AMD build upgrade

[has159]

Hi,

i recently built an AMD based system which includes this components,

CPU: AMD FX 8350

GPU: R9 290 XFX DD Edition

PSU: 750w Artic Blue+

RAM: 8gb 1600mhz Crucial Ballistic

Mobo: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 

CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer7 

Storage: Seagate 1 Tb SSHD 

Case: Zalman Z11 plus 

 

Now a lot of people probably wont like my plan considering there is sooooo many Intel fan boys out there lol, but this is what it should come out like:

CPU: AMD FX 8350 (O.C. 4.5 - 5 Ghz depending how far i can push it)

GPU: R9 290 XFX DD Edition in crossfire

PSU: Cooler Master 1000w fully modular 

RAM: 16 gb Crucial ballistic (O.C. 1866 MHz maybe higher) 

Mobo: MSI 990FXA-GD65

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Neptune 240M 

Storage: Seagate 5 Tb (1x 1 Tb drive 1x 4 Tb drive)

Case: Zalman Z11 plus

 

I am just wondering what people think of the whole idea, its just a plan at the moment nothing has been confirmed so some things can be changed recommendations are welcome, (just a heads up no i will not be replacing the processor with an i5 or i7 .

 

[79wjd]

Not worth the money, especially since it will hold back XFIRE 290x's. Keep what you have and just add another HDD (if you need more space) and another 8gb of Ram (if you're doing some intensive shit -- otherwise 8gb is enough for gaming). 

 

By the time you upgrade the motherboard and the cooler you'd be better off going with an i7 in terms of both price and performance. 

[ZetZet]

No. There are no intel fanboys. Intel is the rational decision at the moment in most price categories.

 

No one except linux people or people who want to render x264 on cpu 24/7 should buy amd.

 

 

 

8350 will bottleneck 290x CF hard.

[has159]

Tbh i only want to upgrade it because it wont be long until the FX 8350 cant keep running games on ultra at 1080 it struggles to get 60 on gta v now, i feel an upgrade in mobo as the mobo i have can just about handle the processor at stock, the cooler i have is struggling with cooling it i have had to "ghetto mount" another fan on it with sticky pads, and yes the graphics card i have is awesome and can keep up with new games easily but i have a 1440p monitor coming, and i just feel that it might not manage ultra at higher than 40 fps at that resolution.

[ANewFace]

I just want to make it clear that when you say "Intel fanboys" we tell you not to get AMD for a reason. THEY ARE SLOW. Not a fanboy comment, that is fact. An i3 4160 wlll beat an FX 9590 in some games. They are dated get over it.

[has159]

No. There are no intel fanboys. Intel is the rational decision at the moment in most price categories.

 

No one except linux people or people who want to render x264 on cpu 24/7 should buy amd.

 

 

 

8350 will bottleneck 290x CF hard.

well you say that, but it actually takes a lot more to bottle neck a system than you obviously realise, and you clearly didnt read my post properly the fx 8350 will be up at 4.5-5ghz overclock and its 290s not 290x's and i only payed $100 for this cpu in my opinion it was worth it  

[has159]

actually that's not true, an AMD FX 8350 beats some i7s so yano lol 

[ZetZet]

Tbh i only want to upgrade it because it wont be long until the FX 8350 cant keep running games on ultra at 1080 it struggles to get 60 on gta v now, i feel an upgrade in mobo as the mobo i have can just about handle the processor at stock, the cooler i have is struggling with cooling it i have had to "ghetto mount" another fan on it with sticky pads, and yes the graphics card i have is awesome and can keep up with new games easily but i have a 1440p monitor coming, and i just feel that it might not manage ultra at higher than 40 fps at that resolution.

 

well you say that, but it actually takes a lot more to bottle neck a system than you obviously realise, and you clearly didnt read my post properly the fx 8350 will be up at 4.5-5ghz overclock and its 290s not 290x's and i only payed $100 for this cpu in my opinion it was worth it

gta v at 5ghz 9590. still bottlenecks, i3 does better.

 

[has159]

i dont dislike intel, in fact i like intel i had a budget i payed £600 for the base system due to that processor lol 

[79wjd]

actually that's not true, an AMD FX 8350 beats some i7s so yano lol 

A first gen i7, sure. 

 

Rather than spending $250~ on a new board and cooler you'd be much better off selling the 8350+your current board and pickcing up an i7 (or even an i5 for that matter) +LGA1150 board. The performance will be better and it will cost about the same amount in the end. 

[has159]

i dont know who made that but its wrong, i very very much doubt there is an i3 that can run gta 5 on ultra lol 

[Necrodead]

Unless you really really want better graphics in the games you're playing you don't have much reason to upgrade. Actually I have a link here to my personal computer which is 2x r9 290's and an 8320 OC'd to 4.7ghz. There is a huge performance increase for the 2nd card at 1440p for games like GTA 5 if you want to run on high(or max) settings. However if you are at 1080p I wouldn't worry too much about the 2nd card unless you want that tiny increase for lots of money.
 
As for people telling you that the FX series will bottleneck your cards, it will at 1080p, and it will at 1440p. However if you OC to about 4.5ghz the FX becomes about as good as a non OC'd i5 or i7 and there really isn't a huge difference in frame-rates anyways. 

[has159]

i would like to stick with my processor thank you  

[has159]

Unless you really really want better graphics in the games you're playing you don't have much reason to upgrade. Actually I have a link here to my personal computer which is 2x r9 290's and an 8320 OC'd to 4.7ghz. There is a huge performance increase for the 2nd card at 1440p for games like GTA 5 if you want to run on high(or max) settings. However if you are at 1080p I wouldn't worry too much about the 2nd card unless you want that tiny increase for lots of money.

 

As for people telling you that the FX series will bottleneck your cards, it will at 1080p, and it will at 1440p. However if you OC to about 4.5ghz the FX becomes about as good as a non OC'd i5 or i7 and there really isn't a huge difference in frame-rates anyways. 

Thank you for your useful response, most people just want to argue that my processor is about as good as an i3 lol and i do intend to game at 1440p on a freesync monitor, so yes it would help thank you again  

[Necrodead]

He said he dosen't want an intel, can't anyone read?

[ZetZet]

i dont know who made that but its wrong, i very very much doubt there is an i3 that can run gta 5 on ultra lol 

okay then. 

[Necrodead]

Thank you for your useful response, most people just want to argue that my processor is about as good as an i3 lol and i do intend to game at 1440p on a freesync monitor, so yes it would help thank you again

I get the same thing all the time. Fact is they aren't that much worse and when you consider the cost to performance I don't know why people hate so hard on AMD. With my setup I get constant 75+ FPS in GTA 5 on max.(I overclocked my monitor) Wish I had a freesync monitor, lol. And with 8 cores I can also multi-task better than any i3 while playing my games.

 

[ZetZet]

I get the same thing all the time. Fact is they aren't that much worse and when you consider the cost to performance I don't know why people hate so hard on AMD. With my setup I get constant 60+ FPS in GTA 5 on max. Wish I had a freesync monitor, lol. And with 8 cores I can also multi-task better than any i3 while playing my games.

 

because you are blind or deaf or you just straight up fanboy. h81+4460 will outperform any fx processor in any game at a lower price and power consumption. There is no debate here. YES THE FX CAN ALMOST KEEP UP, but not quite, that's why no one will ever recommend an fx processor in this forum, it's worse, it's bad.

 

cost to performance on amd fx processors is worse. let's get this clear for once seriously.

[has159]

Intel Inside

Idiot outside  

[79wjd]

because you are blind or deaf or you just straight up fanboy. h81+4460 will outperform any fx processor in any game at a lower price and power consumption. There is no debate here. YES THE FX CAN ALMOST KEEP UP, but not quite, that's why no one will ever recommend an fx processor in this forum, it's worse, it's bad.

 

cost to performance on amd fx processors is worse. let's get this clear for once seriously.

Almost any game* 

 

There are a few instances where the FX will perform better (watch dogs).

[has159]

Tbh, i don't care if there is a processor that will perform better because knowing my luck if i was to buy an i7 5960x a new i7 would come out thats better then that one lol, all i want is to use the stuff i have and make it better lol

[Necrodead]

Intel Inside

Idiot outside

I lol'd

 

 

because you are blind or deaf or you just straight up fanboy. h81+4460 will outperform any fx processor in any game at a lower price and power consumption. There is no debate here. YES THE FX CAN ALMOST KEEP UP, but not quite, that's why no one will ever recommend an fx processor in this forum, it's worse, it's bad.

You are right, there is no debate, because the question was about his AMD system and upgrades, he even said he didn't want an intel. Are you illiterate? 

[ZetZet]

Almost any game* 

 

There are a few instances where the FX will perform better (watch dogs).

better or similar? doubt it's better.

 

Intel Inside

Idiot outside

sick argument. completely didn't backfire.

 

Tbh, i don't care if there is a processor that will perform better because knowing my luck if i was to buy an i7 5960x a new i7 would come out thats better then that one lol, all i want is to use the stuff i have and make it better lol

I just showed you it's not going to become better and you will spend money anyway? 

 

So it's better to buy a dead product from a dying company because they don't seem like they will launch a new product soon? 

 

 

You are right, there is no debate, because the question was about his AMD system and upgrades, he even said he didn't want an intel. Are you illiterate? 

I can respect someones opinion. But I will still point out why their opinion is wrong.

[Necrodead]

 

better or similar? doubt it's better.

 

sick argument. completely didn't backfire.

 

I just showed you it's not going to become better and you will spend money anyway? 

 

So it's better to buy a dead product from a dying company because they don't seem like they will launch a new product soon? 

 

Its his money, why are you so worked up? Go and find an intel vs AMD thread and post there please.

[has159]

 

better or similar? doubt it's better.

 

sick argument. completely didn't backfire.

 

I just showed you it's not going to become better and you will spend money anyway? 

 

So it's better to buy a dead product from a dying company because they don't seem like they will launch a new product soon? 

 

 

I can respect someones opinion. But I will still point out why their opinion is wrong.

 

so it doesnt seem like amd will release a product soon no? what about the fury x? didnt that come out about a few weeks ago?