Is this a worth while mobo/cpu upgrade for the price?

[The Cracker]

Ok, here is a combo deal I keep going back to and I'm wondering if the community here, whom I find incredibly intelligent, could offer me their opinions.

First off here is my current PC which I have really not upgraded much in the five years I have had it.

AMD A8-3800 cpu 2.4GHz
8 gig memory
XFX R9 270x gpu
530w Rosewill psu

Now I saw this combo deal on Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2011623

It contains:

AMD FX-8320E Vishera 8-Core 3.2GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor FD832EWMHKBOX (Model:FD832EWMHKBOX)

ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (Model:M5A97 LE R2.0)

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00 (Model:BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S0)


My questions are, is this a worth while upgrade for the price compared to what I already have? Will I notice a huge improvement playing games? And if it is, can I do this upgrade without replacing the current psu or should I get a psu with a little more beef?

Thanks for the help.

 

[bootcher]

Yes, you will get a good performance increase. Your current cpu bottlenecks your gpu, so the 8320 will take care of that.

About the psu I don't know, some rosewill psu are good while others are not so good. 530 watt should be enough though for your system.

 

[spooky2th]

That would be a nice improvement from what you have now.

 

[The Cracker]

Thanks for the answers guys, but do you think I should upgrade my psu as the new processor is almost twice the tdp or will the 530 be enough?

Whoops, just saw Bootcher's response to the psu question.

 

[spooky2th]

The 530W should be OK. I have used a lot of Rosewill PSU's in many builds and have not had any failures in the years since I have been building. Seems it is always something else that goes bad if at all. Am currently personally using a Rosewill Hive 850W PSU. It has more amp power than a lot of higher wattage PSU's.

 

[The Cracker]

Would this be overkill? Yes its refurbished but for the price is outstanding:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139102

 

[bootcher]

not really overkill, it should run it well. Here is a list and some explanation of good psu's:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true

 

[The Cracker]

Bootcher and Spooky, thank you so much, you both have been so very helpful and gave me tremendous insight into making this decision easy.

 

[spooky2th]

That refurbished Corsair PSU looks decent. A single rail! 53 solid amps! (good) And it looks like you get the full 5 year warranty! And there's the price! You'll have peace of mind.

Let us know how it goes.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

All better upgrades for less.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $216.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 22:52 EST-0500

 

[spooky2th]

From what you could save according to SR-71 Blackbird's post, you could pay for that Corsair PSU.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $256.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 23:02 EST-0500

 

[The Cracker]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $256.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 23:02 EST-0500

After checking out the parts, this is a nice little upgrade to the combo I originally wanted so I went with it. I also threw in a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo just to make sure it stays cool.

I'm frickin pumped now guys, thank you all for the tips and advice.

One more quick question, do I need to get thermal paste for the cpu? It says paste is already applied but should I get some just in case?

 

[spooky2th]

No real need to get any thermal paste. But I do put one drop of thermal paste in the center of the CPU along with the applied thermal paste. You will need some if you ever remove the CPU & cooler and are planning on re-installing.

 

[bootcher]

Don't know about the paste now, but last time I got a new cpu the paste on it was crap. So i would recommend getting new good quality paste, it's only a few bucks and it's something you will need if you ever switch cpu/cooler.