I think something is wrong with my new CPU

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So I upgraded my CPU a few weeks ago to a FX 8350 8 core 4.0 GHz and i'm not seeing much of a difference in my FPS in any game really. I upgraded from a FX-4170 Zambezi 4.2GHz. My graphics card atm is a Radeon 7870 HIS GHz edition 2gb, and i have 12 gbs of ram. I'm wondering if theres a problem or if this CPU is pointless compared to my old one. Need help! Thanks in advanced.
 
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You wont see much of an increase, as the gpu is slightly weak. The 8350 is a much better CPU, as the 41xx series has extremely weak cores.

If you upgrade your graphics card you will get much better performance compared to keeping the 4170.
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You wont see much of an increase, as the gpu is slightly weak. The 8350 is a much better CPU, as the 41xx series has extremely weak cores.

If you upgrade your graphics card you will get much better performance compared to keeping the 4170.
 
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Very few if any games use more than 4 threads, so the real extra power of your CPU isn't going to get utilized by your games. The only advantage in that case is the 10-15% efficiency increase in Vishera cores. if you're getting ~ 40 FPS you might not notice a 4 frame difference, but that's what you'd get. That's assuming the CPU is the bottleneck, which it probably isn't.
 
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Okay thank you very much! I assumed this was the case, but i needed to ask to be completely sure.

 
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