Upgrade from phenom 810

schau314 · Mar 11, 2014

Currently I am running a phenom 810 with a cheaper motherboard from an hp p6230y desktop. I am either going to get a gtx 660 ti or gtx 670 used for a gpu. I am worried that my current motherboard or cpu will create a bottleneck. Do you think an i5 upgrade is worth the price of 300 from microcenter for the i5-4670k and the asrock extreme 4.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01859871&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en

IDontUnderstand · Mar 12, 2014

What is your total budget of the entire upgrade? I can assemble you a part list with the budget.

logainofhades · Mar 12, 2014

Your CPU will bottleneck either of those cards. Don't forget the fact you will need a new power supply as well. You will not be able to easily reuse that case with a new motherboard and you will need a new copy of windows as well. Ram, hdd, and dvd drive can be reused though.

schau314 · Mar 12, 2014

Yes I know. I currently have a new xfx power supply and new haf 912 case. I do not need a new copy of windows. Can you give me a reliable source as to why the current cpu can not run those cards.

IDontUnderstand · Mar 12, 2014

According to http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-2.html that Athlon X4 750K processor is the very entry level gaming processor, so we will see how it fairs against Phenom II X4 810.

In a very general no specific test scores,
Phenom scores 3239
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X4+810
vs
Athlon scores 4301
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+X4+750K+Quad+Core&id=1801

Another comparison, again not very specific test scores.
Phenom scores 3310
http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu/AMD+Phenom+II+X4+810/review
vs
Athlon scores 3290
http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu/AMD+Athlon+X4+750K/review

Another one says that they are similar also.
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/980/AMD_Athlon_X4_750K_vs_AMD_Phenom_II_X4_810.html

At the end we should be able to conclude that both of them either runs similarly, or the Athlon wins.

Now let's look at how well Athlon X4 750K pairs up with GPU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpGfA6g0-0Y @ 2:45 and beyond, you can see that a GTX 750 Ti isn't bottlenecked by the Athlon.
In this thread http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1789540/amd-athlon-750k-bottleneck-gtx-660.html they talk about how if it's a CPU intensive game, then it will be a bottneck to GTX 660

I think it's safe to conclude that if you are looking to play specific game that doesn't require much CPU power, then you will probably be bottleneck by a bit when pairing up that Phenom and a GTX 660 Ti. However, if you do plan on playing many different games, then it would be best to upgrade to CPU.

logainofhades · Mar 13, 2014

With either of those cards, you are going to want an FX 8320 or a current gen i5. That microcenter combo is a good deal. I did the 3570k, z77 extreme4, combo nearly 2yrs ago.

IDontUnderstand · Mar 13, 2014

Also have a look into this deal on NCIX
http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=92426&vpn=990FXA-UD3%2BFD8320FRHKBOX&manufacture=Bundle%20Deals&promoid=1340

logainofhades · Mar 13, 2014

IDontUnderstand :

Damn, that is a pretty good deal too.

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