Should I upgrade my CPU to a FX 8320?

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I'm currently running an FX 6100(bulldozer) CPU, I have it Over clocked to 3.8 Ghz and cooled with a cooler master Hyper 212 EVO. I also have 8gb RAM and a GTX 760 graphics card.

I have adequate power to run either CPU but I'm wondering if it would be worth it too upgrade to the FX 8320, if the difference would make noticeable In performance or If I should save my money for a new system
 
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I would save your money for a new system. With that motherboard, even if you can run an FX-8320 or 8350, you won't be able to overclock much. So the only performance gains you would see would be mostly within the realm of productivity - video encoding and compressing files would be quicker. For games, only those that are being optimized for more cores would you see a gain in. Thankfully, these are becoming more common, so at least AMD's "more cores" policy will gain longevity. Since single-threaded performance is still quite important, though, the best way for AMD to keep up is to overclock.
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I've heard that with over clocking the 8320 performs identically to the 8350, do you think it would be more worth it to spend the extra money?

 
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The important thing to remember with overclocking is that it's never an exact science. Granted, matching the 4Ghz of the FX-8350 shouldn't be too much trouble, but there's never a guarantee that you'll reach the clock speed you want. As the FX-8350 comes clocked at 4Ghz out of the box, you could argue that the overclocking capability is immediately better, but like I said, it's never an exact science.

Whether it's worth it depends on the price difference.
 
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I'm not sure what revision number it is, do you know how I would find out? using CPU-Z I'm seeing two numbers in the motherboard section rev. 02 and rev. 40
 
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I would save your money for a new system. With that motherboard, even if you can run an FX-8320 or 8350, you won't be able to overclock much. So the only performance gains you would see would be mostly within the realm of productivity - video encoding and compressing files would be quicker. For games, only those that are being optimized for more cores would you see a gain in. Thankfully, these are becoming more common, so at least AMD's "more cores" policy will gain longevity. Since single-threaded performance is still quite important, though, the best way for AMD to keep up is to overclock.
 
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