To upgrade CPU or not?

[halogamer2145]

My specs are:
ASRock MB-990EX4
2x 7870 Crossfire
AMD Phenom II 910 OCd @ 3.5GHz

Right now, I am debating on whether or not I should upgrade my CPU. I was looking at the AMD FX-8350, but if my CPU is fine for now, then I don't want to upgrade. During the BF4 beta I was getting terrible framerates and my CPU was maxed out at 100%, which caused me to think that my CPU was bottlenecking my graphics cards. I tried the official release of BF4 and I'm getting 45-60 FPS on ultra settings in single player. I'm unable to run Batman Arkham Origins at a stable framerate, even at lowest settings. My CPU stays around 70-80% while playing. I've tried searching if there are CPU optimization problems with Batman, but I cant find anything.

I can run BF4 at a decent framerate, but my CPU still maxes out at 100% at times. I need help deciding whether or not my current CPU will be sufficient for this round of games. The way I look at it is that if I can run BF4 at Ultra, then there is no reason Batman or other games can't run at a stable framerate. I'm starting to guess it is just optimization issues.

 

[CTurbo]

FX 6300 FTW!!

 

[tambeshakunt]

have you got the latest drivers for your graphics??

 

[tambeshakunt]

FX 6300 FTW!!

YES!! The fx 6300 is great value for money and I am very happy with its performance

 

[JOOK-D]

If you are looking to upgrade, you need to know which sockets your motherboard can house. If it can support AM3+, the best bang for buck processors at the moment would be the FX 6300 or the FX 8320 for a little more (OC it to 8350 speeds easily for less money).

Batman may not support CF too well. Have you tried disabling one of the cards and playing?

 

[JOOK-D]

have you got the latest drivers for your graphics??

+1

 

[Wisecracker]

CF might be goofy in Batman ... have you tried the beta driver?

In BF4 Ultra, I think you are doing about as good as you are going to get ...

What are your OC settings? Have you bumped your IMC/NB?

 

[logainofhades]

I would get an FX 8320.

 

[halogamer2145]

Thanks for the reply guys. Yes, I do have the latest beta drivers installed. I have also tried disabling the other graphics card, but the framerate is still unstable. The FX-8350 is coming tomorrow, so I'm not sure if I should refuse delivery and save the money for games instead.

 

[logainofhades]

Keep the FX 8350. It will be a good deal faster than that PhII. Your PhII is definitely a bottleneck with CF 7870's.

 

[halogamer2145]

hmmm this is weird. I'm running Batman with a single card (50% usage) and CPU only 50% usage, yet the framerate still drops to the 30-40s. I'm thinking it's definitely a software issue. Does anyone have any idea what I should try?

 

[logainofhades]

Batman might only take advantage of up to 2 cores.

 

[halogamer2145]

The FX-8350 came today and I'm not seeing any performance difference in Batman. Getting around 40fps when I look at a large area. If I stand still and look at a corner it goes to 60fps. I have also tried using a single card, but have the same issue.

 

[logainofhades]

Is your game fully up to date? I remember awhile back some issues running Batman in DX11 mode. I do not know if those ever got fully fixed. Also, iirc it doesn't work with CF very well either.