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Ok I am thinking of upgrading my cpu because I am doing more photo editing and 2.7k rendering and my Phenom ii x6 1090T is not doing the job. My question is that will the AMD FX-8350 Black Edition work with an old M4A79XTD EVO? Or do you have another suggestion for me? I can not switch to Intel because of money reasons, to upgrade to a new CPU I already have to wait for my birthday (august). Or should I wait, I have not been following AMD and I do not know if they are going to be releasing a new CPU by then.

 

Running a 650W PSU, Gtx 670 with a GT 240 (physx)

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The CPU will not work with the motherboard, since it is AM3 and the 8350 is AM3+. Wait it out until you have more money and either get a new AMD board and CPU or go Intel. That GT 240 is likely not helping the 670 at all in terms of PhysX accelleration (unless you are kidding, of course.)

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That GT 240 is likely not helping the 670 at all in terms of PhysX accelleration (unless you are kidding, of course.)

Actually when I play Metro (ether one) With out the GT240 Im stuck around 15fps, As soon as I activate it I jump up to 70+fps 

CPU: Intel i7-8700k 5GHz @ 1.35v | Cooling: EK Predator 360 | MotherBoard: ASUS z370-E | RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32gb 3200MHz (4 x 8GB) | GPU: ASUS GTX 1080 TI OC

 

Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra Modded side panel | SSD: Samsung 512gb 960 Pro | HDDS: 3TB Segate 7200rpm / 4TB HGST 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA G3 1000w | Display:ASUS VG248QE 24" / HP 25" 2511x / SAMSUNG 35" TV

 

Ex HDD: 3TB WD MyBook USB 3.0 | Keyboard: Rosewill MX Blue / Corsair K70 Red | Mouse: Logitech G602 | OS: Windows 10 64-bit Home Premium

 

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The CPU would physically fit but not boot. Is your 1090T overclocked? A ~4.2GHz 1090T can put out the same numbers as a ~4.5Ghz 8350 in some benchmarks.

yes it is overclocked but I can only get it to 4.0GHz with out waterclooling. Im pushing 1.5375v into the thing. If I go to 1.55 for the 4.2GHz I get over 60* and start to become unstable.

CPU: Intel i7-8700k 5GHz @ 1.35v | Cooling: EK Predator 360 | MotherBoard: ASUS z370-E | RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32gb 3200MHz (4 x 8GB) | GPU: ASUS GTX 1080 TI OC

 

Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra Modded side panel | SSD: Samsung 512gb 960 Pro | HDDS: 3TB Segate 7200rpm / 4TB HGST 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA G3 1000w | Display:ASUS VG248QE 24" / HP 25" 2511x / SAMSUNG 35" TV

 

Ex HDD: 3TB WD MyBook USB 3.0 | Keyboard: Rosewill MX Blue / Corsair K70 Red | Mouse: Logitech G602 | OS: Windows 10 64-bit Home Premium

 

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yes it is overclocked but I can only get it to 4.0GHz with out waterclooling. Im pushing 1.5375v into the thing. If I go to 1.55 for the 4.2GHz I get over 60* and start to become unstable.

Upgrading from a oced 1090t to an 8350 would be a ~10% perf upgrade (if you oc the FX). You'd be better off saving up for an i7 or something :P

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