Is this CPU right for my build?

[Ahston]

My Build:
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: AMD FX-4350 (Quad-Core, 3.8GHz)
RAM: 16GB DDR3
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme9
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA)
HDD: 1TB
SSD: 120GB (my OS runs on here)

I've narrowed down a CPU that I think would provide an good enough improvement to get rid of my FPS problem whilst playing games (it's way too low). I'm looking at the AMD FX-9590 which has the right socket for my motherboard (the AM3+). Apparently the BIOS supports it and, I believe, although the wattage is much higher on this than my current one (220W vs 125W), my 750W power supply should be able to support it nonetheless. Also I originally had an AMD FX-9370 installed when I first built the computer back in 2013 (that I had to replace after it broke); and, that also demanded 220W which means that my original build also supported such a CPU. Power-wise that should make me all clear, I believe. Best part of all, it's only about $100 which is something I can very much afford.

The CPU that I'm looking at right now seems to be nothing but the right move to make (and only 100 dollars online too which seems like a great price). My only question is: am I missing anything? Is there something better that you'd recommend instead or am I forgetting something that might make this CPU that I'm looking at really a bad call? I just want to be 100% sure that I'm not going to wind up wasting my money.

Thank you!

 

[Supernova1138]

I wouldn't recommend the 9590, even if you have a board that supports it and very high end cooling, it still tends to suffer from stability problems. If you want to stay on your current platform, your best bet is to just grab an FX 8350 for as cheap as possible and overclock it yourself. The 9590 is literally just a factory overclocked 8350.

Ultimately you probably should look at moving to a more modern platform, the FX 9590 and by extension, an overclocked 8350 aren't the greatest performers these days and will often lose to modern budget quad core chips like the R3 1200 or i3 8100. FX was never really competitive when it came to performance and tends not to do well except in certain productivity software with perfect multicore scaling where it wasn't bad for its day back in 2012, but still would often lose to the i7s of the time.

 

[vapour]

What is your max budget? To me, it is not a good upgrade for gaming, but good upgrade for productivity work due to more cores: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-9590-vs-AMD-FX-4350/1812vs2880
game is still mostly single core dependent.
I will get new Ryzen series, what is your max budget?

 

[Ahston]

I wouldn't recommend the 9590, even if you have a board that supports it and very high end cooling, it still tends to suffer from stability problems. If you want to stay on your current platform, your best bet is to just grab an FX 8350 for as cheap as possible and overclock it yourself. The 9590 is literally just a factory overclocked 8350.

Ultimately you probably should look at moving to a more modern platform, the FX 9590 and by extension, an overclocked 8350 aren't the greatest performers these days and will often lose to modern budget quad core chips like the R3 1200 or i3 8100. FX was never really competitive when it came to performance and tends not to do well except in certain productivity software with perfect multicore scaling where it wasn't bad for its day back in 2012, but still would often lose to the i7s of the time.

Isn't the Ryzen series incompatible with my motherboard? or am I mistaken? It has an AMD socket but it's AM4 not AM3+

What is your max budget? To me, it is not a good upgrade for gaming, but good upgrade for productivity work due to more cores: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-9590-vs-AMD-FX-4350/1812vs2880
game is still mostly single core dependent.
I will get new Ryzen series, what is your max budget?

I would really rather not spend more than $200 on a new CPU although I am willing to go slightly beyond it if there were good reason to.

 

[Supernova1138]

I wouldn't recommend the 9590, even if you have a board that supports it and very high end cooling, it still tends to suffer from stability problems. If you want to stay on your current platform, your best bet is to just grab an FX 8350 for as cheap as possible and overclock it yourself. The 9590 is literally just a factory overclocked 8350.

Ultimately you probably should look at moving to a more modern platform, the FX 9590 and by extension, an overclocked 8350 aren't the greatest performers these days and will often lose to modern budget quad core chips like the R3 1200 or i3 8100. FX was never really competitive when it came to performance and tends not to do well except in certain productivity software with perfect multicore scaling where it wasn't bad for its day back in 2012, but still would often lose to the i7s of the time.

Isn't the Ryzen series incompatible with my motherboard? or am I mistaken? It has an AMD socket but it's AM4 not AM3+

What is your max budget? To me, it is not a good upgrade for gaming, but good upgrade for productivity work due to more cores: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-9590-vs-AMD-FX-4350/1812vs2880
game is still mostly single core dependent.
I will get new Ryzen series, what is your max budget?

I would really rather not spend more than $200 on a new CPU although I am willing to go slightly beyond it if there were good reason to.

Ryzen requires a new motherboard and new RAM. Sadly, there isn't much worth upgrading to on AM3+, the FX 8350 is about the only thing worthwhile and it's 6 years old now. If you can get one cheap, great, but I would seriously consider saving up for a whole new system at this point.

 

[Ahston]

[/quotemsg] Ryzen requires a new motherboard and new RAM. Sadly, there isn't much worth upgrading to on AM3+, the FX 8350 is about the only thing worthwhile and it's 6 years old now. If you can get one cheap, great, but I would seriously consider saving up for a whole new system at this point. [/quotemsg]

Replacing the RAM and the motherboard and the CPU is wayyy out of my budget and will be for about a year (or probably longer). I'm back in college now and therefore don't make an income anymore working. Based off of that info, do you think getting an 8350 for cheap would be a good call or would it not even be worth the 80 bucks?

 

[Supernova1138]

It depends on what you do with your computer. If you're using software that benefits from lots of cores eg. video editing, livestreaming, or are playing some really new games with decent multicore scaling eg. Battlefield 1, then the 8350 can provide a bit of a performance bump over your current CPU, though for gaming you will still usually be limited by the GTX 760.

 

[Ahston]

It depends on what you do with your computer. If you're using software that benefits from lots of cores eg. video editing, livestreaming, or are playing some really new games with decent multicore scaling eg. Battlefield 1, then the 8350 can provide a bit of a performance bump over your current CPU, though for gaming you will still usually be limited by the GTX 760.

Sorry, I should have specified. I mostly use my computer for gaming and so the multiple cores would be helpful if I wanted to stream. I think I'll go ahead and buy the 8350 since I don't really have any alternatives. The games that I do like playing are all mostly functional but could just use a bit of a bump in performance so this sounds like a good deal overall.

If that's all there is to it then I think I've reached my decision. Thank you both for all of the help!