FX-8350 and Radeon 7 (later Navi GPU)=bottleneck??

[BooZeeREX]

Hi,

Looking some advice, have older PC build, thinking on upgrade as my rig is approx 5 years old, I am father, mechanical engineer and gaming enthusiast,

Planing to get:

Radeon 7 GPU + PREDATOR XZ350CUBMIJPHZ 35" 2560X1080 VA 144HZ FREESYNC monitor.

 

Once Radeon release strongerGPUbased on Navi architecture, will get it instead Radeon 7, however worry about bottleneck on existing CPU etc.

 

I dont want to spend crazy mad on top end PC/gaming Rig, but want to upgrade to have gaming fun for next couple of years with decent quality experience, higher than mid performance but not 2 or more GPUs in case

 

can you guys make any suggestions please?

 

My recent build:

Case	COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD FX-8350 Eight Core CPU (4.00GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard	ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)
Memory (RAM)	8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	Strix GTX 980 Ti
1st Storage Drive	500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
RAID	NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply	CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling	Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Fan Controller	NONE
Extra Case Fans	NONE
Sound Card	ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking	DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD
Monitor	AOC E2752VQ 27" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 2MS, HDMI, DP

 

Greatly appreciate any help on upgrading my fun center

Best Regards

BooZeeRex

 

[.Apex.]

Yeah, it's a huge bottleneck actually, you won't go anywhere near 144 FPS.

[Fasauceome]

The 8350, a CPU that can be had for like $40, and a $700 graphics card? Yes that's a bottleneck.

[PopsicleHustler]

This CPU is terrible, it even bottlenecks last gen mid range cards like 1060/RX580 etc.

[.Apex.]

Even your current GTX 980 Ti is bottlenecked btw, you won't notice anything change when you upgrade.

[Epimetheus]

If I were you i'd change motherboard CPU and RAM instead, the GTX 980 ti is still a great card while the FX 8350 is not

[Zando_]

3 minutes ago, Epimetheus said:

If I were you i'd change motherboard CPU and RAM instead, the GTX 980 ti is still a great card while the FX 8350 is not

^^^ The 980 Ti can probably push 144Hz 1080p ultrawide already if you fiddle with settings, whereas that CPU won't do close to that. I'd go for an i5 8600K or 9600K, good mobo, and a beefy cooler. I had an 8600K at 5Ghz, kept up with a 1080, 1080 Ti, and SLI 1080s easily. Ran Destiny 2 at 1080p max settings with a 1080, got 144fps solid the whole time, saw one drop to 143 but that was it. 

[191x7]

Check your GPU usage while gaming. It bottlenecks the 980 massively, upgrades your platform before purchasing a new card.

[BigDamn]

What games are you playing? That chip is very outdated and will certainly bottleneck in many games. Hell, in my secondary rig my OC'd 8320 bottlenecks my 290x at times (comparable to a 1060 or RX 580). In lighter games you'll still be fine, but I would suggest getting a Ryzen 2400g or wait to see what Ryzen 3000 has to offer.

[WebPlayz]

Grab a ryzen chip or a older intel cpu

[NunoLava1998]

Get a Ryzen 5 2600+ w/ mobo and new DDR4 RAM or a i5 9600K w/ cooler, mobo and new DDR4 RAM

[BooZeeREX]

Thankfully i have Linus and you guys, looks like I will check CPU vs GPU how bottleneck is and will go first for new mother and CPU.

I will come up with plan and get back to you with it  thanks again.

[Princess Luna]

Sorry mate but FX-8350 is considered "obsolete" nowadays and is advised against being purchase by all means.

 

You will need to buy a new computer.

[BooZeeREX]

My plan is to get stable system for running 1440P in 100Hz+ games for at least 3 years, 4K is too expensive,

You cannot do it for myself so need to come up with something and will ask if it has arms and legs

[BooZeeREX]

 

Any particular games suggestion wise i can test my potential bottleneck ?

Downloading GTA5 now

 

So far tested, max settings, 1080p:

Dying Light = CPU on 85-90%, GPU on 57%

Ark Survival evolved =  CPU on 52% max, GPU on 100% 

[trevb0t]

What country are you from for price advice? 

[BooZeeREX]

Uk based, have updated my profile

[BooZeeREX]

Hi all,

 

I did some digging and made a list of new components will be willing to upgrade:

• MOBO: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus-rog-strix-x399-e-amd-x399-socket-tr4-ddr4-e-atx-motherboard-mb-6ac-as.html

 

• CPU: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-ryzen-threadripper-eight-core-1900x-4.00ghz-socket-tr4-processor-retail-cp-3a9-am.html  (possible upgrade on the same mobo to even 2990WX if the wallet and misses allows  )
• WATER COOL: have existing "Corsair H100i Hydro Series" and keeping the case "CM trooper", so more likely will have to change pump on CPU and fittings, tubes and radiator could stay...need fresh point of view here

 

• RAM: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-dominator-platinum-rgb-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-25600c16-3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-cmt16gx4m2c3-my-4bn-cs.html

 

• DISPLAY: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer-predator-xz350cubmijphz-35-2560x1080-va-144hz-freesync-widescreen-superwide-curved-led-monitor-mo-092-ac.html

 

• GPU: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus-radeon-rx-vega-vii-16gb-hbm2-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-42u-as.html

Please bare in mind I have in basket already worth £2,2K

 

Looking forward to hearing any comments guys,

Regards