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AMD FX9590

pigeonguyuk

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Hi All

Im Consdering upgrading my FX8350 to a FX9590.

Eventually i will be installing a watercooling loop in my rig. However in the meantime it will be air cooled.(not overclocked)

I will have the setup in the following case

NXZT Switch 810
ROG crosshair v formula Z mobo
With Minimum 7 140mm fans
Using the following CPU cooler (Prolimatech Red Megahalems) 2 x120mm push/pull fans
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-027-PL
Running Crossfire Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum
And RAIDR Express PCI 240GB SSD

Ive heard mixed reports about this CPU, have seen some claim its 100% fine with a good cpu cooler.

just looking info from people who have got this aircooled and if its a reasonable increase on the FX8350

thanks
 
The chances are you can overclock your 8350 to the same clock as the 9590. It doesn't offer anything other than increased clocks (at potentially lower voltages).
 
Reviews of the fx9590 are scarce, and useful details from owners are hard to come by. Does any actually know what the maximum overcloxk a normal user can hope to achieve? Or is it really just a preoverclocked 8350?
 
Overclock your current chip to 4.7 and voilà you have a 9590.

At its release price the 9590 was a joke, a really really insulting joke. Even at its current price due to the 83** chips clocking so well its still not worth paying the extra.
 
Cooper said:
It's a cherry picked 8350...save your money.

I really do despise these re branding exercises.
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And the 8350 is a cherry picked 8320 and the 8320 is a 6300 that failed to run 8 cores and the quad core is a failed 6300, etc etc.

The 9590 has to pass stringent binning and testing before it is sold as a 9590. OCUK sit and bin 4770ks for 8pack's rigs, this takes time and money that you will pay for as a customer.

I don't agree for the most part that a 9590 is worth the outlay (but then the prices are dropping daily tbh) but you are guaranteed an 8 core 5ghz overclock at reasonable voltage and heat. This isn't something that's a given on the 8350, and in fact most end up running them at around 4.8ghz as a daily stable overclock as they can get quite wild when you start to go 5ghz and beyond.

Now sure, some days AMD will need to basically take these high end binned chips and put them in a 8350 or even 8320 package to make up the numbers, but the Centurions are worth buying if you want a really high day to day overclock (because let's face it, that's what you're paying AMD for).

They're also great if you don't overclock, don't know how and really don't want to learn.
 
=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
But the fx9590 runs at 4.7 and according to reviews rarely hits 5GHz. A 4.7 overclock on a £110 83** is doable for many.
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Yes but the 9590 has a stock speed of 4.7ghz leaving more headroom for overclocking.

I'm not for one minute suggesting that OP does what he says he wants to, just saying that in certain circs the 9590 is worth buying.
 
I've seen a few with 9590 and the other 1 and they have had around 5.2 - 5.5Ghz

On custom loops if you have a AIO h100 etc looking at 4.7-5.0 Ghz

So no different to what i have on my 8350

But like Andy says ...

"They're also great if you don't overclock, don't know how and really don't want to learn."
 
Not worth the money, I'm running 8350 at 4.8Ghz I can get 5ghz but I like it at 4.8 and 4.6 due to the difference in volts.

4.6 and 4.8 for an 8350 is DEFINITELY achievable unless you have a really bad cpu mate. It'll take some time but I'd overclock your 8350 if I were you
 
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I was just thinking about whether a 9590 would make a worthwhile upgrade for my 8150.

And the 8350 is a cherry picked 8320 and the 8320 is a 6300 that failed to run 8 cores and the quad core is a failed 6300, etc etc.

The 9590 has to pass stringent binning and testing before it is sold as a 9590. OCUK sit and bin 4770ks for 8pack's rigs, this takes time and money that you will pay for as a customer.

I don't agree for the most part that a 9590 is worth the outlay (but then the prices are dropping daily tbh) but you are guaranteed an 8 core 5ghz overclock at reasonable voltage and heat. This isn't something that's a given on the 8350, and in fact most end up running them at around 4.8ghz as a daily stable overclock as they can get quite wild when you start to go 5ghz and beyond.

Now sure, some days AMD will need to basically take these high end binned chips and put them in a 8350 or even 8320 package to make up the numbers, but the Centurions are worth buying if you want a really high day to day overclock (because let's face it, that's what you're paying AMD for).

They're also great if you don't over-clock, don't know how and really don't want to learn.
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This is pretty much what I had understood. Also, reading between the lines, I suspect that the infamous 220W TDP isn't so much that it is an especially power hungry CPU, Simply that it is an OC'd 8350 and OCing increases power demand. I imagine that an "Official" 8350 OC'd to 4.7/5.0GHz would likely have a TDP of 220W too!

So the essence of the "Value for Money" issue is... Is paying an extra £90 for an 8350 OC'd to 4.7/5GHz that you Know will work and that will run out of the box without any messing about actually worth the extra money?

Now for somebody who already has an 8350 I guess it would make sense to try OCing it first. For someone like myself thinking about replacing an 8150 then I think paying the extra for the 9590 is probably a good call (For the reasons already mentioned)

The more specific question in my case, Is what improvement might one expect to get going from a (Stock) 8150 to a (stock) 9590??
 
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