I have a question about my CPU? AMD FX 8350

[꧁Ela꧂]

So I have an AMD FX 8350 and wanted to know if its good or if its time to upgrade it? I've had a PC for awhile but don't know too much about specs.

My specs are

RAM: 14GB
GPU: Radeon RX 480 4GB
Monitor: Ultrawide 34" With FreeSync
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A97 R2.0 (Socket 942)
Storage: 1TB HDD, 250gb SSD (Boot Drive)

[Dr. Fronkensteen]

It is passible for now, any meaningful upgrade will require a new cpu motherboard and ddr4 ram.

[Omega]

That CPU is most certainly aging and should be your next upgrade.

Upgrading it means replacing the motherboard adn buying DDR4 RAM as well.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Omega:

That CPU is most certainly aging and should be your next upgrade.

Upgrading it means replacing the motherboard adn buying DDR4 RAM as well.

You upgrade if you cant run what you want to run.

And if what you want to run is something that only gets cheaper in the future like single player games, you dont even have to upgrade for that. Better wait until there is a big jump in hardware.

Cpu upgrades are only necessary if you know this one doesnt work for you. Not because something is "aging".

[Omega]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Originally posted by Omega:

That CPU is most certainly aging and should be your next upgrade.

Upgrading it means replacing the motherboard adn buying DDR4 RAM as well.

You upgrade if you cant run what you want to run.

And if what you want to run is something that only gets cheaper in the future like single player games, you dont even have to upgrade for that. Better wait until there is a big jump in hardware.

Cpu upgrades are only necessary if you know this one doesnt work for you. Not because something is "aging".

I never told OP when to upgrade.

A major jump in hardware? This CPU is 6 years old. A modern i5 or R5 has nearly double the processing power.

Let's say it differently then so you can understand. The CPU is the components in this system which holds everything back a more powerful GPU will not make a huge difference due to this 6 year old CPU. Read what I said.. "That CPU is most certainly aging and should be your next upgrade.".

If you want to play anything modern this one "doesnt work for you".. This thing is 6+ years old and is knowing for being straight up terrible, a modern $50 Pentium G dual core with HT will outperform it.


You were clearly just looking for something to complain about, congratulations you found it.

[Muppet among Puppets]

I quoted your post but replied to the topic owner.
To make sure he knows how to find the answer to his question.

[In Survival]

Still a good CPU for sure, FX8350 is, in my opinion, a similar CPU to i5-3470, and can run most of the games right now just fine. The only issue is that FX 8350 is 8 cores and each core is very weak, so you might have a hard time on games that don't do multithread optimization well.

I'd say it's worth upgrading to Ryzen or i5/i7 right now.

[Héctor]

yes

[꧁Ela꧂]

can anyone link me to a good cpu from amazon or newegg. Maybe like a good deal thats going on right now? Also should i go for intel or amd cpu?

[Omega]

Both AMD and Intel are fine.

Take a look at the AMD Ryzen 2000 series and Intel Core 8000 series.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Ela ▄︻芫≡══一:

can anyone link me to a good cpu from amazon or newegg. Maybe like a good deal thats going on right now? Also should i go for intel or amd cpu?

You also need a new motherboard and memory then. (Probably a new os license as well, depending on your country).

[꧁Ela꧂]

I think I've decided to go with this one what do you guys think?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B41WS48/?coliid=I2Q7CZ0YI8ARM5&colid=2OBXTXTTD41IF&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

[Omega]

Originally posted by Ela ▄︻芫≡══一:

I think I've decided to go with this one what do you guys think?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B41WS48/?coliid=I2Q7CZ0YI8ARM5&colid=2OBXTXTTD41IF&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Sure that is a solid CPU.

You do know you also need to buy a new b450 or x470 motherboard and DDR4 RAM right?

[꧁Ela꧂]

I think the motherboard is fine for now isn't it? I mean, getting a new motherboard would be like buying a new computer pretty much. I've had this computer since march 2017. I got it from bestbuy prebuilt.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Ela ▄︻芫≡══一:

I think the motherboard is fine for now isn't it? I mean, getting a new motherboard would be like buying a new computer pretty much. I've had this computer since march 2017. I got it from bestbuy prebuilt.

Yes, upgrading your cpu is like buying a new computer.

[Omega]

Originally posted by Ela ▄︻芫≡══一:

I think the motherboard is fine for now isn't it? I mean, getting a new motherboard would be like buying a new computer pretty much. I've had this computer since march 2017. I got it from bestbuy prebuilt.

New CPUs will not fit on your old motherboard. You already have one of the best CPUs which fits on your board.

Your current motherboard has the AM3 socket, these new Ryzen CPUs have AM4.