planning to upgrade

[ddrazen]

i have i5 3450 and gtx 650 ti boost oc 2gb gpu im planning to upgrade my cpu and gpu to:

 

fx 8350 with gtx 970 jetstream 

is this cpu and gpu worth to buy?

[EarthboundHero]

Don't do 8350. If can stretch your budget a bit, get a 4690(K) and a Z97 or Z87 board. The GPU is fine, though I've never used that brand, I haven't heard bad things about it.

[Senzelian]

I don't think it is worth to upgrade your CPU. Your i5 is still a pretty good CPU. Are you just gaming with your PC? If yes, keep your current CPU.

The GTX 970 in general is a great card. I haven't heard a lot about Palit yet, but I think their cards are fine

[ddrazen]

Don't do 8350. If can stretch your budget a bit, get a 4690(K) and a Z97 or Z87 board. The GPU is fine, though I've never used that brand, I haven't heard bad things about it.

thank u but if ill buy gtx 970 4gb not a jetstream, can my cpu handle without bottleneckin?(i5 3450)

[brob]

i have i5 3450 and gtx 650 ti boost oc 2gb gpu im planning to upgrade my cpu and gpu to:

 

fx 8350 with gtx 970 jetstream 

is this cpu and gpu worth to buy?

 

The GTX 970 will definitely be a good upgrade. I am skeptical about the FX-8350. If the system is principally used for gaming, stick with the i5-3450. The two cpu have roughly the same performance.

 

If you don't have an ssd, consider adding one instead.

[ddrazen]

I don't think it is worth to upgrade your CPU. Your i5 is still a pretty good CPU. Are you just gaming with your PC? If yes, keep your current CPU.

The GTX 970 in general is a great card. I haven't heard a lot about Palit yet, but I think their cards are fine

thank u so ill just but a gaming board then :)in gtx 970 im planning to go with the zotac brand is it fine?

[EarthboundHero]

thank u but if ill buy gtx 970 4gb not a jetstream, can my cpu handle without bottleneckin?(i5 3450)

Nope, it should be perfectly fine. Like the post above said add an SSD instead.

[Senzelian]

thank u so ill just but a gaming board then :)in gtx 970 im planning to go with the zotac brand is it fine?

Zotac definitly makes good graphic card, but why would you want a gaming motherboard? ô.o

 

[ddrazen]

The GTX 970 will definitely be a good upgrade. I am skeptical about the FX-8350. If the system is principally used for gaming, stick with the i5-3450. The two cpu have roughly the same performance.

 

If you don't have an ssd, consider adding one instead.

 

yeah.but my concern is if the game will utilize more than 4cores can my cpu handle it?

[ddrazen]

Zotac definitly makes good graphic card, but why would you want a gaming motherboard? ô.o

 

cause im planning to try sli in the future

[brob]

yeah.but my concern is if the game will utilize more than 4cores can my cpu handle it?

 

Yes.

 

cause im planning to try sli in the future

 

Should not be a problem. You can always upgrade the cpu and motherboard if you do find that a second gpu is being held back by the cpu. That will be in the future when Broadwell or Skylake are out. Which means even better cpu.