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A10 7850k upgrade

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HI guys,
I got myself an a10 7850k a few months ago as i was on a terribly tight budget and had 2 pcs to build. Ive since aquired a HD7970 and would like some ideas regarding cpu upgrades to go with the gpu. I would need a mobo too as mine is am2+.
Ive been looking at the FX8350, would this be a significant upgrade on the 7850k?
Thanks for any help
 
Thanks for the info sub.
No i havent tried overclocking yet. I just installed the hd7970 and away it went. Didnt disable anything or anything
I only have the stock cooler so what oc would you recomend?
Thanks again
 
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Just been in and had a look at the overclocking settings, and its a bit confusing. So i think id rather leave that option and go with an upgrade.
Is the fx 8350 my best option?
Or are the intel chips worth the extra dollar?
Thanks for any help

sys specs
amd 7850k a10
hd 7970
Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2
HyperX 8GB 2400MHz DDR3
XFX XXX 750W

Game i play is Guild Wars 2
 
Thanks for the replys guys.
I currently play GW2 with decent frame rates with low spots during big wvw zergs hitting 30. Which is playable, but my friends talk of 60 in the same situation and i thought maybe it was my chip holding me back.
I play on 1920 x 1080 res and enjoy the experience. But i have a bit of spare cash and wondered if it would be worth it. Seem the only real option is to switch to intel, which is a bit more than i was looking at, oh well, best start buttering the wife up eh :)

Thanks again
 
Ok i disabled the igpu in the bios, saw all the scary setting, and came back out again.

1: how do i set my cpu fan to 100%
2: what do i do next :P

my freinds all seem to be on i7 and i5 cpus. One on skylake i7 with a fury whos having very good results, as expected and one on a 4690k who is also getting nice fps.
I tried setting my memory to 2400, as thats what it is but i got bsod after about 30 seconds of play in game. So the mobo only seems to like 2133.
 
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