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760K to 8320.

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Should i upgrade to an 8320 from an Athlon 760K?

 

I do want to livestream when i get to work less. (Damn amazon working me 12 hours a day 6 days a week cuz "peak season") or should i just save until i can get an I7 5820K, and mobo, and memory.

 

The pros to getting an 8320 is i have a Gigabyte 990FX UD3 laying around and some DDR3. The cons are it's not extreme overkill and will probably bottleneck newer high end gpus.

 

The pros to getting the 5820K is it's a damn nice cpu and will handle any thing thrown at it for years to come. The cons are i will probably have to sell my liver to buy it and a mobo, and memory.

 

What do you guys think should i save or get the 8320 and bank on low level API's to make cpus no longer matter for gaming?

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If you have stuff laying around sure the FX8320 is a nice upgrade from athlon, you can always sell it back, if its worth something by the time you upgrade again.

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If you have stuff laying around sure the FX8320 is a nice upgrade from athlon, you can always sell it back, if its worth something by the time you upgrade again.

would probably give the 760K to my brother as a little upgrade from the 740 he has.

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would probably give the 760K to my brother as a little upgrade from the 740 he has.

And when you upgrade again give him the fx.   B)

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You can grab a FX-8320 sometimes for like $99. I would go that route until you can easily afford a 2011-v3 enthusiast system.

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You can grab a FX-8320 sometimes for like $99. I would go that route until you can easily afford a 2011-v3 enthusiast system.

if you can find me an 8320 for $99 i would personally come to your house and leave a nice note on your door.

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if you can find me an 8320 for $99 i would personally come to your house and leave a nice note on your door.

$119.99 at MicroCenter currently. During the recent holiday season they were just about $99 everywhere. :P

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Go big or go home.

Lol why. 4790k is really good.

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$119.99 at MicroCenter currently. During the recent holiday season they were just about $99 everywhere. :P

Nearest microcenter is in Georgia, not driving that far lol.

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Considering the fact that you already own a 990FX board, I would go 8320, just because it would be a lot cheaper. The 5820K will cost a considerably higher amount of money and while totally worth it for your purposes, I guess you will have to do quite a bit of saving until you can afford that. 

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The FX isn't really an upgrade from your current processor. Go for an i5 or 4790k.

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