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I'll do that :)

 

Well I thought that these two are the most selling and good AMD processors bellow 200€ atm? But I see what you mean, since there is not a lot of a difference between 8320 and 8350 according to GPUBOSS. 

And it does :)

Then i suggest going with 8320, it's identical as 8350, it's just that 8350 is higher binned chip :D

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Hi guys!

 

I really need some better advice than google at this topic. So I'm buying a new graphics card (MSI Radeon 7950 TwinFrozr III 3GB OC Boost) and I started wondering will my old CPU bottleneck the performance of this graphic card (AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2Ghz)?
And if so than I'm asking if I should buy the AMD FX 6300 for 100€ (125$)  or the AMD FX 8350, which is 170€ (211$). Is buying 8350 and spending 70€(86$) worth it? That's all I really want to know. Help appreciated!

Good day.

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if you aren't plannig a new build for a while, buy the 8350, it will suit you well

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Hi guys!

 

I really need some better advice than google at this topic. So I'm buying a new graphics card (MSI Radeon 7950 TwinFrozr III 3GB OC Boost) and I started wondering will my old CPU bottleneck the performance of this graphic card (AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2Ghz)?

And if so than I'm asking if I should buy the AMD FX 6300 for 100€ (125$)  or the AMD FX 8350, which is 170€ (211$). Is buying 8350 and spending 70€(86$) worth it? That's all I really want to know. Help appreciated!

Good day.

Welcome to the forums m8!  Yes, your CPU will bottleneck that card.  Don't get the 6300, it won't help that much. I'd go for at least an 8350, or an i5.

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Hi guys!

 

I really need some better advice than google at this topic. So I'm buying a new graphics card (MSI Radeon 7950 TwinFrozr III 3GB OC Boost) and I started wondering will my old CPU bottleneck the performance of this graphic card (AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2Ghz)?

And if so than I'm asking if I should buy the AMD FX 6300 for 100€ (125$)  or the AMD FX 8350, which is 170€ (211$). Is buying 8350 and spending 70€(86$) worth it? That's all I really want to know. Help appreciated!

Good day.

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Why go with either those 2 O.o Why not go with 8320 O.o It should be cheaper than 8350...

 

Also, check if your mobo supports FX CPU's :D

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It would not be worthwhile getting a G3258 or FX 6300.

 

Get yourself a quality aftermarket cooler, and OC that chip of yours to 4GHz and it'll be fine.

 

You won't get much of an improvement in general gaming with either of the other 2 chips, and even then you'd need to OC them to make it worthwhile over your current chip. And you still haven't OC'd your Phenom II yet. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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I'd say the G3258. Spend the money you've saved on the G3258 on getting a good lga1150 mobo and a good cooler (Hyper 212 Evo?)

The thing is that I recently bought a Gigabyte motherboard for AMD processors. But the advice is still helpful, since the stock coolings aren't that great. 

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Remember to follow your topics and quote members whose help you want :)

 

Why go with either those 2 O.o Why not go with 8320 O.o It should be cheaper than 8350...

 

Also, check if your mobo supports FX CPU's :D

I'll do that :) 

 

Well I thought that these two are the most selling and good AMD processors bellow 200€ atm? But I see what you mean, since there is not a lot of a difference between 8320 and 8350 according to GPUBOSS. 

And it does :)

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I'll do that :)

 

Well I thought that these two are the most selling and good AMD processors bellow 200€ atm? But I see what you mean, since there is not a lot of a difference between 8320 and 8350 according to GPUBOSS. 

And it does :)

Then i suggest going with 8320, it's identical as 8350, it's just that 8350 is higher binned chip :D

http://animezone.boards.net/

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