Upgrade from Phenom II X6 1090T

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captainshifty

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Currently im looking at upgrading my cpu and motherboard in my computer and selling them to a friend who is looking to build a computer. I have a Phenom II X6 1090T and GA-890GPA-UDH3 currently and am looking at spending about 400 between a new CPU and Motherboard. Currently im a little unsure of if i should go for an AMD build or Intel.

At the moment im looking at FX-8350 and an ASUS M5A99FX. Im not sure if it would be better to go with an I5 build though instead. Some things to keep in mind are that i plan on overclocking and use my computer mainly for gaming.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
 
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You're really near top-of-the-hill with lastgen hardware. I'm in a similar boat, and building a new XEON was fun, but brought precious little practical improvement. To really improve with a new build = $$$$. AMDs latest has nothing to offer. Intel will increase your gaming speed by 1/3 for the price of a Montana trout-fishing vacation. gag.

IMVHO show patience ... save-yo-pennies for a **next** Christmas 30" monitor, i7 & killer vidcard system.

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As much as I hate to admit you would have to go intel,, gam3r01 is right. That is about the best you can do for a real upgrade, though I would say your performance increase would be hardly noticeable.

What are your other system specs? What resolution are you playing at? I would say you probably wont see any perceivable performance increase unless you are playing at least 120hz at 2560x1440. If you are just running standard hd, even at 120hz I think you might be headed down the wrong path as far as upgrades go.
 
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My friend has offered me 300 dollars for the chip, mobo and old psu i dont use so i figured id see what i could get first before making a deal and id just like some ideas as im kind of stuck and only semi tech savvy

 
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You're really near top-of-the-hill with lastgen hardware. I'm in a similar boat, and building a new XEON was fun, but brought precious little practical improvement. To really improve with a new build = $$$$. AMDs latest has nothing to offer. Intel will increase your gaming speed by 1/3 for the price of a Montana trout-fishing vacation. gag.

IMVHO show patience ... save-yo-pennies for a **next** Christmas 30" monitor, i7 & killer vidcard system.



 
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