Shoud I upgrade FX6100 CPU to FX8320, or should i stick with it till new build?

[deimokas]

Hi all,
I have FX6100 and i am feeling i need an upgrade. Should i upgrade CPU to for example FX8320, or should i stick with it and wait till i will have to build new system as current one is from 2011.
PC is used for BF3, BF4 and similar FPS games, as media center and for work/studies ect.


Sys. Spec.
CPU - FX6100 (Running at 3.8Ghz)
Motherbord - Asus M5A99x EVO
GPU - MSI 570 GTX
RAM - Crucial CL9 1333Mhz
PSU - unknown vendor, 700w

 

[nostall]

You won't gain much in games going up to the 8320; a little faster then the 6100. You might gain in your work and studies if any of those programs are multi-threaded.
The 8 cores are tempting, and if you were running a quad core it would make sense, but your six core is pretty good for the money you paid.
If you want to improve your pc, set aside the money you were going to use for the new CPU and look into a 'name brand, quality brand' psu. From your post I gather that it might be an inexpensive PSU you are using.
Next, consider a 700 series (760 or 770) from Nvidia or one of the new R9's from AMD; probably make the biggest improvement in your system; much more then the new CPU.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Stick with what you have , like nostall stated , you won't gain much going to the 8320.

 

[deimokas]

Hi, thanks for reply.
My PSU is Aerocool_ATX_E80-700_700W
http://www.kilobaitas.lt/Korpusu_mait_saltiniai/AeroCool_Advanced_Technologies/PSU_Aerocool_ATX_E80-700_700W_/AEROE80-700/CatalogStoreDetail.aspx?CatID=PL_403&ID=360854
I don't think that my GPU is the bottle neck, but something is. If i decrease level of details I am expecting to get more fps, but the opposite happens. Lower the resolution the more laggy games feels. That's why i was thinking of upgrading CPU.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's not a great PSU , but it is sufficient enough to run your specs.

 

[nostall]

Hi, thanks for reply.
My PSU is Aerocool_ATX_E80-700_700W
http://www.kilobaitas.lt/Korpusu_mait_saltiniai/AeroCool_Advanced_Technologies/PSU_Aerocool_ATX_E80-700_700W_/AEROE80-700/CatalogStoreDetail.aspx?CatID=PL_403&ID=360854
I don't think that my GPU is the bottle neck, but something is. If i decrease level of details I am expecting to get more fps, but the opposite happens. Lower the resolution the more laggy games feels. That's why i was thinking of upgrading CPU.

How much RAM do you have installed?

 

[deimokas]

8Gb

 

[nostall]

That should be plenty for gaming, and was the only thing I could think of that would mess with frame rates.
I have not idea why your FPS would slow down as you lower the resolution.
Just a guess, but if you are playing on-line/mutiplayer when you lower the resolution maybe it is the game server settings.
Try playing some single-player in, say, BF4, at high resolution. Check and log the frame rates with FRAPS.
Then play the same sequence at lower resolution and record the FPS.

Anyone else with any ideas?