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Upgrading from AMD Phenom ii x6 1090T Black Edition

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September 18, 2014 4:05:21 PM

First, CPU stats:

CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1090T Black Edition
GPU: Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
Ram: 16GB (4x4GB) (2 Corsair Vengence and 2 PNY Optima)
MoBo: An Asus board HERE
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212
OS: Windows 8.1

(If there is anything else you might need to help let me know)

My question is one I have been trying to find an answer to for a while. I have an AMD Phenom ii x6 1090T and have been debating if it is worth it to upgrade. I am looking at the AMD FX 8350, only because Intel CPUs cost more as well as I would have to buy a new motherboard.

My main question is whether or not upgrading is worth it. Some things that I do are basic school work (office, power point), web search, and games.

When it comes to games I play Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Skyrim, Minecraft, and others along these lines.

I don't do anything too crazy (video editing, photo editing, or other intense stuff). Currently I do not have the CPU overclocked, only because I have no idea how to properly do it. I am not noticing any issues in speed issue either.

I am just looking for opinions about what would be the best option. If I switched to the FX I would be settling for what I can afford now. I would like to completely switch to an Intel, but because of price it's not viable for me at the moment.

Should I wait until I can properly switch to an Intel or settle for the FX, if the performance is worth it?

I have also read forums post talking about bottlenecking the GPU because the CPU isn't fast enough. From my stats, is this something that I am doing? Or is this not a huge issue?

Thanks for any and all help and advice!

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September 18, 2014 4:08:56 PM

1) Get a FX-8320.
2) The CPU will be bottlenecked, since the GPU is now weak, and performs at a performance around a GTX 750.
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September 18, 2014 4:14:34 PM

Skip the FX lineup. The AM3/AM3+ socket is dead.
Firstly, your processor will not bottleneck that card in any game, my Phenom II 965 can run a 760 with 0% bottleneck.
Second, your processor is on par if not better than the FX-6xxx series. Its essentially the same as upgrading from a 6300 to an 8320, not a large increase.
I would, at minimum, take a 4690k and a quality Z97 board.
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September 18, 2014 4:28:30 PM

Since you already have a nice motherbaord, and good heatsink, overclock that phenom, it should perform better than the 8350 on games (at stock speeds of course). If you want a real improvement then you will need to go with the intel side, but i'd wait a bit for this. With the GPU side, there should not be any bottleneck, you can get a better GPU, anything below the gtx 770 or r9 280x should be fine.
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