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murat3461

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my current system

amd phenom 2 x4 965 be
evga gtx 970 ftw
asus m5a87 mobo
3x kingston hyperx 1600mhz 4gb rams
240gb ssd
lg flatron e2360 60hz 5ms led monitor.

now, i wont upgrade my monitor. therefore i am bounded to 1080p and 60fps. Also my mobo doe not support more than 1920x 1080. Therefore, i consider getting fx8300 due to its low cost rather than changing to intel system and its low tdp and frequency which prevents overloading the mobo's vram. Also by chosing this way, i can upgrade my gpu to a second hand gtx 980 or even gtx980ti since their price is dropping fast.

So, guys what would you do if you were my position?
 
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An FX-8300 or 8320e can make a lot of sense if you already have a compatible AM3 motherboard, but be aware that the single-threaded performance (which is what generally determines your framerate) is actually lower than your Phenom's in some cases - it falls somewhere between a 2007 Core2Quad and 2009 Core i7. Multithreaded performance is better, somewhere between a modern i3 ($110) and modern i5 ($190).

Some games that can make use of the extra threads will run nicely; the Battlefield series, which use the Frostbite engine, should easily average over 60fps. Most MMOs and RTS are not well threaded, so expect terrible performance in games like Arma3, World of Warcraft, and Civilization to run terribly compared with a modern Intel...
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An FX-8300 or 8320e can make a lot of sense if you already have a compatible AM3 motherboard, but be aware that the single-threaded performance (which is what generally determines your framerate) is actually lower than your Phenom's in some cases - it falls somewhere between a 2007 Core2Quad and 2009 Core i7. Multithreaded performance is better, somewhere between a modern i3 ($110) and modern i5 ($190).

Some games that can make use of the extra threads will run nicely; the Battlefield series, which use the Frostbite engine, should easily average over 60fps. Most MMOs and RTS are not well threaded, so expect terrible performance in games like Arma3, World of Warcraft, and Civilization to run terribly compared with a modern Intel system.

Be aware that nVidia GPUs are better than AMD GPUs when paired with AMD CPUs (or even low-end Intel CPUs), because AMD's GPU drivers require a lot more CPU grunt.
 
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if you want to go with AMD, imo, wait for zen. dont get a fx8300 right now since they will be replaced later this year and they are already 3 yo.

but for now, i'd go with intel i5 6600k, depends on your budget.

 
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The point of the FX CPU is that OP won't need to replace their entire platform. Zen will require a new motherboard and RAM, and is likely to have worse single-threaded performance than existing Intel CPUs, but much higher core counts, and there's good indication that it will be priced like Intel's HEDT CPUs (e.g. $400+). For gaming, today's Intel CPUs make more sense than next year's Zen.
 
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i just dont think FX83XX worth right now, since they are old af.
but if he is on budget it will be a upgrade anyway.
 
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Yes.

the fx8320 + gtx 1070 only gets around 75fps on Star Wars Battlefront on ultra 1080p settings, where I have the same gtx 1070 but with an i7 4790, I get 120-130 fps. the gtx 980ti is comparable to the gtx 1070. And the fx8320 was overclocked even to 4.2GHZ
 
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