New gpu + keep my fx8350 or move to intel ???

JrockTech · Aug 24, 2016

eidairaman1 said:
Im only using multiplier. I believe im at 1.48Vcore, myself.

You won the silicon lottery. I use a combo of multiplier and bus speed. Vcore @ 1.56. Yes, I know I'm over AMD's "limit"

jormungand · Aug 24, 2016

eidairaman1 said:
4.7 is easy to obtain 5.0+ is difficult to say the least.

Ill post on the fx oc club for help later cuz in oc stuff im a complete NOOB!!!! Due to my specs do you think i can reach a decent oc without touching the voltage???

Freebird · Aug 24, 2016

jormungand said:
I will buy a gtx 1070 next week and my concern is about if my FX8350 is gonna bottleneck or hold the performance on the gtx1070. I dont wanna spend more money if i dont need to, but neither wanna see my $400+ getting stucked because of my cpu. So do i need to change to intel or my cpu will just go fine with it?? thanks to all.
i will be playing mostly BF1, witcher 3 or any kind of rpg.

Your CPU is NO issue for most games, but yeah, OC it... I run my FX-8320 @ 4.6Ghz for hours of gaming on end... running dual R290s

Check out this review of FX8370 stock & OCed vs. i7 5960x stock & OCed... they even do single card vs SLI, with both systems being pretty evenly match even running 4K displays in the 970 SLI config... go figure...
http://www.technologyx.com/featured/amd-vs-intel-our-8-core-cpu-gaming-performance-showdown/3/

eidairaman1 · Aug 25, 2016

JrockTech said:
You won the silicon lottery. I use a combo of multiplier and bus speed. Vcore @ 1.56. Yes, I know I'm over AMD's "limit"

Mine wont budge past 5.1GHz so im thinking im at thermal limits on air. If it doesnt bsod or freeze in games/folding/crunching or normal use (youtube/web/office then you're ok, id try to bump the volts down a notch then again.

jormungand said:
Ill post on the fx oc club for help later cuz in oc stuff im a complete NOOB!!!! Due to my specs do you think i can reach a decent oc without touching the voltage???

I'd start with 4.5 GHz and then bump it to 4.7, right around 4.7/4.8 the Vcore needed a minor bump, I dont remember what Mine was at then though. Every time you bump voltage in uefi just hit plus key twice until you feel stable, if its not bump it twice again, and so forth until stable. Watch the temps though.

peche · Aug 25, 2016

jormungand said:
Ill post on the fx oc club for help later cuz in oc stuff im a complete NOOB!!!! Due to my specs do you think i can reach a decent oc without touching the voltage???

cooling is quite important when you are into OC world, so not just the CPU cooler, the entire cooling, which may incluide case capabilites, air flow, fans, and CPU cooler, also is highly recomended to Chill your motherboard's power phasesand chipset, those proccessors are well known for being a little bit power hungry, try to ain for 4.5 or max 4.8 ... beyond that water is going to be a nice deal...

Regards,

Komshija · Aug 26, 2016

jormungand said:
I aint keeping the gtx970.
Im getting the gtx 1070 and giving my gpu to a friend. The gtx 1070 is inminent in my rig

Coil whine + 3.5GB VRAM can be quite annoying.

On the other hand, it's still decent card for gaming at 1080p and your PC is fine.

EarthDog · Aug 26, 2016

It has 4gb (yes .5gb are slow)... and play fine in most titles at 2560x1440.

Jborg · Aug 26, 2016

EarthDog said:
It has 4gb (yes .5gb are slow)... and play fine in most titles at 2560x1440.

Right? im sick of hearing this.... I was playing Far Cry Primal last night with the HD Texture pack and sitting at 3700 mb VRAM usage.... and a steady 60 fps.......

ZoneDymo · Aug 26, 2016

keep it and upgrade to Zen later

MercJ · Aug 26, 2016

Found an article that may help - and it's interesting that it attempts to answer the very question you're asking (+GPU/AMD or switch to Intel, etc.). Not that necessarily the most extensive set of benchmarks, but it probably could shed a little light on the subject. I think in the end, it's basically what's important to you and what fits in your budget, both routes are workable. Not equal - but workable for sure.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/35180/desktop-computer-upgrades-a-data-based-perspective/

jormungand · Aug 27, 2016

MercJ said:
Found an article that may help - and it's interesting that it attempts to answer the very question you're asking (+GPU/AMD or switch to Intel, etc.). Not that necessarily the most extensive set of benchmarks, but it probably could shed a little light on the subject. I think in the end, it's basically what's important to you and what fits in your budget, both routes are workable. Not equal - but workable for sure.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/35180/desktop-computer-upgrades-a-data-based-perspective/

interesting review btw...... i made my mind already gonna grab the gtx 1070 and wait for next gen saving money from now on. lets see what the tide brings Zen or Intel .

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New gpu + keep my fx8350 or move to intel ???

JrockTech

jormungand

Freebird

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

Komshija

EarthDog

Jborg

ZoneDymo

MercJ

jormungand

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