upgrade cpu and gpu

t-dog

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I'm upgrading from a 955 3.2 AMD &^ 5850 CARD. So first the cpu &^MB. Newegg has FX8350 for $159.99 or should I spend more and get i5 chip. After that choice what MB and what GPU- ALREADY have SSD
 
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The i5 will perform better because it is more efficient cores just because it has 8 cores doesn't mean it is better. I tried to save by going the 8320 and a top of the line motherboard and have to say all the benches are close but when it came to real world computing the AMD was no where near the Intel chip but to say the least the performance was so poor for me overclocked or not I took a loss and bought an Intel and should have spent the extra in the beginning but I thought I could save and only see marginal performance drop but for me that was not the case.

Michael

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Well buying from amazon or newegg and using card 12mounts no intsest. I keep looking at price drop of 8350 and it is $60-70 lower than i5 4670k I want but could I get a better gpu but would I be held back when I messing with my gopro shot in high from right- they jerk now I have a 750 mod ps
 

meyermw55

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The i5 will perform better because it is more efficient cores just because it has 8 cores doesn't mean it is better. I tried to save by going the 8320 and a top of the line motherboard and have to say all the benches are close but when it came to real world computing the AMD was no where near the Intel chip but to say the least the performance was so poor for me overclocked or not I took a loss and bought an Intel and should have spent the extra in the beginning but I thought I could save and only see marginal performance drop but for me that was not the case.

Michael
 
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