Game run on FX8350 and Radeon R9!

[VoodooT-800]

I play Half-Life: Alyx on my old FX-8350 with a Radeon R9 390 8GB and 16GB RAM, Oculus Rift S with USB 3.0 PCI Express Card. It runs fine : )

[EX8MG3]

It runs on my GTX 1650 and Ryzen 5 3550h too Its surprising how good it run

[Gokai Red]

I'm on a GTX 1060 with 8 gb RAM, i5 6500, and it is running flawlessly. They really put tons of work into optimizing it, compared to games like Boneworks.

[TxBronco80]

Awesome so it should run ok on my FX 8350 and GTX 970

[Yeetus Deletus]

Originally posted by VoodooT-800:

I play Half-Life: Alyx on my old FX-8350 with a Radeon R9 390 8GB and 16GB RAM, Oculus Rift S with USB 3.0 PCI Express Card. It runs fine : )

Wait, are you guys serious? I am planning to upgrade my current A10-7700k, Gtx 1050ti, 8gb ram system for a new ryzen one but if you guys are telling the truth that would be a game changer. Could one of you post a screenshot or a video on your steam profiles so i could see?

[soup]

Man, I'm having all sorts of issues even with a 1080. Game runs at probably about 40fps on low settings no matter what.

[KZ_Understanding_the_Rain_000]

I'm not surprised, older AMD rigs have aged like fine wine.

Consider the following:

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-580-vs-AMD-R9-390/3923vs3481

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1600-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3919vs1489

and vs. an intel HEDT part from the same era:

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Xeon-E5-2630-v3-vs-AMD-FX-8350/m22651vs1489

That's just one set of benchmarks, granted, but it paints quite a picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyJwQvbTWZM

[KZ_Understanding_the_Rain_000]

Originally posted by Yeetus Deletus:

Originally posted by VoodooT-800:

I play Half-Life: Alyx on my old FX-8350 with a Radeon R9 390 8GB and 16GB RAM, Oculus Rift S with USB 3.0 PCI Express Card. It runs fine : )

Wait, are you guys serious? I am planning to upgrade my current A10-7700k, Gtx 1050ti, 8gb ram system for a new ryzen one but if you guys are telling the truth that would be a game changer. Could one of you post a screenshot or a video on your steam profiles so i could see?

See, I would actually advise against buying such old hardware, even if it is still viable. The top end stuff for older platforms can still command a very high price, and you're ultimately investing in a platform that won't support another round of upgrades.

It's great if you already have it, but not really a good buy in 2020. Three or so years ago I would have said otherwise, but the landscape much is different now.

I'd invest in a midrange AM4 based system. Get a B550 motherboard when that releases and drop a Ryzen 5 in it. You'll be much happier and more future proofed.

[murrayelliot]

Originally posted by VoodooT-800:

I play Half-Life: Alyx on my old FX-8350 with a Radeon R9 390 8GB and 16GB RAM, Oculus Rift S with USB 3.0 PCI Express Card. It runs fine : )

I've been running on a 4-core FX-4130 paired with a 6GB 1060 and 32GB RAM which has been surprisingly OK for most games up until now (No mans sky, Witcher 3, AC Odyssey, Far Cry 5, Fallout 4), even for VR (Oculus Rift) (Arizona Sunshine, etc), but I hit a brick wall with Half Life Alyx, it completely tanked (even the start screen was unusable), so I have just bought an 8350 to squeak the last life out of the Gigabyte motherboard I have.

Fingers crossed it does the job. it was only £90, better than a rebuild!