Switching from AMD to INTEL; LGA 1155 worth it?

matt198992 · Jan 25, 2016

I've been thinking about upgrading my gaming PC to intel, from AMD. My friend is also selling me a computer for $300 which includes an ok-motherboard, but it comes with an i7-3770. I know the 3770 line uses the LGA 1155 socket type, but every other newer intel processor requires an LGA 1150 type.

Would it be worth it to upgrade from my FX8350 to the I7-3770, even if it uses an old socket type? It seems that any time I upgrade processors down the line then, I would have to upgrade motherboards once more.

logainofhades · Jan 25, 2016

Considering that those i7's still sell for nearly $300, on Ebay, I would say that is a pretty good deal. Worth it depends on what you are doing with your system, and if you're satisfied with the performance.

Sergeant_Sneaky · Jan 25, 2016

The 3770 is a very strong motherboard and every generation (almost) requires a new motherboard so you would have to upgrade the motherboard next time you upgrade even if you get an 1151 CPU/Mobo. The 3770 is definitely worth the upgrade, what else comes in this system?

matt198992 · Jan 25, 2016

Sergeant_Sneaky :

not sure on the MoBo model, but it comes with a 1tb hdd, 32gb SSD, radeon 7770 (will be replaced with my GTX), 12GB ram, dvd burner and wifi built in. I know it's a good price for the system, but was wondering if it's a good investment in the long run. I'm unfamiliar with the Intel line and if it's worth essentially upgrading to an already-outdated socket type.

logainofhades · Jan 25, 2016

Well, you could sell the parts, that you do not use, to make up some of the difference.

why_wolf · Jan 25, 2016

For $300 bucks that's a perfectly fine system to ride out until Kaby Lake comes out. The Skylake chips just barely make it worth jumping off the higher end LGA1155 stuff. I guess the question is that $300 hard for you to save up. If so it might be worth more to keep saving and wait to pick up something from the Haswell line or higher.

Also yes Intel is currently on LGA 1151 for Skylake and presumably Kaby Lake as well. LGA 1150 was for Haswell and the mostly aborted Broadwell chipset.

Toms CPU Hierarchy chart. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html

Wisecracker · Jan 25, 2016

It's not worth it.

matt198992 · Jan 25, 2016

Wisecracker :

Care to elaborate why a little bit?

Sergeant_Sneaky · Jan 25, 2016

matt198992 :

I think he just has an AMD pc, the single core performance alone is reason enough to upgrade to the i7.

Wisecracker · Jan 27, 2016

At best, it's a side-ways upgrade that costs you $300.

In a handful of games you might see an increase in frames, but it's a gain you will not realize in the 'real world' because the frame rates with the FX-8350 -even before over-clocking- will already be quite high.

assassin445522 · Jan 27, 2016

yes it is worth it, it will give you alot more frames in certain games that previously struggled on th fx 8 core

Wisecracker · Jan 27, 2016

Unless all you do is 'bench' games, you simply won't see it.

A typical monitor runs 60Hz.

I think he just has an AMD pc, the single core performance alone is reason enough to upgrade to the i7.

I have an FX-6350 at 4.7GHz with an R9 280X. My 'IPC' is fine, thank you, and my gaming is great.

logainofhades · Jan 27, 2016

In newer, more demanding titles, the poor single threaded performance, of FX starts to show. Fallout 4, for instance, FX 9590 gets beat by an i3 6100. http://www.techspot.com/review/1089-fallout-4-benchmarks/page5.html The fps of an 8350 is near 60, on the minimum. Min FPS is what matters most. That benchmark may not be the most demanding situation, that you could find yourself in either.

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