HoLoDreaM Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 I'm currently running a Phenom II X6 1055T overclocked to 3.9ghz (I just can't get 4.0 stable!! ) and thinking about upgrading to the FX 8350. I see these pretty commonly get over 5.0ghz on air on all 8 cores. That's pretty sweet. I am currently running the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB/3 890GX motherboard, that will need a BIOS flash to accept the AM3+ CPU first off. I mostly use my computer for gaming, I play RIFT and Natural Selection 2 mostly right now. I'm running a GTX 680 2GB video card, and 8GB DDR3 (which is underclocked from stock speeds for my CPU overclock), and I know RIFT is not a very optimized game, but in the cities and big events I get relatively low FPS. Thinking a faster CPU would help out for sure. Has anyone made the jump from a similar level Phenom to the 8350 and noticed a good performance increase? $199 is a good price to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 I don't have personal experience but I couldn't see it benefiting you large gains Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 I don't have personal experience but I couldn't see it benefiting you large gains Aren't CPUs and HDDs important for MMOs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 I don't have personal experience but I couldn't see it benefiting you large gains Aren't CPUs and HDDs important for MMOs? Yes, but your current CPU isn't much slower than an 8350. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dihartnell Posted May 19, 2013 Posted May 19, 2013 Personally I don't think there is enough in it either which is why I'm hanging on to my 1100T. I suspect your mobo will struggle a bit with getting an FX8350 to 5GHz. My old M4A89TD Pro/USB3 struggled with big overclocks because the VRMs were just getting too hot and throttling my 1100T. Your mobo is almost identical except for the onboard graphics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted May 19, 2013 Posted May 19, 2013 I don't have personal experience but I couldn't see it benefiting you large gains Aren't CPUs and HDDs important for MMOs? Yes, but your current CPU isn't much slower than an 8350. +1, it's in some ways better if when it comes to core efficiency but a fully loaded multithreaded program will give the edge to the 8350. I've always had a soft spot for the X6 Phenom II's though, though the FX-8000s have really brought some solid competition to newer processors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted May 19, 2013 Posted May 19, 2013 It should be considered as a marginal upgrade. Yes, architecture is improved and 8350 i snewer generation processor, but per core performance is more or less same. And, I'm really skeptical about the higher overclocking capability of your M4A89GTD Pro, specially when paired with 8350. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownshoes Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I went from the 1090 to the 8350 and it's a bit faster and now I've got eight pretty bars on my CPU usage widget Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatochobit Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Try and sell your current processor first if you can get 100$~ then it would be worth upgrading if not, don't bother and wait a year or two Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I wonder what the OP decided back in May when he was last active.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 I went from the 1090 to the 8350 and it's a bit faster and now I've got eight pretty bars on my CPU usage widget What's wrong with 8 pretty bars? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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