Gaming CPU needed?

[jaytik1]

i currently have amd fx8350 with an sapphire r9 280x tri x, ive got 580 pounds to spend, my options are get a gtx 980ti then sell my current gpu and get an ssd with the money from selling my r9 280x, or go for an intel skylake rig and keep my r9 280x, all i do is game i just want the best fps i can get, thanks in advance

[LiamApex]

not sure ide say get rid of that heap of shit cpu and keep the 280 because a 8350 will bottleneck a 980ti 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Best option for the money is a H97 (or H81/B85 to save more money) board and i5 4460 with the best GPU you can afford after that. The 8350 would bottleneck the 980Ti, so it would be a waste

[007agentHP]

go haswell with a i5 4460 and z97 (300 pounds)

get a r9 390 (300 pounds)

[Mattr567]

There would be a bottle neck with the FX and 980 Ti

 

The thing is you dont need Skylake AT ALL. Get a older platform like Z79 and a  i5 4460. Little to no bottleneck with that. If you cant get a 980 Ti with thre remaining money get a 390/390X.

[TheGamingBarrel]

For £580 You could do this. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WYLYjX

[jaytik1]

so go intel and keep my r9 280 x is the best option

[Mattr567]

so go intel and keep my r9 280 x is the best option

 

Well no, not exactly. dont get skylake. Waste of money. As people (and me) have already said get a older gen intel cpu like a i5 4460

 

Then get a nicer GPU like a 980 Ti (if possible) or a 390/390X

[jaytik1]

that was my intel option keeping my r9 280 x

[Mattr567]

that was my intel option keeping my r9 280 xScreenshot_16.png

 

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[jaytik1]

wouldnt i be going back instead of forward with an older cpu 

[Mattr567]

wouldnt i be going back instead of forward with an older cpu 

 

No. Skylake is the latest but that doesnt mean much. It isnt much of a leap forward, it aint anything radically diffrent in terms of performance/gaming.

 

Anyway multiple gens go alongside in the timeline. Skylake isnt better than 2011 on X99 for instance. (or a successor)

[SeanAngelo]

i currently have amd fx8350 with an sapphire r9 280x tri x, ive got 580 pounds to spend, my options are get a gtx 980ti then sell my current gpu and get an ssd with the money from selling my r9 280x, or go for an intel skylake rig and keep my r9 280x, all i do is game i just want the best fps i can get, thanks in advance

i5 4690k with a 390

[jaytik1]

i5 4690k with a 390

i dont have the money to do that

[jaytik1]

No. Skylake is the latest but that doesnt mean much. It isnt much of a leap forward, it aint anything radically diffrent in terms of performance/gaming.

 

Anyway multiple gens go alongside in the timeline. Skylake isnt better than 2011 on X99 for instance. (or a successor)

so a i5 4690k and r9 280x would perform better than a fx 8350 and 980ti

[SeanAngelo]

i dont have the money to do that

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£179.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.09 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  (£242.39 @ More Computers) 

Total: £509.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-11 21:11 BST+0100

 

 

so a i5 4690k and r9 280x would perform better than a fx 8350 and 980ti

in terms of cpu, yes the 4690k will beat it due to the crappy 8350 bottlenecking a 980ti.

 

4690k and 980ti will be 100x better.

[Coaxialgamer]

i5 6400 or 4460 with good mobo + gtx 970 or 390(x)

[Mattr567]

so a i5 4690k and r9 280x would perform better than a fx 8350 and 980ti

 

Probaley not. Even with the bottleneck it would still be better I think but...

 

Here is what you do. Sell your 8350 + motherboard and 280x. Then get a older gen but still fine i5 4460 and accompanying motherboard. Then see what you have left for GPU. 980 Ti or a backup would be a AMD 390 or 390X. Both are great GPU's.

[jaytik1]

lookin at the comments, i think the way to go is, get an i5 4690k r9 390x sell my current gpu and get a decent mobo with the money from that, ive only been using pc since january and made the stupid mistake of buying a pre buillt pc for 800 because i didnt know about building my own, but im not happy with it and ive been ripped off, thanks for the suggestions helped alot, just need to sell my current gpu now

[niofalpha]

I would just upgrade the CPU, get an SSD then save for a 980 Ti. 280x to 390 isn't that much of a performance gain. 

[RetroSmoo]

Don't need the most powerful cpu for gaming lol