Is it worth upgrading from my i5 2500k to a FX8350?

[FellTheSky]

2500k is way better than 8350.

[Shakaza]

Will I be able to overclock the CPU a lot then? Sometime I check motherboard reviews and they mention these motherboard chips that allow better overclocking. Does that really matter? The maximum I would try is 4,8 Ghz. 

As long as your board enables overclocking, it will be able to handle it. There are motherboards that are better for overclocking than others, but it usually only matters for enthusiasts who fine-tune their overclocks to an incredible extent. Don't be afraid to push your CPU as far as it can go, though. As long as it stays within a reasonable temperature and voltage range(my knowledge of this for Sandy Bridge is somewhat rusty, so you'll have to ask someone else for the specifics), it will be fine. I know some i5-2500ks can reach over 5 GHz on air, but I'm not sure how rare that is.

[DKM1129]

Will I be able to overclock the CPU a lot then? Sometime I check motherboard reviews and they mention these motherboard chips that allow better overclocking. Does that really matter? The maximum I would try is 4,8 Ghz.

You should be able to get a decent overclock regardless. Motherboards with more power phases and so on would overclock better but overclocking also depends on your chip as well. Pretty sure you could get 4.8 GHz but you might have to play around with the CPU voltage at that point to keep it stable and please invest in good cooling beforehand unless you want to deep fry your CPU.

[Nena Trinity]

Wait for Zen or next lake!

[LokiFire]

2500K destroys FX.

If a Phenom II could OC like FX then they would also beat FX.

[Xenift]

In single threaded non overclock work load, the i5-2500k is 75% of the i7-4790k.

The fx-8350 has 80% of the i5-2500k

Thats what i found out, plus i have a spare i5-2500k laying in a prebuilt, unoverclocked and unused.

Plan on using it with a high end card soon.

[dizmo]

I'd stick with the 2500k, but I think you've already figured that out.
There's no point in upgrading to a dead socket, especially when the chips themselves are based on 3+ year old tech and are basically just refreshes.

You have the right idea by overclocking.

I have a friend who's in the same boat as you, his 2500k still works fine for him. If you're just gaming I don't really see the need to upgrade, especially if you're gaming at 1080p.

 

Save the money, upgrade when you can't run what you want anymore or want to step up to features your motherboard simply doesn't support.

I'm currently running an i3, and I won't upgrade until the 10c/20t i7's are out and reasonable; likely next year.

 

You'll see improvement from your 2500k to an i5 4690, or even an i7 4790, no? I''m unsure why you'd go over to AM3 for an FX. I mean, there's even the 5820K.

The 5820k is considerably more expensive than the FX he was considering

 

that's a downgrade especially if for a gaming rig.
FX is lousy, inefficient, old and slow!

yes, since a worthy upgrade to the 2500K would be in the range of an i7-4790K/5820K/6700K...anything bellow that is not worth it.

I think the Skylake i5 is also a decent upgrade path.

The FX isn't that bad, but not ideal, and definitely not in this case. If you get them on sale when they're bundled with motherboards though they can make for a very nice budget system.

 

Will I be able to overclock the CPU a lot then? Sometime I check motherboard reviews and they mention these motherboard chips that allow better overclocking. Does that really matter? The maximum I would try is 4,8 Ghz. 

You have to try it yourself, every CPU OC's differently. You might not get much of an OC at all.

 

​I want a Sandy or Ivy CPU but they're all sold out in Canada...

Haha, well yeah. They're ancient. You have to look at the used market.

[Zyre]

Morning guys

 

I just read trough the new comment. Thanks for the information. 

 

I had one more question regarding my 2500k. So I've been using it since 2011 and wanted to know how long my CPU will last. On average do CPU's last 10 years? 

And lastly. At what point will it be worth getting a new CPU? Skylake is currently out, yet it isn't worth upgrading. 

 

Will I have to wait for the new CPU's after Skylake? Something with the name Canonlake (I think?) or wait even longer? Let's say 3 more years.

[Zyre]

Kaby Lake is the successor to Skylake.

And it will be worth getting a new CPU in like 2-4 years from now, because Sandy Bridge is pretty old.

 

Would you say it's worth getting a new CPU after Kaby Lake? I read about Intel going to 10nm in 2017.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Would you say it's worth getting a new CPU after Kaby Lake? I read about Intel going to 10nm in 2017.

if you're a gamer your HD7950 GPU will require an upgrade long before your current CPU...i upgraded from HD7950 about 2 years ago already for a GTX 780, had the 780 for a year and a half and bought a GTX 980ti just recently...your CPU is FINE, get a powerful graphics card if you want to burn money on your gaming rig! (R9 390 or GTX 970 are both worthy upgrade to your current card if you game at 1080p they are good choices)

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-390-vs-AMD-HD-7950/3481vs2160

 

An upgrade to an i5-6700K would be a worthy upgrade in terms of having you covered for many many years, but it's also a costly one and when i look at your machine the CPU is not the next best move to do...and IMHO upgrading to another i5 is not worth it either i would rather just get yourself an hyper 212 cooler or some other 30$ air cooler and dial in a multiplier of 44 and get that stable and you'll be golden.

 

Cannonlake is probably gonna be like Broadwell, as they are both ticks in Intel's Tick-Tock model.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Tick-Tock

broadwell is not a good example it barely released on desktop at all...look at ivy-bridge for example this was a nice healthy boost both in performance and power consumption and has been a very popular platform that is still performing very well, but so his sandy-bridge.

[DKM1129]

Would you say it's worth getting a new CPU after Kaby Lake? I read about Intel going to 10nm in 2017.

I don't think it'll be all that bad to wait that much you'll definitely be seeing a difference going from a 32nm chip to a 10nm one.