New CPU or another GPU SLI?

[alleyn321]

Hi LinusTechTips people!

 

 

Im planning on upgrading my "Space Ship" ( thats how my mom called it ) Computer

 

Current CPU AMD FX 8320 ( 4,5Ghz 1,35V )

             GPU GTX 780 (1030Mhz)

             Mobo asus crosshair V formula

 

 

Future Update 1:    CPU       Intel i7 4790k ( + High OC / Watercooling )

                                GPU      GTX 780 SINGLE ( 1030Mhz )

                                MOBO   Asus Ranger VII Ranger Intel Z97      377-390£ ( Mobo + Mobo Waterblock Included ) + After I sell the AMD CPU 80£ ( Quick sell ) + Mobo 80£ ( Quick sell ) 160£ so about 230£ for this Update                                                                                                        

                               

                                                 or

 

Future Update 2:   CPU     AMD FX 8320 ( 4,5Ghz 1,35V )                 

                               GPU     DUAL/SLI Gtx 780 ( 1030Mhz )

                               MOBO  Asus crosshair V formula                      360-380£ ( + GPU Waterblock + PSU included ) Here im a bit scared the GPUs wont be able to push 100% of their performance duo to CPU Bottleneck

 

 

What do you think? 

 

Pls put your Intel/AMD Fanboyism aside!

[Johannes_Lazor]

A new CPU would be better, A 8320 is not able to push a pair of 780's.

[Howhurl]

I'm fairly certain the 8320 is enough to push SLI. Plus, it's beastly overclocked so it may just be enough

[ADZ_123_!"£]

A new CPU would be better, A 8320 is not able to push a pair of 780's.

I don't see why it would it's a quad core it may not be quite as powerful as an 4770 but it wouldn't be coursing bottlenecks.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Hi LinusTechTips people!

 

 

Im planning on upgrading my "Space Ship" ( thats how my mom called it ) Computer

 

Current CPU AMD FX 8320 ( 4,5Ghz 1,35V )

             GPU GTX 780 (1030Mhz)

             Mobo asus crosshair V formula

 

 

Future Update 1:    CPU       Intel i7 4790k ( + High OC / Watercooling )

                                GPU      GTX 780 SINGLE ( 1030Mhz )

                                MOBO   Asus Ranger VII Ranger Intel Z97      377-390£ ( Mobo + Mobo Waterblock Included ) + After I sell the AMD CPU 80£ ( Quick sell ) + Mobo 80£ ( Quick sell ) 160£ so about 230£ for this Update                                                                                                        

                               

                                                 or

 

Future Update 2:   CPU     AMD FX 8320 ( 4,5Ghz 1,35V )                 

                               GPU     DUAL/SLI Gtx 780 ( 1030Mhz )

                               MOBO  Asus crosshair V formula                      360-380£ ( + GPU Waterblock + PSU included ) Here im a bit scared the GPUs wont be able to push 100% of their performance duo to CPU Bottleneck

 

 

What do you think? 

 

Pls put your Intel/AMD Fanboyism aside!

I would get the I7 and keep your gtx 780 and in the future upgrade to a amd 300 series or a (possible) 980ti or the nvidia 1000 series card.

 

PS follow your own topics.

[c0d0ps]

Future Update 1:    CPU       Intel i7 4790k ( + High OC / Watercooling )

                                GPU      GTX 780 SINGLE ( 1030Mhz )

                        

                                                 or

 

Future Update 2:   CPU     AMD FX 8320 ( 4,5Ghz 1,35V )                 

                               GPU     DUAL/SLI Gtx 780 ( 1030Mhz )

       

 

 

What do you think? 

 

Pls put your Intel/AMD Fanboyism aside!

You didn't write anything about what you do with your computer.

For example what games you play at what resolution or if you do any work on it like cad (or other things which I know nothing about).

But overall I think the cpu upgrade is more worth. 

 

Also follow your threads ><

[Enderman]

I'm fairly certain the 8320 is enough to push SLI. Plus, it's beastly overclocked so it may just be enough

no, its a pretty big bottleneck

worse than an i3 or i5

[Johannes_Lazor]

I don't see why it would it's a quad core it may not be quite as powerful as an 4770 but it wouldn't be coursing bottlenecks.

Thats the thing, Many games dont make use of more than 4 cores, The 8320 is better(For the price) when using many programs in the background and such, But when it comes to pure gaming Intel is the way to go when it comes to higher end stuff.

[alleyn321]

Update : Mostly gaming + Browsing

[No Nrg]

Guess the best way of putting is:

• upgrade your CPU for better overall system performance if you spend more time there
• upgrade GPU for better gaming performance if you play mostly games

Have you considered selling your 780 and buying one better single card solution? SLI can be a hit and miss sometimes

[ADZ_123_!"£]

no, its a pretty big bottleneck

worse than an i3 or i5

It really doesn’t make a difference in a well optimised game like BF4-BFH.

[Enderman]

It really doesn’t make a difference in a well optimised game like BF4-BFH.

have you seen benchmarks?

an i5 performs better not only in games, but also in programs and applications

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Guess the best way of putting is:

• upgrade your CPU for better overall system performance if you spend more time there
• upgrade GPU for better gaming performance if you play mostly games

Have you considered selling your 780 and buying one better single card solution? SLI can be a hit and miss sometimes

Upgrade to what better single card option, as there isn't enough of a difference between the 780's and 980's to make it worth changing. Or do you mean going to a titan X?

[alleyn321]

I would get the I7 and keep your gtx 780 and in the future upgrade to a amd 300 series or a (possible) 980ti or the nvidia 1000 series card.

 

PS follow your own topics.

 

Im thinking about the same idea.

 

Upgrade the CPU and in the near future just add another 780 ( or depends how good will be the new AMD / Intel cards + price )

[ADZ_123_!"£]

have you seen benchmarks?

an i5 performs better not only in games, but also in programs and applications

What programs benefit from having 50% less cores exactly?

[Enderman]

What programs benefit from having 50% less cores exactly?

pretty much 99.999% of the programs in existence

because they use less than 4 cores

which means they will perform better with an i3 than an 8350

 

look at single threaded benchmarks, or pretty much any benchmark that uses 4 cores or less and you will see the 8350 suck at it

[No Nrg]

Upgrade to what better single card option, as there isn't enough of a difference between the 780's and 980's to make it worth changing. Or do you mean going to a titan X?

A 980 would give a gain of 10-30fps in 1440p depending on game played. Not a lot but an improvement. If he could afford Titan-X I would say upgrade CPU and get a 980 instead

 

Also the gain to 4gb Vram which is becoming a requirement at that resolution these days.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

pretty much 99.999% of the programs in existence

because they use less than 4 cores

which means they will perform better with an i3 than an 8350

 

look at single threaded benchmarks, or pretty much any benchmark that uses 4 cores or less and you will see the 8350 suck at it

But how many programs like video editing only use 4 cores?

[Howhurl]

What programs benefit from having 50% less cores exactly?

Intel cores perform better than amd cores. That's why people compare the i5 4690k (4) to the fx 8350 (8).

 

On topic, the 8320 is basically an 8350 at a lower clock. Since OP's 8320 is OC to 4.5ghz, I highly doubt that 2 780s would be bottlenecked. Sure it won't perform as well as the 4690k or 4790k, but for that little improvement you need to replace the motherboard and cpu.

 

Unless you're going to do some editing, then switching to intel is the best course of action

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Intel cores perform better than amd cores. That's why people compare the i5 4690k (4) to the fx 8350 (8).

 

On topic, the 8320 is basically an 8350 at a lower clock. Since OP's 8320 is OC to 4.5ghz, I highly doubt that 2 780s would be bottlenecked. Sure it won't perform as well as the 4690k or 4790k, but for that little improvement you need to replace the motherboard and cpu.

 

Unless you're going to do some editing, then switching to intel is the best course of action

Actually Jayz To Cents said that when he went form using an 8350 to an I7 he wished he hadn't waisted the money as there was very little increase in editing power.

[Enderman]

But how many programs like video editing only use 4 cores?

video editing and 3d rendering programs are some of the few that can use as many cores as you have available

this does NOT mean that you need tons of cores

you can edit perfectly fine with 4, or even 2 cores

the only difference is that rendering times will be a few minutes longer the less cores you have

 

so basically you can have a 8350 that is a few minutes faster in video rendering, or an i5 which performs better in everything else and is a few minutes slower at rendering

most people choose the i5

 

but OP is considering an i7, which also performs better at video rendering than AMD CPUs, so it would actually be better than the 8350 at everything

[ADZ_123_!"£]

video editing and 3d rendering programs are some of the few that can use as many cores as you have available

this does NOT mean that you need tons of cores

you can edit perfectly fine with 4, or even 2 cores

the only difference is that rendering times will be a few minutes longer the less cores you have

 

so basically you can have a 8350 that is a few minutes faster in video rendering, or an i5 which performs better in everything else and is a few minutes slower at rendering

most people choose the i5

 

but OP is considering an i7, which also performs better at video rendering than AMD CPUs, so it would actually be better than the 8350 at everything

The 8350 beats the I5 in video editing.

The I7 beats everything in video editing and gaming and streaming and whatever the bloody hell you want to do with it.

The I5 beats the 8350 in most games that only use 4 cores,

[Enderman]

The 8350 beats the I5 in video editing.

The I7 beats everything in video editing and gaming and streaming and whatever the bloody hell you want to do with it.

The I5 beats the 8350 in most games that only use 4 cores,

thats exactly what i just said

thanks for summarizing it

[ADZ_123_!"£]

thats exactly what i just said

thanks for summarizing it

I would still go with an 8350 just in case I ever felt like doing some video editing or game streaming.

[Enderman]

I would still go with an 8350 just in case I ever felt like doing some video editing or game streaming.

you can video edit and stream with an i5 perfectly fine

you dont NEED 8 cores to do that stuff

why do people always think that?