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Finally leaving the Fx8350 for Intel.

Revolution

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Hi all.

As the title states I am going to take advantage of the January sales and grab an Intel M/B and CPU.

I have at the moment an FX8350 clocked at 4.6 and running at 52 max with a Sabertooth 990fx.

All that hooked up to a GTX590 that is not getting its legs stretched at 1080 resolution (GPU usage average 60%-80% Farcry 3)

I am lining up a 2560 x 1440 monitor too, but as yet undecided what to go for.

Question is with what Motherboard and CPU are out, and what will match my GPU well.

An example now is a solid 68 fps average on Farcry 3 (Ultra settings) 4x etc.

All I use the computer for is gaming and browsing, was looking at the latest I5k or an I7k, might be overkill on the I7..?

Lots of variables on sockets and CPU`s with the Intels which are confusing me with the best gaming potential.

Appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.
 
2560X1440 with a 590? I wouldn't switch CPU personally, I'd be getting a single better suited to that resolution GPU.

If you were deciding whether or not to buy an FX8350 or an Intel, I'd say the Intel (Assuming i5/i7) but you're already on your platform now, and 2560x1440 will want a better GPU.
 
Revolution said:
Hi all.

As the title states I am going to take advantage of the January sales and grab an Intel M/B and CPU.
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Is it worth waiting for a few quid?....and I literally mean a few quid, given how Intel CPU's never seem to move in price..like ever, sales or not.
 
Intel CPU's have been cheaper outside of sales.
The 150 quid 2500K's and 3570K's, they weren't on black friday etc, they were just on normal days.
 
Yeah I'd go for a gpu too. Its not like the 8350 is struggling. With DDr 4 over the hill and around the corner, 2015? I'd stick with amd for as long as you can. Then I'd jump ship.
 
Martini1991 said:
2560X1440 with a 590? I wouldn't switch CPU personally, I'd be getting a single better suited to that resolution GPU.

If you were deciding whether or not to buy an FX8350 or an Intel, I'd say the Intel (Assuming i5/i7) but you're already on your platform now, and 2560x1440 will want a better GPU.
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Would this be more suited ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-006-AO&groupid=17&catid=1120

Not selling the GPU, happy with the noise etc.

And would this get me better GPU utilisation ?


Or am I missing the plot completely.. :rolleyes:
 
GTX 590 = vram limited, especially over 1080p.

The 590 was always a very odd card because the 580 was overkill at 1080p, yet the 590 was not enough at 1600p. Now? several games will make it cry due to the lack of vram.

The 8350 isn't your limiting factor here. Dual GPU cards at 1080p are often completely wasted and will actually perform worse at lower resolutions. However your 590 is a bit long in the tooth to step over the 1080p threshold.

I would start with something like the 290 or 7990 and see how it goes, but the GPU is far more important now than the CPU.
 
Revolution said:
Would this be more suited ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-006-AO&groupid=17&catid=1120

Not selling the GPU, happy with the noise etc.

And would this get me better GPU utilisation ?


Or am I missing the plot completely.. :rolleyes:
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It is your FX83's that's causing your GPU usage issue in FC3 (But FC3 isn't exactly the best game out there for CPU's)
That monitor will make your GPU usage increase (As it'll be pumping far less frames)

The 590 isn't going to be up to much at 1440P.

1.5GB VRAM isn't that much really anymore, while it's fine for 1080p (Lets face it, a 590 is a powerful card), 1440P isn't going to be great.

I'm all for CPU performance, but at 1440P, you'll see greater gains from a GPU.

EDIT : Now that link's working, well, that'd be less pixels than 1440, so your GTX 590 would cope better, but it's still pretty heavy (And is going to be less CPU reliant than 1080p)
 
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Agreed get a better card and enjoy your new monitor no point in shelling out for a cpu and mobo when the one you have is easily capable whilst your card is not (for those resolutions)
 
I think unless you go for an i7 you are likely to be disapointed in the improvments unless you like older or poorly threaded games. The money would be much better off changing the GPU in my opinion
 
EdgeDs said:
I think unless you go for an i7 you are likely to be disapointed in the improvments unless you like older or poorly threaded games. The money would be much better off changing the GPU in my opinion
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I'm pretty sure people don't get how CPU performance works.

Why would an i7 yield anything over an i5 in poorly threaded games? It wouldn't (Perhaps very, very slightly from the very slightly higher core for core due to more cache)

An i7 is unlikely to offer anything over an i5 with a 590 at all, even in heavily threaded games, especially at 2440x1440/1080
 
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I would ditch the graphics card and get a better one. Your card is the problem here,as it is lacking VRAM and also since it is an older card,there is much less incentive for Nvidia to make sure SLI profiles work properly anyway.
 
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Ok, so IF I was to change GPU, what would be a viable option considering that it needs to be as quiet as the 590 yet have more Vram..?

:D
 
Wait for the none reference R9 290's, or get a GTX 780 Windforce with 3 AAA games right now.

Or find a cheap 7990.

As long as you're buying a higher resolution monitor, the bottleneck won't be a limiting factor like you're seeing now in Far Cry 3.
 
The 590 isn't a poor card.
It's just you're wanting to be gaming at a higher tier, which it really isn't cut out for.

You've currently going a CPU bottleneck (At least with FC3) at 1080p on your 590, but that will shift as you increase the pixel count with the new monitor, as you're doing.

I'm probably writing off the 590 a little too easily, but you'll get a better experience with FX83 and new GPU, over an i5/i7 with the 590 at that resolution.
 
Martini1991 said:
The 590 isn't a poor card.
It's just you're wanting to be gaming at a higher tier, which it really isn't cut out for.

You've currently going a CPU bottleneck (At least with FC3) at 1080p on your 590, but that will shift as you increase the pixel count with the new monitor, as you're doing.

I'm probably writing off the 590 a little too easily, but you'll get a better experience with FX83 and new GPU, over an i5/i7 with the 590 at that resolution.
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Sound advice I think, I will get the monitor then and recheck my frame rate, the graphics are very good on the 590 its just that it wasn't at 90%+ which I thought it should be running.
I`ll bench Metro and see what that's doing.
 
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