Time for a new CPU

[077tommy]

Hi guys I have:

1. Fx-4100 @ 4.5 ghz
2. Sabertooth 990fx
3. Club3d 7870 xt @ 1240 mhz
4. 800 watt xfx psu
5. Corsair h80i

I am wondering if I should upgrade my cpu anytime soon to perhaps the new 8350 piledriver. I use my system for gaming and it plays crysis at high settings but is my CPU beginning to bottleneck my gpu or the other way round, Any help is welcome xx

 

[Suarez7]

With the board you already have an 8350 would be perfect.

 

[Drangueos]

If your computer is for gaming, for the moment it is ok, because actual games will use up to 4 cores, so the 4 extra cores on the 8350 will be useless.

but for general use, the 8350 will make a good improvement.. you have good PC components, just your CPU is... lets say low end

 

[Bacon?]

Crysis and BF3 use more than 4 cores.

 

[077tommy]

Does the fx-4100 actually have four real cores or is it like two real cores and two virtual ones ??

 

[horrorxpunk]

It has 2 actual cores with 4 clusters.

 

[anthony566]

8350 all the way bump it upto 4.8 ghz .... Plus they are a good price ATM.

 

[Dom86]

if you were to upgrade id get the 8320 same as the 8350 except in clockspeed which can be easily rectified and you save some money too.