Upgrade AMD Processor to Fx-8350

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Is it worth upgrade to fx-8350 when i have a fx-6300. i heard Crysis 3 can make use of it. that what i am building this PC for.

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Asus M5A97 R2.0
8gb (4GB x 2) Vengenace DDR3 1600
Corsair CX500 500 Watt power supply
Western digital blue 500GB
Coolermaster HAF 912
Samsung Dvd-rw
XFX Double-D Black Edition HD 7950 339.99

maybe see my other thread about finishing AMD build

Trying to finshAMD gaming build

i have sent the Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 back for the XFX HD 7950 i gonna buy it from them for 339.99

is my powersupply big enough, i would like to upgrade monitor if it worth it. i have Acer 20" 1600x900 monitor. i assume i need coolermaster hyper 212 evo for fx-8350 if i upgrade i currently using the stock cooling for the fx-6300. also would like a ssd. have the fx-6300 overclocked to 3.8 Ghz.
 
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Your answer should be easy enough to determine .

Run the FX 6300 at stock and take a note of your FPS

Run it clocked to FX 8350 speeds . The AMD unified driver can do this for you easily .

That should be the performance increase you will see in day to day single threaded tasks . In games like Crysis 3 you will see a little more because of the core count .

All things considered I think its probably not worth the upgrade . In a few months AMD may have Steamroller cpu's that should slot right in to your motherboard . They will be more powerful and run cooler . Then it would be worth an upgrade
 
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This is what i got in my carts so far

Samsung 840 Series 2.5 inch 120GB SATA III internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TD120BW
94.99

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)
32.99

Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM
99.99

ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 w/Speakers & HDMI
159.99

that 354.97
plus the card i buying is 339.99

total of 694.96

maybe buy a 600-650 watt power supply and the fx-8350

i want windows 8 because i heard windows 7 doesnt work very well amd fx series
 
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Windows 8 does absolutely nothing win 7 x64 cannot, and in fact win 8 has problems with some games.

The 8350 is not worth it coming from a 6300.

Overclock the 6300.



 
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Win 8 does not have a problem with any games , and it should be your choice of an OS . IT will have a longer service life , can be loaded onto another computer when you retire that one , and you can make it look and behave just like 7 in a few minutes of removing apps and loading a start button .

The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 has only a single slot graphics card . With the radeon 7950 you will only need a 500 watt psu . In future card and processor upgrades you are likely to need less power because they will be more efficient
 
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Crysis and borderlands say high, just to name a couple.

Win 8 is good, getting better, but not worth it over win 7 x64 yet.







 
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Im playing Crysis here using an FX6300 , Radeon 7870 and Win 8

I have NO issues


 
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