Should I upgrade to the FX-8350?

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purple221

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I am thinking about upgrading my Phenom II X4 965 BE to a FX-8350. What performance gains can I see in video games if I overclock the FX-8350 to 4.6Ghz - 4.8Ghz? My current CPU is overclocked to 4.1Ghz. Please do not suggest that I wait for the next generation of AMD chips or that I switch over to Intel. I just want to know performance gain for games at that clock speed, do not get off topic.
 
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Below are games that are not CPU intensive. I will start with Battlefield 4 single player campaign.

http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchmarks/page6.html

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http://www.techspot.com/review/655-bioshock-infinite-performance/page5.html

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http://www.techspot.com/review/645-tomb-raider-performance/page5.html

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You would see significant gains and it would be a worthwhile upgrade even at stock speeds. May I recommend the FX 8320 for $129 right now? It's a far better value than the 8350. (they are the same chip except for clock speed)
 
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Dandalf

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I'm in the same boat actually, with the same processor as you and thinking of the same upgrade. I think the latest leaked roadmap has forced a lot of people like us to look at the reality of the situation :(

However, I am perturbed by the apparently small performance increase between the 965 and the 8350 - maybe not in productivity, but in games, where it falls short of equivalent Intel chips. Is there anyone who has made this upgrade who can offer feedback?
 
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purple221

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Please elaborate on "significant gains". What percentage in performance can I see? How many more frames can i expect? Also, how big would be the performance gap between the FX-8320 and FX-8350 be if they were both at their "ideal" overclocked clock speeds.
 
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jaguarskx

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You should see an increase in performance for game that are CPU intensive. In games that are not CPU intensive you will not get much of a performance increase. Below are benchmarks which has the PII X4 980 and the FX-8350 running at stock speeds. I'll also post the performance chart for the OC'ed FX-8350.

http://www.techspot.com/review/670-metro-last-light-performance/page6.html

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http://www.techspot.com/review/712-arma-3-benchmarks/page5.html

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http://www.techspot.com/review/706-splinter-cell-blacklist-benchmarks/page5.html

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http://www.techspot.com/review/648-simcity-performance/page4.html

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http://www.techspot.com/review/642-crysis-3-performance/page6.html

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http://www.techspot.com/review/615-far-cry-3-performance/page6.html

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