Upgrading to surround my GTX 760

EvoKonig

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Jan 8, 2014
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Hello, I just recently received my GTX 760 and installed it. I have a
*Q9550 cpu(stock)
*4GB ram(ddr2-533)
*750W ps
My dilemma is if I should purchase a 8GB set of DDR2-1066 and overclock my Q9550 to reduce the bottleneck from my GTX 760 or go with a new setup. I'm not even sure purchasing $150 in DDR2 would make a difference in games like BF4, Crysis 3, etc.

If I chose to upgrade I have had my eyes on:

AMD setup-$360 total
FX-8320, G.Skills DDR3-2133, and ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0.

Intel setup-$413 Total
I5-4670k, G.Skills DDR3-2133, and ASRock Z87 Extreme3.

Sorry if I'm all over the place, this is my first forum post.

Thanks!
 
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Dont worry , FX 8320 is fine too , just not as good .as Intel i5 .

whitecat

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Go for a new one : i5 4670 upgrade

single core test
Core 2 Q9550 1200 points , Pass Mark
i5 4670 - 2185 points

multi core tests

Core 2 Q9550 -3570 points, 3D Mark Physics
i5 4670 - 6850 points

Core 2 Q 9550 -4065 points , Pass Mark
i5 4670 -7497 points
 

EvoKonig

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Jan 8, 2014
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Yeah the Intel setup is my primary choice right now. But the FX-8320 has a good chance to be my new system after all the reviews and comparisons I've read. If I were to spend the $150 on the DDR2-1066 I could overclock the system to 3.8Ghz(I have water cooling)and get a 30-40% boost on Pass Marks. The I5-4670k would be a 60-70% improvement. So that's a $3.75 per percent(DDR2) vs $5.90 per percent improvement(I5 setup). The question is, would the cheaper alternative be enough to stop the GTX 760 bottleneck for the modern games I mentioned earlier?


 

whitecat

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Dont worry , FX 8320 is fine too , just not as good .as Intel i5 .
 
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