Will this AMD build suffice ??

Fraxure13 · May 9, 2014

OK, because of financial problem I need to downgrade from a 4670k to a FX-8350

this will be my new build :

AMD FX-8350 (I think I will overclock soon)
Zotac GTX 760 AMP! Edition
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
Seasonic M12II-520 EVO 520W
Gskill Ripjaws X 8GB
WD 500GB Blue

I got 4 questions

1st. Will FX-8350 be good when it comes down to single-threaded apps ? will my pentium be better ?

2nd. I will get a Corsair h80i to overclock in the near future, now I am worried about my PSU and mobo, Will they let me overclock my CPU to about 4.4 GHz ?

3rd. Will this play games ultra or max out ? BF4, Watch_Dogs, Crysis 3, and many more ?

4th. Willl this rig last about 4 years ? in this coming 2016 I am planning to upgrade my GTX 760 and PSU, to match my FX 8350, I will upgrade my FX.... maybe after 4-5 years.

THX in advance

My resolution : 1024 x 768 flat-screen VGA

Dark Lord of Tech · May 9, 2014

One change , get this motherboard , it has a better power and thermal design , a better fit for the 8350 and a great overclocking board with a 8+2 power design.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $74.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 22:34 EDT-0400)

Dark Lord of Tech · May 9, 2014

If you are set on overclocking get this high quality SEASONIC made supply.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.74 @ Amazon)
Total: $79.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 22:36 EDT-0400)

i7Baby · May 9, 2014

1. http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/446/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4670K.html - i5 eats fx for single thread

2. No - 4GHz at most or cpu will overheat. Try a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO now then later h80

3. Mainly dependent on the 760 rather than the cpu. See - http://techicize.com/zotac-geforce-gtx-760-amp-edition-review/

4. if you keep even at 1080p then 4 years is fine

Fraxure13 · May 9, 2014

unfortunately I am from philippines and I can't find any site that sells internationally.

I buy from our local store, anyway there is no stock of this mobo, how about this : ASRock 970 Extreme4 ?

EDIT :

OK it seems it have a 4 + 1 power phase,

How about this : I downgrade to a FX-8320 and buy a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0) ?

i7Baby · May 10, 2014

Yep that ud3 should be good - 8+1 phases http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_803&products_id=17527

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=3

blustorm · May 10, 2014

Yes you can get a gigabyte ga-970a-ud3p for better oc, but i can guarantee u one thing if you play on 1024x768 you rig is pretty much ok for ultra resolution !!!!!

Cause my current setup is:
AMD FX-6300
GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P
CORSAIR VENGEANCE 4GB 1600Mhz
SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6670 1GB GDDR5
SEAGATE 160GB
CORSAIR CX-500 80PLUS
COOLER MASTER N300-KKN2

...and i played battlefield4, crysis3, thief, arkham origins all in ultra textures (with mid anti-aliasing) at about 30 fps in my HP L1506 flat screen vga monitor at 1024x768 resolution

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

blustorm :

picture or it never happend

CTurbo · May 10, 2014

Why don't you just go for a locked i5 build like a 4440 or 4570? You could pair it with a good B85 or H87 motherboard and come out much cheaper than going the FX route and it would perform better most of the time.

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

CTurbo :

To be honest, I dont think this CPUs will perform any better on heavy games like watch dogs

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

You know what, I estimated the total price if I buy the i5 4570 and it seems that the only difference is around 20$ so it came down.

WHICH IS BETTER AT GAMING ?

I am worried about the performance of i5 4570

oh yeah I will pair it with a MSI b85-gaming mobo

CTurbo · May 10, 2014

The 4570 is extremely powerful and would be more than enough for even extreme gaming. I would take it hands down over any AMD cpu.

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

CTurbo :

how abuot when overclocked ? would the FX still be beaten ?

CTurbo · May 10, 2014

Yes most of the time. The 4570 is almost 50% stronger in single core performance compared to a stock FX8350.
The 4570 is still almost 30% stronger in single core performance compared to a stock FX 9370 which is the same as overclocking a FX8350 to 4.7ghz.
The 4570 is still about 20% stronger in single core performance than the 5.0ghz FX 9590.

Most games do not take advantage of the FX's 8 cores so any game that uses 4 cores or less, gets stomped pretty hard by the i5.

Single core passmark scores

4570 - 2068
9590 - 1736
9370 - 1634
8350 - 1525

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

CTurbo :

But thats older games, I am looking at the future, we don't know when will games be optimized for 5+ cores, maybe next year or so ? thats when I am starting to doubt the 4570, and having a locked multiplier. so will it run good ?

blustorm · May 10, 2014

Fraxure13 :

I hope this helps you

Battlefield 4

Crysis 3

COD-Ghosts

FPS marked with Fraps...

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

blustorm :

Fraxure13 :

I hope this helps you

Battlefield 4

Crysis 3

COD-Ghosts

FPS marked with Fraps...

20+ FPS ? aren't you lagging like hell ?

blustorm · May 10, 2014

Fraxure13 :

blustorm :

20+ FPS ? aren't you lagging like hell ?

Nopes!! Its pretty playable..no problem at all...have a vid of the gameplay too if you want to watch...

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

blustorm :

Fraxure13 :

[strike][/strike]
Nopes!! Its pretty playable..no problem at all...have a vid of the gameplay too if you want to watch...

Nahh, it will be a work for you to upload it, its ok.

CTurbo · May 10, 2014

Fraxure13, I would not recommend the i5 4570 if I wasn't fully confident in it. I've used it in 4 builds and all 4 people have been very happy with it.

Fraxure13 · May 10, 2014

CTurbo :

Ok then, i will go with a i5 4570 and a MSI B85-GAMING mobo pairing it with a GTX 760,

OR

I could sacrifice my GPU, downgrading it to a R9 270x and placing the extra money on corsair sp120, what do you prefer ?

sacrifice or not.

CTurbo · May 10, 2014

Never sacrifice graphics power. Ever. The GTX760 is already as low as I would go for 1080p gaming.

Will this AMD build suffice ??

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