brads900 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 ime looking to update my computer after not doing so for a while, and ime looking at getting the fx8350 and pairing it with a gtx 1060(gigabyte). my only question is would i be better off spending the extra and getting a i5 now instead? Current spec 970A-UD3P AMD Gigabyte AM3+ ATX Motherboard 2GB MSI Radeon R7 250 OC DDR3 530W BeQuiet BN181 PurePowerL8 AMD Phenom IIx2 550 3.10GHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 18, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Well, if you get an i5, you will need a new board. According to this: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-Phenom-II-X2-550-vs-AMD-FX-8350 Is better, but, unless you are having gaming issues, I would upgrade that RAM. Or get an SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brads900 Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 The 2gb is the graphics card, got 8gb ram but just wanted to see if anyone thought it would be worth the extra, as know the fx series is bit old now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 One advantage of going intel is that it will run cooler thanks to a lower TDW not to say that your power bill would be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 18, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2016 31 minutes ago, brads900 said: The 2gb is the graphics card, got 8gb ram but just wanted to see if anyone thought it would be worth the extra, as know the fx series is bit old now I run 16GB RAM on my system right now. I'm just telling you, you can still upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 On 10/18/2016 at 9:25 PM, brads900 said: 530W BeQuiet BN181 PurePowerL8 I'm not so sure how you can get away with a power supply that low considering that AMD CPUs/GPUs are power hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 23, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2016 On 10/21/2016 at 7:50 PM, Danielx64 said: I'm not so sure how you can get away with a power supply that low considering that AMD CPUs/GPUs are power hungry. GPU, I'll agree with you. Especially the higher class ones. But it's CPU's, however, aren't power hungry bastards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatsniffer Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 At $150 it's a pretty good chip, and with proper cooling and ample power it's a solid overclocker. It's not going to be a night/day upgrade, but it will feed a GTX 1060 just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) I'd just keep saving pennies for Zen. It's too close to spend on an old AMD CPU at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, slamfire92 said: I'd just keep saving pennies for Zen. It's too close to spend on an old AMD CPU at this point. Or go skylake or katylake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count0nz Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I have a AMD FX-8350 + Nvidia GTX 660 And only running a 500W PSU. I have no issues Gameing on my System.. sure the GFX is a little low. But it runs all the games i run ok... Doom runs on med Settings at 1080p even. Get the 8350. and upgrade to Xen or something else in the Future. but right now. with the 1060. I'd say you'd be set for another 3-5 years. as the 8350 is still a Decent CPU compared to Intel CPU's in the Same price range. I also suggest upgrading the PSU if needed. check some of the Great Power supply calculators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 41 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: GPU, I'll agree with you. Especially the higher class ones. But it's CPU's, however, aren't power hungry bastards... Well the AMD FX-8350 has a Thermal Design Power of 125W so yes some CPUs can be power hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkgtx Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, Danielx64 said: Or go skylake or katylake. That would work as well. But if it were me, I still wait for Zen just in case. If their performance claims hold up, you might get lucky and get a 6-8 core CPU for what you would've paid for an i5-i7. Bottom line is if you buy the 8350, you're only helping AMD clear inventory at this point. Not worth $150, IMO. At $75, it'd be worth considering. I bet the cost of those 8350's will drop significantly once Zen launches. Waiting for Zen will help you either way . Edited October 24, 2016 by slamfire92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 24, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 24, 2016 Why is everyone waiting? If you do that for every socket, you'll be waiting forever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: Why is everyone waiting? If you do that for every socket, you'll be waiting forever... Because better things are just around the corner, not a year or two out. If I know Zen is out in two months, I'm not paying full price for AMD's old CPU today. Heavily discounted, sure. NFW at full retail. . Danielx64 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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