Twizted_3kgt
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So my last CPU upgrade was in 2007, oddly enough it seems to be a little bit outdated now. It's done very well with a lot of newer games, but I've had enough of lowering graphics on the real demanding games. The CPU has been a major bottleneck for me since BF3 came out, so time for the Q6600 to retire.
I haven't really kept up with what's going on in a long time, so I just hopped on Newegg and went by user reviews, benchmarks, and prices. Here's what I ordered:
AMD Processor FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W D8350FRHKBOX - Newegg.com
GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX - Newegg.com
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-16GXM - Newegg.com
While the Intel options did score better in benchmarks, I couldn't see spending 2-3x the amount of the AMD options, for performance increases that I highly doubt matter for my gaming needs. Ended up being $370 after rebate and came with a free game (I probably won't play). I figured any upgrade would be a vast improvement to my current rig, and this upgrade in particular looks like it should outperform my ancient quadcore by 4-5x.
This only leaves my GPU, which isn't terrible, but I will more than likely upgrade sometime this year.
Normally I would come here first for some opinions, but since I jumped the gun, how did I do?
I haven't really kept up with what's going on in a long time, so I just hopped on Newegg and went by user reviews, benchmarks, and prices. Here's what I ordered:
AMD Processor FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W D8350FRHKBOX - Newegg.com
GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX - Newegg.com
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C9D-16GXM - Newegg.com
While the Intel options did score better in benchmarks, I couldn't see spending 2-3x the amount of the AMD options, for performance increases that I highly doubt matter for my gaming needs. Ended up being $370 after rebate and came with a free game (I probably won't play). I figured any upgrade would be a vast improvement to my current rig, and this upgrade in particular looks like it should outperform my ancient quadcore by 4-5x.
This only leaves my GPU, which isn't terrible, but I will more than likely upgrade sometime this year.
Normally I would come here first for some opinions, but since I jumped the gun, how did I do?