FX 8350 upgrade ?

[Arcanekitten]

Hi 

I own a FX 8350 but what cpu would be worth upgrading to ?

i know the 4690k or anything above is better but i saw this i7 3820 for 130 euro's which if you can get a 4690k for 180 is a good price.

So would a upgrade to the i7 3820(non-k) be worth it ?

also i am planning to upgrade to a second R9 290 so i need either 32 pci lanes of pci 2.0 or 16 pci lanes on pci 3.0 and the i7 3820 has 40 on pci 2.0.

Thanks

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

3 minutes ago, Arcanekitten said:

Hi 

I own a FX 8350 but what cpu would be worth upgrading to ?

i know the 4690k or anything above is better but i saw this i7 3820 for 130 euro's which if you can get a 4690k for 180 is a good price.

So would a upgrade to the i7 3820(non-k) be worth it ?

also i am planning to upgrade to a second R9 290 so i need either 32 pci lanes of pci 2.0 or 16 pci lanes on pci 3.0 and the i7 3820 has 40 on pci 2.0.

Thanks

I say try for a 4th gen i7 rather than a 3rd gen. You had have less comparability issues and an easier time finding a Motherboard that will fit your computer build.

[Arcanekitten]

Just now, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

I say try for a 4th gen i7 rather than a 3rd gen. You had have less comparability issues and an easier time finding a Motherboard that will fit your computer build.

I already found a deal for the i7 3820 of 130 euro's and a X79 mobo for 120 euro's (Asus P9-X79 Pro) 

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, Arcanekitten said:

I already found a deal for the i7 3820 of 130 euro's and a X79 mobo for 120 euro's (Asus P9-X79 Pro) 

If the motherboard isn't too expensive, i7-3820 after you OC it is faster than a 4690k

I'd recommend you check out i7-3930k, 6 cores 12 threads, maybe you can get a good deal on it?

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

1 minute ago, Arcanekitten said:

I already found a deal for the i7 3820 of 130 euro's and a X79 mobo for 120 euro's (Asus P9-X79 Pro) 

Ok then go for it I guess

[Arcanekitten]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

If the motherboard isn't too expensive, i7-3820 after you OC it is faster than a 4690k

I'd recommend you check out i7-3930k, 6 cores 12 threads, maybe you can get a good deal on it?

its the non-k version as i said so OCing it is out of the window i guess. and the 3930k i couldn't find here.

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, Arcanekitten said:

its the non-k version as i said so OCing it is out of the window i guess. and the 3930k i couldn't find here.

Read the web. You can OC it.

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

Read the web. You can OC it.

You can only oc the base clock and that's not very safe

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

You can only oc the base clock and that's not very safe

 

2 minutes ago, Arcanekitten said:

its the non-k version as i said so OCing it is out of the window i guess. and the 3930k i couldn't find here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/18fjx4/guide_so_youre_trying_to_overclock_the_i73820_i/

people seem to hit 4.625 ghz average with the OC, so yeah, you can consider it overclockable

[Neroglance]

16 minutes ago, Arcanekitten said:

its the non-k version as i said so OCing it is out of the window i guess. and the 3930k i couldn't find here.

If your looking to upgrade that route you should look into the ivy bridge - e stuff such as the 4930k etc since they produce less heat then any of the sandy bridge stuff and use less power also it was the last chip for the x79 chipset.  If your just going to use it for gaming purposes and don't need the extra cores then I would just try to find a 4790k and get a z97 motherboard or the i5 devils canyon as it will perform better then the sandy bridge-e and ivy bridge-e in gaming uses.

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

13 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/18fjx4/guide_so_youre_trying_to_overclock_the_i73820_i/

people seem to hit 4.625 ghz average with the OC, so yeah, you can consider it overclockable

That was during the time that motherboard manufacturers released a BIOS updated that allowed others to change the multiplier but it's gone now.

[Arcanekitten]

18 minutes ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

That was during the time that motherboard manufacturers released a BIOS updated that allowed others to change the multiplier but it's gone now.

 

33 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/18fjx4/guide_so_youre_trying_to_overclock_the_i73820_i/

people seem to hit 4.625 ghz average with the OC, so yeah, you can consider it overclockable

So can you overclock it? it doesn't have to be the best overclock even a 0.3 ghz is fine.

and would it be worth it the upgrade of performance? 

 

[Nena Trinity]

I say go for a DDR4 build! Skylake, Zen or next-lake...

[Guest]

I can't justify moving to an i5. It would have to be an i7 or Xeon. 

 

I will be waiting until new architecture is released. If Zen falls flat on it's face, I'll probably go Intel Extreme edition. 

[Arcanekitten]

2 hours ago, Alexokan said:

I can't justify moving to an i5. It would have to be an i7 or Xeon. 

 

I will be waiting until new architecture is released. If Zen falls flat on it's face, I'll probably go Intel Extreme edition. 

well the problem right now is that dying light runs at a average 20 fps fallout 4 has max 30 fps and i can't upgrade my gpu to a second r9 290 since my mobo has one 16x 2.0 and one 2.0 4x

[Demonking]

28 minutes ago, Arcanekitten said:

well the problem right now is that dying light runs at a average 20 fps fallout 4 has max 30 fps and i can't upgrade my gpu to a second r9 290 since my mobo has one 16x 2.0 and one 2.0 4x

if that's the case & you can't wait for zen then the 3820 is a good deal grab it.