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Upgrade from 8320

GarrettB

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Jul 11, 2016
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I want To upgrade from my fx 8320 To a new cpu Should i buy a new motherboard and Intel cpu or upgrade To a higher AMD cpu and buy watercooling?
Thanks in advance

Edit: my budget is 320 euro
 
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There is no better amd cpu, the 9590 and other 9xxx amd cpus are the same exact cpu as your 8320 albeit with a higher TDP and clock. Your 8320 would perfom the same as a 9590 at the same clock speed. Investing money on the now 5 year old AMD AM3+ platform is a bad idea in general in my opinion, I personally refuse to spend the money to upgrade my fx 6350 to something like an 8320 because I just dont believe its worth the money.

I would recommend you wait for AMD zen which should be out in a few months or switch to intel.
There is no better amd cpu, the 9590 and other 9xxx amd cpus are the same exact cpu as your 8320 albeit with a higher TDP and clock. Your 8320 would perfom the same as a 9590 at the same clock speed. Investing money on the now 5 year old AMD AM3+ platform is a bad idea in general in my opinion, I personally refuse to spend the money to upgrade my fx 6350 to something like an 8320 because I just dont believe its worth the money.

I would recommend you wait for AMD zen which should be out in a few months or switch to intel.
 
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