FX upgrade?

[LegendaryJC]

that's a big miss-conception...many games are poorly optimised even games that launched this year or in 2014 still rely a lot on CPU processing...they tend to spread the load across more threads than they used to be, yes...but they still rely A LOT on cpu performance...and even the FX-8350 overclocked the 4.6ghz still limit the performance of higher end GPU's in many games (experienced this first hand i used to run a 4.6GHZ FX-8320 with my GTX 780 and the CPU was not up to the task of feeding such a GPU in modern games i had to perform an early platform upgrade only 3 MONTHS after i purchased the FX kit... bummer)

Gotcha. I do think that the amount of money spent on a Cpu should be about the same as a Gpu.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Gotcha. I do think that the amount of money spent on a Cpu should be about the same as a Gpu.

as a rule of thumb, yes it's a good one...but a 200$ haswell core i5 chip can feed higher end GPU's just fine...even a GTX 980. You just need a CPU with at least 4 cores and strong cores.

Idealy a chip that is fast and can handle 8 threads (AKA core i7...) is best for optimal smootness...but seen as overkill for some (which is somewhat correct, but should be relevant longer as well)

[LegendaryJC]

as a rule of thumb, yes it's a good one...but a 200$ haswell core i5 chip can feed higher end GPU's just fine...even a GTX 980. You just need a CPU with at least 4 cores and strong cores.

Idealy a chip that is fast and can handle 8 threads (AKA core i7...) is best for optimal smootness...but seen as overkill for some (which is somewhat correct, but should be relevant longer as well)

$200 dollar cpu and a $550 dollar card? I'm sure that would work but that goes back to my statement that games are more GPU based.

[i_build_nanosuits]

$200 dollar cpu and a $550 dollar card? I'm sure that would work but that goes back to my statement that games are more GPU based.

...up to a certain point...thing is if you go with a CPU that is not fast enough (weak cores, or not enough cores) it will limit performance on higher end cards...but once you have ''ENOUGH'' cpu horsepower behind it, it can run anything...

[LegendaryJC]

Seriously I would go an 8350/8370 (if you want to save some power = less heat) then oc it.

Then get like a 290 or whatever you can afford, you will have a decent build that will last ages.

Your motherboard is 990fx which means its decent lol

I look up some games to see what performance is like. Might be a good option. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

I look up some games to see what performance is like. Might be a good option.

Games from 2014 benchmarked

http://gamegpu.ru/test-video-cards/igry-2014-goda-protiv-protsessorov-test-gpu.html

Still think it's a ''good option''?

Here are all the games tested compiled into one graph:

 

 

As you can see even the core i3-4330 is a more capable chip than the FX monsters when it comes to gaming.

The FX-8350 average around 26% better gaming performance than your FX-4300.

Moving to a core i5 haswell would yield 63% better results...that's where i would put my money personally.

[JoshM]

Games from 2014 benchmarked

http://gamegpu.ru/test-video-cards/igry-2014-goda-protiv-protsessorov-test-gpu.html

Still think it's a ''good option''?

Here are all the games tested compiled into one graph:

 

 

As you can see even the core i3-4330 is a more capable chip than the FX monsters when it comes to gaming.

The FX-8350 average around 26% better gaming performance than your FX-4300.

Moving to a core i5 haswell would yield 63% better results...that's where i would put my money personally.

thats a bit broad, for all we know it could be testing single threaded indie bs

[GoodN1ght]

I would personally wait for Zen to come out. 

[kpreg]

I spent well enough into the motherboard and power supply where they should be good for at least 5 years. Same with cooling. My Cpu is watercooled which might of been a little over kill when I built this.

Since you alrwady have what you need, go for it. I reccomend the 8350 over the 6300

[i_build_nanosuits]

thats a bit broad, for all we know it could be testing single threaded indie bs

no! here are all the games tested, this graph you saw is in the summary at the end :

http://gamegpu.ru/test-video-cards/igry-2014-goda-protiv-protsessorov-test-gpu.html

[brandishwar]

So at the moment I have my FX 4300 OC 4.2GHZ with a XFX 7870 2GB card. Would it be worth it to upgrade to a 6300 or 8350 or just start saving up for a Intel build? I plan to start the new build at the end of this year. Playing Tomb Raider right now which looks great around 42 fps Max settings.

 

About the only reason I'd say to swap out your processor with either of what you've suggested is if you're doing a lot of multi-tasking, otherwise it's not worth it. Just start putting money aside for an Intel build -- or perhaps the next-gen AMD CPU (whenever/whatever that'll be) -- depending on what things look like when you consider yourself ready to build out again. After Broadwell comes out, the 4xxx series Intels will probably drop in price more and you can snatch one up for a steal, and probably same with the 5xxx series as well.

[Shadyss]

I wouldn't really even consider getting the 8xxx because the 6300 can preform just as well OC'd.

 

Besides that, I would get a intel cpu, but if that's not an option then just get the 6300 and OC it.

[meltingtomato]

About the only reason I'd say to swap out your processor with either of what you've suggested is if you're doing a lot of multi-tasking, otherwise it's not worth it. Just start putting money aside for an Intel build -- or perhaps the next-gen AMD CPU (whenever/whatever that'll be) -- depending on what things look like when you consider yourself ready to build out again. After Broadwell comes out, the 4xxx series Intels will probably drop in price more and you can snatch one up for a steal, and probably same with the 5xxx series as well.

 

Broadwell, not so much, but Skylake, yes. Even when the i7-5775C is in stores, Intel will probably keep shipping 4790Ks as usual, maybe 10% less.