Want to upgrade Phenom II x6 x945 3.0Ghz Processor
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Asusprime
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Depending on game it might not be a huge improvement but more threads always help if you like to run other programs while gaming or tabbing out of the game.
As far as i remember the old phenoms had better single thread performance than the bulldozer module architecture so in games that dont use more than 4 threads you will not see an incredible amount of improvement but there still will be.
Get the FX 8350 the worst that can happen is that you get better minimums FPS when gaming and extra horsepower for other programs like when winrar or just unzipping a file LOL
Games like Battlefield will see a lot of improvement from extra threads
As far as i remember the old phenoms had better single thread performance than the bulldozer module architecture so in games that dont use more than 4 threads you will not see an incredible amount of improvement but there still will be.
Get the FX 8350 the worst that can happen is that you get better minimums FPS when gaming and extra horsepower for other programs like when winrar or just unzipping a file LOL
Games like Battlefield will see a lot of improvement from extra threads
No bottleneck on the R9-280x then?
Say for example Deus Ex: Mankind Divided which works ok on the current setup but it does tend to have freezes.
Also the load time in that game is awful but thats something I will need to resolve with an SSD.
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according to these benchmarks the FX 8350 should get you to acceptable framerates if you lower some settings at 1080P.
http://www.techspot.com/review/1235-deus-ex-mankind-divided-benchmarks/page5.html
Maybe load time is awful because of the CPU, that game does take advantage of 8 threads.
http://www.techspot.com/review/1235-deus-ex-mankind-divided-benchmarks/page5.html
Maybe load time is awful because of the CPU, that game does take advantage of 8 threads.
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It will help tremendously compare to the old Phenom II. An FX-8350 will be a decent match with an R9 280X should be able to game on high to ultra settings in most games @ 1080p. Any bottlenecking will be minimal compared to what the Phenom is doing.
Currently i normally play games on 1920x1080 and everything works fine except for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Mafia 3 won't even start but that's no huge loss
But it certainly is not normal when the train journey cutscene takes 15 mins to travel to a new section of the map in Deus Ex:MD
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I'd start with the SSD. First, because you want one anyways. What I mean by that is before any other upgrade, you should have an SSD at this point in time(2016). That will help with load times, assuming you install your game on the SSD. If the occasional stutter in game is related to loading new resources, it'll also help there.
Meanwhile, take a look at benchmarks of the FX you are thinking about getting. A quick search shows me that a fast Phenom II is pretty much the same in gaming performance. That's a questionable 'upgrade' at best. In the Deus Ex game, AMD CPU performance is really all about clock speed. I'd try overclocking, a little at a time, your CPU to see if that helps. in my opinion that's about all you'll accomplish by getting the FX, acquire a higher clockspeed CPU.
Meanwhile, take a look at benchmarks of the FX you are thinking about getting. A quick search shows me that a fast Phenom II is pretty much the same in gaming performance. That's a questionable 'upgrade' at best. In the Deus Ex game, AMD CPU performance is really all about clock speed. I'd try overclocking, a little at a time, your CPU to see if that helps. in my opinion that's about all you'll accomplish by getting the FX, acquire a higher clockspeed CPU.
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If you prefer high amounts of storage then get a new 1TB WD Black, its not as fast as an SSD but it will be faster than those you currently have. Anyways those usually go for the same price as a 256GB SSD.
I usually use SSDs when i build my PCs (i sell and buy stuff all the time) and this time i decided to forgo the SSD opting for an HDD. I dont notice any lagging/ long load times and with the new OS improvements Windows 10 is quick to boot.
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