Upgrade CPU and Motherboard worth it?

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rayfashizzle

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I currently own:
AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE (oc to 3.8ghz)
GTX 670 FTW

I'm looking into upgrading my cpu to an AMD FX, but that requires an additional motherboard upgrade for AM3+ support. I'm currently playing games like Dying Light and Far Cry 4. My monitor has terrible screen tearing if I don't have Vsync, so i run Dying Light with vsync with very low frames (26 fps min). Yes, I have screen tearing even with frames lower than 60 fps if vsync isn't on. I'm wondering what kind of frames improvement I'd be looking at if I upgraded my motherboard and cpu, and is it worth it?
 
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I doubt that screen tearing would be improved with a CPU/MB upgrade. It should be eliminated now, if you are using Adaptive Vsync in the NCP. I have another machine with a 965BE (4.0 GHz) and a R9-280. I have very little screen tearing just using regular vsnc in-game. If I had an Nvidia card in it, I'd be using Adaptive Vsync.
 
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What's your budget?

If your purpose is solely gaming, I'd suggest to allocate budget enough for an i5-4xxx to get your money's worth. I mean going with an 8320 if you plan to overclock is awesome, to a degree. I wouldn't waste money on the higher binned 8350/8370 though. Not worth it for someone that isn't afraid to overclock

I mean your current set-up doesn't yield any bottlenecks really, but it's gotta be starting to feel it's age a bit.
 
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I doubt that screen tearing would be improved with a CPU/MB upgrade. It should be eliminated now, if you are using Adaptive Vsync in the NCP. I have another machine with a 965BE (4.0 GHz) and a R9-280. I have very little screen tearing just using regular vsnc in-game. If I had an Nvidia card in it, I'd be using Adaptive Vsync.
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I get screentearing with adaptive Vsync, but no screen tearing with regular vsync. Really not sure why. I'm assuming it's a monitor problem.

What's your budget?

If your purpose is solely gaming, I'd suggest to allocate budget enough for an i5-4xxx to get your money's worth. I mean going with an 8320 if you plan to overclock is awesome, to a degree. I wouldn't waste money on the higher binned 8350/8370 though. Not worth it for someone that isn't afraid to overclock

I mean your current set-up doesn't yield any bottlenecks really, but it's gotta be starting to feel it's age a bit.
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I'd say under 250 would be preferable, but I'm willing to go to 300. I just want to be able to play the games released in the next year at a decent framerate, as I'm going to college soon and will probably drop gaming altogether. So, i'm not worried about future games
 
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