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My benchmarks show that if he overclocks his current processor he will be within 10% of the same performance of an FX6/8.  Meanwhile, those FX6/8s are still falling behind i3s.  You really think its worth spending more money on a dead platform?

 

You already admitted as much earlier in this thread.  It makes no sense to go from bad to bad-ish.

 

You need to stop.  You are making a fool or yourself bring up these crazy scenarios that don't apply to the OP and calling a jump from 36/47 to 42/51 significant.

 

If he overclocks he will be closer to a stock FX-6100 or FX-8150... but then those could be overclocked too. And an FX-6300 would still be that much faster due to the newer architecture, and with more overclocking headroom.

 

I did not admit what you claim. I said an FX-6300 was a good band-aid solution. It's not a great CPU that will last OP 5 years with excellent performance, but it's a good enough CPU for another 2-3 years until he has the money for a more comprehensive upgrade. A Core i3 is only going to be slightly better for pure gaming, while costing much more due to the motherboard replacement. It's better value for money to get an FX-6300 now, and then a Skylake/Cannonlake/successor Core i5 later on.

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In games, not very much tbh.

 

Get an i5 build. Seriously.

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Hello everyone I currently have a fx 4130 and 12 gb of ram and a r9 280 by sapphire. How much performance increase can I expect moving up to an fx 8320?

in games not much seeing as most games are GPU bound not CPU.

 

in things like photo editing, video editing, zipping files, encryption you will nice a nice boost for the each cores (assuming the said programs support multi cores)

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For gaming, I would probably look at an FX-6300 instead. Cheaper, but the 2 fewer cores are practically never going to make a difference. And it has higher stock clocks and should overclock better.

 

The Piledriver architecture improves IPC by something like 10%, and you also tend to get higher clocks. So in singlethreaded situations, something like a 15% boost is about what you can expect (depending on which CPU you pick and how much overclocking you're doing on both the old and new CPU).

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In games, not very much tbh.

 

Get an i5 build. Seriously.

this^^ intel over amd at the moment, go with an i5

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So the fx6300?

Would I be able to stream with that CPU?

It would be better than the 8320 price to performance?

 

It's about $40 cheaper than the 8320 and will perform similarly in most games. For CPU-based streaming, the 8320 may be faster, depending on the situation. The 6300 still has about 70% more multithreaded performance than the 4130 though, so it's still a big upgrade for streaming.

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What motherboard are you currently using? Reason for asking is because there's a good chance it won't [properly] support an 8320 (even if it says it supports it). They are power-hungry and require a board with an adequate VRM design. This means you may have to upgrade to a 970 or 990 chipset board - in which case, you're better off switching over to an entry level i5 and B85 motherboard which would actually cost you less but give significantly better performance. 

 

Something like an i5-4460 and any decent B85 board that supports crossfire would suit you well. 

 

BTW, with running multiple AMD cards it's called "Crossfire" (now CrossfireX) and with Nvidia cards it's called "SLI". ;) I knew what you meant, but others might flame you for saying you want to "SLI" two R9 280's. :P If you want "SLI" support, you'd have to step up to a Z97 board.

 

Also, if you want to eventually run two 280's you might need a beefier PSU as well, so keep that in mind. 

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Okay so what would be a list of processors to consider from both amd and intel with price to performance in mind

 

AMD:

FX-6300 (I'm starting to sound like a broken record, I know)

FX-6350 if you can find one close to the FX-6300 price.

FX-8320 or 8350 if you really want multithreaded performance (mostly benefits pro usage like rendering, but may also help CPU-based game streaming sometimes)

 

Intel:

Core i5-4460 or the like. I don't really think a Core i3 is worth it when you have to buy a motherboard as well; an FX-6300 costs about the same but lets you keep the motherboard. A Core i3 will be a little better in most games, but the FX-6300 generally pulls ahead when streaming.

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So would I be better off with that chip then?

What is its lifespan looking like? I dont wanna have to upgrade in a year.

Don't upgrade until you can i5 it

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Why is that?

You need to quote or "@" someone to let them know you have responded.

 

He is saying wait until you have enough money for an i5 because nothing other than an i5 will really be a worthwhile upgrade.  Going to an FX6 or 8 is minimal.  Its basically wasted money.

 

Plus, if you want to eventually Xfire, then you need a strong CPU, not a weak one.

 

An i5-4440 + H81/B85/Z87 motherboard is an excellent entry point that allows for incredible performance from day one, and a clear upgrade path to stronger processors and overclocking/SLI if you get a Z87-A($60).

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He is saying wait until you have enough money for an i5 because nothing other than an i5 will really be a worthwhile upgrade.  Going to an FX6 or 8 is minimal.  Its basically wasted money.

 

It's not wasted money. An FX-6300 or 8320 is not just more cores, it's also a newer and better architecture.

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