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Upgrade from FX-6300 to FX-8370 or FX-8350?

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September 18, 2014 8:19:39 PM

Would it give me that much more performance if I went with either of those I am using a XFX 7970 and not sure if it would really be worth upgrading.

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September 18, 2014 8:27:28 PM

No it wouldn't really be worth it. You're better off saving up for a serious intel cpu or something.
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September 18, 2014 8:28:25 PM

Yeah but then I just have to change motherboards
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September 18, 2014 8:30:04 PM

It wouldn't really make a difference, they are basically the same per core performance if you OC them both to the same speed. Is there a certain reason to upgrade?
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September 18, 2014 9:07:47 PM

With AMD FX 6300 and FX 8300 processors and basically any game out there is not a noticeable difference according to what i have read. And based on my limited experience with AMD,; higher Clock speed is more beneficial than 8 cores over 6 cores and 4 cores. That is just how D3D11 is and will be. The FX6300 is just as good as any other AM3+ Socket CPU for gaming . and can Overclock to decent numbers.
What role does your motherboard play? You mentioned a replacement...

EDIT , NOTE: BF4 would be the exception as far using more than 4 cores. Bf3 is said to use 6 cores as well.
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September 18, 2014 10:09:05 PM

Well I was wondering if it would be really worth upgrading any good air coolers to overclock for a mid tower case? I was thinking of going to and i5 sometime in the future but not sure it would be annoying to do all the updates.
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September 18, 2014 10:16:21 PM

I5 all the way. :) 

upgraded from an 4.6 ghz 8320 to an 4.5ghz 4670k and it was a nice boost. :D 

But if you decide to upgrade to AMD, get 8370E, overclocks the best (most highest binned chip at moment)
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September 18, 2014 10:23:03 PM

Good aircooler for an overclock?
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September 18, 2014 10:30:51 PM

phanteks tc-14 / noctua nh-14 / noctua d-15 (cant remember specific names) but those 3 are one of the best air coolers available.
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SeriousRising said:
Would it give me that much more performance if I went with either of those I am using a XFX 7970 and not sure if it would really be worth upgrading.


Going from a 6 to 8 core will give you an improvement in some of the more modern titles that use multi threaded game applications. I'd also get a hyper 212 evo air cooler and overclock if you can to at least 4.5 ghz to get the maximum improvement. Don't listen to these intel fools. I have a 4770k and i built an 8320 system as well. In real world, you can't tell the difference that much. In the benchmark world, you're looking at a 1000 point difference.

tl;dr if you feel you must upgrade, get an 8350 with a good air cooler (hyper 212 evo) and overclock it. Make sure you have a 990FX mobo like an asus or gigabyte or I wouldn't even bother upgrading. Or you can waste another 500 dollars to change to intel i5 which isn't hyperthreaded and has a lower passmark score than an 8350.
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