Upgrading from 965BE for gaming? (ESO/MMORPGs)

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Desperado558

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I know there is likely a number of topics about this but I was hoping to perhaps get some input from people who may know about how Elder Scrolls Online runs, and if I would see a noticeable improvement from an upgrade.

I currently am experiencing significantly lower FPS on my system(specs below) despite others who have older components actually outperforming it, and I feel that it may be due to my CPU which is most likely one of the older components in my PC.

I was considering upgrading the the AMD FX-8350 BE, but I'm not particularly knowledgeable about CPUs and how they affect gaming, and I would like to get a bit of input hopefully more specifically relating to Elder Scrolls Online, but also to other forms of gaming such as games like War Thunder or Battlefield 4.

If anyone has other suggestions for a CPU in the 200$ price range that would be more optimal for gaming, I would love to hear them as I have been wanting to upgrade my CPU lately anyway and am looking forward to that bit of extra processing power for certain programs I use that consume quite a bit of it(I'd rather not go in to detail about what they are specifically)

Specs:

Mobo: Sabertooth 990FX
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE Clocked at 3.7-4.0GHz (Using Hyper 212 EVO Heatsink)
GPU: Zotac Nvidia GeForce GTX760 AMP! Edition (OC'd to 1150MHz core/6880MHz memory stable)
Storage: 120GB Samsung 840EVO SSD (OS and a few games) / 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3
PSU: CORSAIR HX Series 750W
OS: Win7 x64 Home Premium



***EDIT*** I'm also interested in the potential for overclocking whatever CPU may be suggested, or the FX-8350 as well if you happen to know. While I don't generally push my overclocks to their limits, I do like to squeeze a bit more out of them if possible.
 
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An 8320 or 8350 is your best choice. Since you're confident with overclocking I'd grab the 8320, heck of a lot cheaper just binned a bit lower. Their max overclocks are usually within 100MHz of one another anyway.

I'd generally recommend intel in this situation. However, you already have a nice 990FX board so it would not be cost effective.

Here's the kind of performance you'd be expecting with the 8320/50:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/the-elder-scrolls-online-performance,review-32922-8.html
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Your 760 is a little better than the R9 270 so you'd likely see a little better results than shown in that benchmark.
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An 8320 or 8350 is your best choice. Since you're confident with overclocking I'd grab the 8320, heck of a lot cheaper just binned a bit lower. Their max overclocks are usually within 100MHz of one another anyway.

I'd generally recommend intel in this situation. However, you already have a nice 990FX board so it would not be cost effective.

Here's the kind of performance you'd be expecting with the 8320/50:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/the-elder-scrolls-online-performance,review-32922-8.html
CPU-FR.png


Your 760 is a little better than the R9 270 so you'd likely see a little better results than shown in that benchmark.
 
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Desperado558

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Thank you very much for the reply, I'm glad to hear that my choice is decent. I think I'm going with the 8350 for no other reason then I am currently able to get it for only 10$ more than the 8320.

I am fully intending to get an Intel mobo when I next upgrade, but I would like to put that off for at least another 3 years and I do feel confident that this should hold me over until then.

I looked around, and it seems that people are pulling overclocks of over 5.0GHz on the 8350(with water cooling). Does it seem like a possibility to reach around 4.7GHz running with the Hyper EVO 212 air cooler? Currently with my 965 OC'd to 4.0GHz(highest stable clock I'm able to attain) and under full load it maxes out at around 56c which I feel is very decent. My case is well ventilated and properly managed, and I've never had any sort of concerns due to temperatures in the past (Save for my Hyper 212 fan going out once, but warranty covered that quite quickly)

If that seems to high, I assume 4.5GHz would be easily manageable at the very least, which I would be plenty happy with.

Anyway thank you very much for your response, I'm looking forward to finally upgrading my CPU.
 
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Alright, thanks a ton for the information. I actually had bookmarked that guide just a bit ago after stumbling across it while looking about for information haha. Even if I do know overclocking basics, its always nice to have a guide more suited to your specific needs to help.

Once I find my best stable OC I'll probably dial it down about 100-200MHz anyway, I don't often run anything that would require the absolute most out of it and when I do I could always just load up the other profile.

Thanks again for the help, looking forward to seeing what its capable of.
 
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