Hello TH!
I have a Phenom x4 945 overclocked to 3.7 Ghz @ 1.45v, Gigabyte 990FX mobo as well as 2x R9 280x in Crossfire that I use for gaming. I know my CPU is holding me back but I managed to play through Assassins Creed 4 smoothly with shadows and DoF/fog turned down. Beat Skyrim twice with smooth gameplay too.
The rest of the games I play aren't really that CPU intensive and run fine on the Phenom. Some are indie games. Some examples of what I play:
- Civ 5
- Betrayer
- Miasmata
- Outlast
- Penumbra
- Mafia II
- Alpha Protocol
- Mark of the Ninja
- Ether One
However, I'm really digging the FX 8350. It looks so sexy...but I'm not really in a budgetary position to throw down around 200$ for a 10FPS increase. So my question is...will the FX series (8320/50) go down in price if I wait say, a year? Would it be wise to keep my old Phenom?
I also only have a TX850M so I'm not sure how that'll handle the FX series under full load. My current CPU is a 95w.
Any input greatly appreciated, thanks.
I have a Phenom x4 945 overclocked to 3.7 Ghz @ 1.45v, Gigabyte 990FX mobo as well as 2x R9 280x in Crossfire that I use for gaming. I know my CPU is holding me back but I managed to play through Assassins Creed 4 smoothly with shadows and DoF/fog turned down. Beat Skyrim twice with smooth gameplay too.
The rest of the games I play aren't really that CPU intensive and run fine on the Phenom. Some are indie games. Some examples of what I play:
- Civ 5
- Betrayer
- Miasmata
- Outlast
- Penumbra
- Mafia II
- Alpha Protocol
- Mark of the Ninja
- Ether One
However, I'm really digging the FX 8350. It looks so sexy...but I'm not really in a budgetary position to throw down around 200$ for a 10FPS increase. So my question is...will the FX series (8320/50) go down in price if I wait say, a year? Would it be wise to keep my old Phenom?
I also only have a TX850M so I'm not sure how that'll handle the FX series under full load. My current CPU is a 95w.
Any input greatly appreciated, thanks.
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