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But i heard there's just some 5,10% improvement over current haswell CPUs.

And can't i just buy a z97 mobo and upgrade to broadwell,skylake later if they turn out to be better ?

And how much improvement will i see in gaming if i upgrade to i5 4690k ?

You can buy a Z97 motherboard now, and get a Broadwell CPU in the future if they turn out to be better. Skylake however will be on a new socket.

 

In games the performance boost is varying, but it tends to be appreciable. This post shows performance differences with the FX 8320 and FX 8350 at some varying clockspeeds.

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specs:

amd fx 8320

Asus m5a99fx pro

Asus R9 280x

Crucial ballistix 8gb

Seasonic 620w psu

1080p monitor

I only do gaming on my pc and i wanna upgrade my cpu,mobo.

And i also got a deal of 275$ for mobo and cpu(new ones cost around 350$ here in india).

So my question is should i upgrade my gpu or cpu or none at the moment?

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specs:

amd fx 8320

Asus m5a99fx pro

Asus R9 280x

Crucial ballistix 8gb

Seasonic 620w psu

1080p monitor

I only do gaming on my pc and i wanna upgrade my cpu,mobo.

And i also got a deal of 275$ for mobo and cpu(new ones cost around 350$ here in india).

So my question is should i upgrade my gpu or cpu or none at the moment?

Wait for skylake which should come later this year.

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You will be fine for now, wait until Intel release their new lines of CPUs (Broadwell and Skylake) and maybe if AMD can muster up something significant within the next year.

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You will be fine for now, wait until Intel release their new lines of CPUs (Broadwell and Skylake) and maybe if AMD can muster up something significant within the next year.

But i heard there's just some 5,10% improvement over current haswell CPUs.

And can't i just buy a z97 mobo and upgrade to broadwell,skylake later if they turn out to be better ?

And how much improvement will i see in gaming if i upgrade to i5 4690k ?

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specs:

amd fx 8320

Asus m5a99fx pro

Asus R9 280x

Crucial ballistix 8gb

Seasonic 620w psu

1080p monitor

I only do gaming on my pc and i wanna upgrade my cpu,mobo.

And i also got a deal of 275$ for mobo and cpu(new ones cost around 350$ here in india).

So my question is should i upgrade my gpu or cpu or none at the moment?

At the moment, AMD doesn't have anything better (especially if you overclock), and getting either 8350/9370/9590 is stupid beyond belief....

 

Go with Intel, but wait for Skylake, and in the meantime save some more money :D

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But i heard there's just some 5,10% improvement over current haswell CPUs.

And can't i just buy a z97 mobo and upgrade to broadwell,skylake later if they turn out to be better ?

And how much improvement will i see in gaming if i upgrade to i5 4690k ?

No improvements in games. The FX is fast enough to load the 280X fully...

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But i heard there's just some 5,10% improvement over current haswell CPUs.

And can't i just buy a z97 mobo and upgrade to broadwell,skylake later if they turn out to be better ?

And how much improvement will i see in gaming if i upgrade to i5 4690k ?

Still, you're not pressed for an upgrade, are you O.o

 

Yeah, but you're just wasting your money on that Skylake CPU then.... Wait for it... :D

 

In games, especially in games optimized for 4 cores, you will see some improvement, especially if you OC that new chip (4690k) :D

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But i heard there's just some 5,10% improvement over current haswell CPUs.

And can't i just buy a z97 mobo and upgrade to broadwell,skylake later if they turn out to be better ?

And how much improvement will i see in gaming if i upgrade to i5 4690k ?

Skylake is going to be on a new socket so just wait.

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xeon E3 1230 V2 and a h81 motherboard.

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Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

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Heyyo,

As others have said, AMD doesn't have any offering that's a proper upgrade over your current FX CPU to justify buying a slightly faster one... You can always toss an after market cooler on your current CPU and overclock or buy an Intel CPU and matching motherboard. In the high-end CPU market at the moment? AMD is still quite far behind Intel's i5 and i7 CPUs.

That? Or wait for DirectX 12 and Windows 10. Your FX CPU will get a performance boost due to better multi-threaded CPU optimizations.

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But i heard there's just some 5,10% improvement over current haswell CPUs.

And can't i just buy a z97 mobo and upgrade to broadwell,skylake later if they turn out to be better ?

And how much improvement will i see in gaming if i upgrade to i5 4690k ?

You can buy a Z97 motherboard now, and get a Broadwell CPU in the future if they turn out to be better. Skylake however will be on a new socket.

 

In games the performance boost is varying, but it tends to be appreciable. This post shows performance differences with the FX 8320 and FX 8350 at some varying clockspeeds.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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I am paid by xeon didn't you know.

I get free xeon t shirts in the mail every day.

gib shirts pls :P

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

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specs:

amd fx 8320

Asus m5a99fx pro

Asus R9 280x

Crucial ballistix 8gb

Seasonic 620w psu

1080p monitor

I only do gaming on my pc and i wanna upgrade my cpu,mobo.

And i also got a deal of 275$ for mobo and cpu(new ones cost around 350$ here in india).

So my question is should i upgrade my gpu or cpu or none at the moment?

I agree with others who said wait for next gen CPUs and GPUs.  your system is still good.  Save your money for now.

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