usual temps))

My max budget is 600. I really want to get the case though, my current case just picks up too much dust, and is quiet small when i first put in my new cpu cooler. even with my tiny wittle hands :3

 

[menetlaus]

Without a heavy (and I mean HEAVY) overclock - I recommend the coolermaster hyper 212, or similar, for a cooler.

For 99% of people, no need to go water, except for the bragging rights.

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

The fx 8350 is nicer for streaming than an i5, you don't even need a separate card to help resolve some of the fps drops you get in game from streaming. Your 8150 is probably Zambezi, The vishera cores are a lot nicer than the Zambezi as far as performance goes I noticed. For good solid streaming you would be looking at the fx 8350 or the i7 without something like Avermedia card, or if you got an I'5 you would need to get a Avermedia card so your performance doesn't drop by 10-20% while streaming. So the i'5 route would cost about as much as the i'7 if you want good streaming performance.

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

@ lfkfkfkffs: Source? None of the numbers I've seen support this.

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

I don't need to post source since it was my own testing, just take 5mins and look it up on youtube.