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Should i upgrade?

kekerino
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Hey guys. 

 

I can upgrade from an 8350 to an 4790k, but should i?

 

My current motherboard is a very old 990fx-D3, and im afraid of it frying any second. I want to get an MSI Krait SLI edition.

 

And i think its slightly bottlenecking my 970.

 

So should i upgrade?

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If you are just gaming then get an i5-4690k

 

But yes it is a worth while upgrade.

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Yeah, Totally.

 

If you are gaming, i5 4460/6600 is more than enough.

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That is an old mobo. I'd say that if you're 970 is giving you significantly worse performance than you've expects from it then maybe it's time for an upgrade.

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Not worth. @Prysin can link Jayz video on the subject

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If you are just gaming then get an i5-4690k

 

But yes it is a worth while upgrade.

I want to future proof it a bit, since games are taking advantage of hyper threads

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I want to future proof it a bit, since games are taking advantage of hyper threads

Exactly - using all 8 cores (threads) a 8350 is faster than i5s. i7s aren't worth. In modern games the difference would be 3-4fps

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
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Please elaborate

JayzTwoCents dumped 500$ to go to a i7 3770K from a 8350 a while back. He then made a video saying it was a mistake and that he had wasted his own money for literally no performance gains

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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JayzTwoCents dumped 500$ to go to a i7 3770K from a 8350 a while back. He then made a video saying it was a mistake and that he had wasted his own money for literally no performance gains

linkerino?

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linkerino?

Think this is it

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Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Wouldn't the bottlenecking be even bigger if you upgrade only the cpu ? I mean yes there will be some difference concering fps but no matter how little the price .. why would you do it ? 

 

 

 

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Wouldn't the bottlenecking be even bigger if you upgrade only the cpu ? I mean yes there will be some difference concering fps but no matter how little the price .. why would you do it ? 

I meant the 8350 is bottlenecking the 970, not the other way around

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Wouldn't the bottlenecking be even bigger if you upgrade only the cpu ? I mean yes there will be some difference concering fps but no matter how little the price .. why would you do it ? 

970 bottlenecking 8350? are you crazy?

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