Is the AMD FX-8350 stock cooler good?

[minecraftwierdio]

I'm new to Desktop PC "stuff" and I just got an AMD PC. I want to upgrade my AMD FX-6300 (w/ after-market cooler) to an AMD FX-8350 cpu. I'm too lazy to replace the thermal paste... sooo... can someone just answer my question...

 

[CooLWoLF]

Depends. What cooler is on the 6300 now?

 

[minecraftwierdio]

Depends. What cooler is on the 6300 now?

I'm not 100% sure, but I know it is a Cooler Master fan.

*Note: This was a pre-built computer I plan to upgrade.

 

[atomicmonitor]

thermal paste on the old cooler is probably bad by now, you can always just swap the cpu chips and then check your temps.

honestly though, changing thermal paste will take 5 minutes and the benefits of better thermals far outweigh the cons of not replacing it

 

[sizzling]

What motherboard do you have? There are many that claim to support 125w CPU's like the 8350 but in reality they have issues.

Also what is it you want your pc to do better? The extra 2 cores make a small difference for gaming.

 

[minecraftwierdio]

What motherboard do you have? There are many that claim to support 125w CPU's like the 8350 but in reality they have issues.

Also what is it you want your pc to do better? The extra 2 cores make a small difference for gaming.

I have a https://www.amazon.com/Asus-M5A78L-M-USB3-ASUS-Motherboard/dp/B0054U7HIO

Since I play CS:GO (A CPU based game), it would make a difference in gameplay sooo... yeah

 

[minecraftwierdio]

thermal paste on the old cooler is probably bad by now, you can always just swap the cpu chips and then check your temps.

honestly though, changing thermal paste will take 5 minutes and the benefits of better thermals far outweigh the cons of not replacing it

I'll think about this.

 

[sizzling]

2 issues. That motherboard is known to have power issues with 125w CPU's and cs go cannot use more than 4 CPU cores, it is dependent on singles core performance and not multiple cores.

 

[James Mason]

2 issues. That motherboard is known to have power issues with 125w CPU's and cs go cannot use more than 4 CPU cores, it is dependent on singles core performance and not multiple cores.

^ This.

 

[minecraftwierdio]

2 issues. That motherboard is known to have power issues with 125w CPU's and cs go cannot use more than 4 CPU cores, it is dependent on singles core performance and not multiple cores.

What the hell, imma get a new cooler (maybe water cooling) and a new CPU, I don't care if it breaks.

 

[sizzling]

It won't break but you won't get a stable overclock. The VRM's on that motherboard overheat when running 125w CPU's at stock speed, this causes the motherboard to throttle down the cpu speed. Overclocking makes this worse, you will end up with performance issues with any attempt to overclock a 125w cpu on that motherboard.

The other point is going from 6 to 8 core will make no difference in CS GO as the game cannot use more than 4.


I am just trying to help you so you don't waste money on something that isnt going to give you the gains in performance you want.