Upgrade Options from 8350 (For game performance)

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So, i currently have

AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor

Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21000C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (Which i can't find anywhere to go up to 16GB...)

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard

I'v been offered a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H with an Core i5 3570k but i'm unsure on what to do.

I mostply play CS:GO which is CPU intensive. I know the i5 has the intergrated graphics processing which will help a lot.

So the question is, move over to what has been offered to me or would it be better to just get something more indate. I'v been looking at the AMD APU CPU's. As far as cost goes, i don't mind spending money but i would prefer if i didn't have too as any would.

Yes i know my current mobo dosn't support 2666Mhz RAM and yes it annoys me but ever so little. I currently run two 770GTX's in SLi and have watercooling ready to go in except a CPU block, hence this post to see what i should do pre-ordering a water block.

Thanks for any help in advanced.
 
If it's cheap/free then go for it, decent CPU :) no point going newer, things have barely moved on. If it's more money then hard to say what you should do - depends how much you're willing to spend and what your alternatives are.

I'd not go for an AMD APU, slower CPU and the good iGPU won't gain you anything.

Probably worth mentioning though...
CS:GO isn't actually CPU intensive (CPU will be the bottleneck but still well beyond what you'll care about - can get past 144fps on an 8350 clocked up, about 120FPS stock and you can't get a monitor faster than 144Hz really anyway)
The iGPU won't help at all (you're already on multi-GPU, a third weak much slower one is really not gonna help out)
Your RAM frequency really barely matters, especially as to achieve higher frequency you trade off timings giving similar latency.
 
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I play on low settings and average 130fps in spawn locations, this is before gun shots / smoke / molotove ect.

Friend who has an i5 2200k?(Don't think thats even a model :D) I think (It's something thats very close to 4590k but prev gen) get more FPS on max settings, how would you explain that? He also only has a single 770GTX
 
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It would be a 2500K, and that doesn't surprise me. The i5's may have less cores, but each individual core is more powerful, and most games and programs won't take advantage of all 8 cores on a Piledriver CPU anyway.

I'd take the 3570K and overclock it. You might see a bit of a performance increase, and even if you don't, it will use less power and require less cooling. :)

There is also the upgrade potential to go to a 3770K then, whereas now you are basically at the end of the line CPU upgrade wise. All of the 8 core Piledriver CPU's are the same bar clock speeds. :p
 
If i was to get a 2500K, is there a mobo that would support 4th gens and back down to 2nd? SO i could upgrade to a 4690/k at some point.

I like to future proof myself so i can slowly upgrade opposed to just outright buying a new machine. I'm half heartedly considering just getting a 4690k and be done with it if i'm honest...

Would you have any suggestions on mobos if i was to go that route? Pref that would support 2666Mhz RAM
 
I'm afraid not. Sandybridge (i5 2500K & i7 2600K) and Ivybridge (i5 3570K & i7 3770K) were on socket LGA1155, and Broadwell (i5 4690K & i7 4790K) is on socket LGA1150.

In any case, the 3570K was the replacement for the 2500K, so I'd go for that if you have been offered a good deal on a bundle. :)
 
Dual 770s should give no appreciable performance gains on low settings, just increasing stutter & input lag for no reason. If you like running low settings then disable SLI for a better gaming experience.

As I said previously, get the 3570k if it's a good offer.
A well clocked 8350 will get more FPS than you currently get and it's easy to overclock. The 2500k your mate (maybe) has will almost certainly be overclocked too - it's a great chip for that and when limited to 3 threads getting the most from each is worth doing. If you get the 3570k then the advise is the same, overclock it cause it's easy and gives you better performance. The gains are smaller on the 3570k as it is slightly faster at stock so goes up by a smaller amount but still decent.

What is your monitor? Unless you're on a 144Hz monitor then really it matters very little.
Edit: What resolution? I am easily higher than that on an old i5 750 and 7850 on high settings at 1080p! I assume you're using cl_showfps to see this?
 
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SLi makes it super silky smooth, regardless of settings, the game is smoother with SLi x enabled. As for input lag, 99% sure i'v done everything to remove as much as possible, i havn't noticed a difference swapping from Single - SLi. My friend has OC'd but only a tiny amount and he only changed the clock speed, nothing else.

Res: 1920 x 1080, yes 144Hz, no net_graph to view.

So from what i can gather, have a go at an OC first to see the difference in performance?
 
net_graph is fine too :)

Certainly try overclocking, it's one of the strengths of your CPU (like a 'k' edition Intel). At a glance your mobo looks to be good for it too so shouldn't cause you any trouble. You've not mentioned what CPU cooler you currently have - if it's the stock cooler then that'll limit your max OC significantly :(

SLI by it's design always increases input lag as it's always an extra frame out of date, it's not a huge amount so I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you're very competitive.

I take it you're in fullscreen mode not e.g. fullscreen windowed? As that'll give you a performance hit. Can't think of anything else off the top of my head :(
 
SLi has just made the game smoother for me, there hasn't been a noticeably amount of input lag, might be if i disable it but i'm not too bothered.

I have a H80 on the CPU ATM, i have a custom kit ready to install except a CPU block, hence asking this question before going ahead. Now, for some reason, i didn't think about OC'in now to see how it performs as i already have water cooling on the CPU -.-, feel a bit stupid if I'm honest haha.

As far as comp goes, i'v been Global for as long as i can remember and average 10-13RWS on ESEA

Full Screen mode, always.
 
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