it worth upgarding from phenom 2 x4 955 to fx 6300 ?

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

it worth upgarding from phenom 2 x4 955 to fx 6300 ?
i want to upgrade my cpu because i can follow up the new generation games ,, i have r9 270 with phenom 2 x4 955 and 8 gb ram with 990xa ud3 gigabyte ,, does it worth to go for fx 6300 or no ?
thanks alot

mlga91 · Nov 13, 2014

It would not be a worthy ugrade, you have a good motherbord, if you're not overclocking you should give it a try.

connectonight · Nov 13, 2014

Amr Gomaa :

The FX 6300 wouldn't make a huge difference since your card is not that powerful and with a good overclock you can almost reach the performance of the 6300, though be careful because you can damage your hardware.

CPU Fan · Nov 13, 2014

Is your phenom a BE edition? Try overclocking it. I have a similar build using a 965BE overclocked to 4.0 using the multiplier in the BIOS. If it isn't stable at what you clock it to, try raising voltage a small amount at a time until it is stable for a few hours on a stress test using Prime95 or the like. You can find lots of tutorials on overclocking all over the place.

I say spring for a FX 8XXX. That will be my next cpu and only because this one is slow to convert blu ray movies in handbrake. It doesn't have any trouble at all in games.

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

mlga91 :

i overclock my phenom from 3.2 to 3.6 ,, because it is more hot here in egypt in winter i go for 3.9
i didnt get your answer do you mean if i am not overclocking or if i am overclocking ?

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

connectonight :

so do you think i have to invest that money in a video card ? may be r9 280x ?

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

CPU Fan :

yes my phenom is black editionn and i am overclocking it to 3.6 in summer and 3.9 in winter ,, thanks for your replay

connectonight · Nov 13, 2014

Amr Gomaa :

The difference between it at 3.9 GHz and the FX 6300 is only 25% and I'd say that it's not worth it upgrading for only that much. An actual upgrade would be 40% and above.

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

connectonight :

Amr Gomaa :

The difference between it at 3.9 GHz and the FX 6300 is only 25% and I'd say that it's not worth it upgrading for only that much. An actual upgrade would be 40% and above.

umm i will take that notice in my mind in the upcoming upgrade ,, do you think fx 8350 will reach that 40 % ?

CPU Fan · Nov 13, 2014

Just curious, are you using google translate? That was a funny way of saying "mental note". Please don't take that offensively or anything.

connectonight · Nov 13, 2014

Amr Gomaa :

connectonight :

umm i will take that notice in my mind in the upcoming upgrade ,, do you think fx 8350 will reach that 40 % ?

Yep, even more than that. If you have the money, I'd say get a FX 8350 for $172.97 or 9370 for $199.90.

James Mason · Nov 13, 2014

Or get an intel i3 and have it outperform the fx8350 in most games and applications :/

I think a better graphics card is the right place to go though, that's where like 80% of the quality comes from.

connectonight · Nov 13, 2014

James Mason :

I myself have Intel Core i7-3770K, but it's a bit too much saying an i3 would outperform the 8350.

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

CPU Fan :

lol , i am not using any translator it is just me in there

, no offense for sure

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

connectonight :

Amr Gomaa :

Yep, even more than that. If you have the money, I'd say get a FX 8350 for $172.97 or 9370 for $199.90.

yes i am thinking about that , but the fx 8350 will need a better graphic card ,, i hate that circle of upgrading

Amr Gomaa · Nov 13, 2014

connectonight :

yes i think that 8350 will be more powerful than the i3 , and what me sure of that is the evil within which need a quad core i think , and the assassin`s creed whicj requirment is a quad core too , so i think we are on the way of needing that 8 core in upcoming games

connectonight · Nov 13, 2014

Amr Gomaa :

connectonight :

yes i am thinking about that , but the fx 8350 will need a better graphic card ,, i hate that circle of upgrading

A GPU can never bottleneck a CPU. You may have the most powerful CPU in the world and a Radeon HD 6770, the system will perform on its max without any throttling, while if you have a Pentium 4 at 2 GHz without HT and the same card the throttling will be so huge, the machine would be termed inoperable in gaming conditions.

James Mason · Nov 14, 2014

connectonight :

In single core applications, the i3 is about 30% than the 8350.

CPU Fan · Nov 14, 2014

James Mason :

But I'd go out on a limb and say the majority of people on this forum use more than a single core at any given time. Most people here aren't casual computer users/ email checkers.

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