Upgrade FX 8350 to i7 3820?

[.Griffin.]

I want to upgrade my FX 8350 to an i7 3820, and I have no clue of it's even worth it. I have a good deal to buy the i7 3820 with a Mobo. I run 1070's SLI so maybe the GPU would benefit? All I do Is play games. So I was hoping someone could show me if it's even worth the money to upgrade to It?

[bigbenisdaman]

No. Buy a 7700k or ryzen 5/7.

[Big Boom Boom]

Yes it would be better than the FX, but it should be VERY cheap as it's used, old tech, locked CPU etc.

[.Griffin.]

Escrito originalmente por bigbenisdaman:

No. Buy a 7700k or ryzen 5/7.

I dont have $600 to upgrade to a brand new setup. i Got a super good deal on the 1070's and thats the only reason i have them.

Escrito originalmente por Big Boom Boom:

Yes it would be better than the FX, but it should be VERY cheap as it's used, old tech, locked CPU etc.

Well its more of a trade for it, but would i actually notice the performance difference?

[Big Boom Boom]

Yes, depending on games. For games like The Division for example which is basically run exclusively on GPU the increase would be minimal, but most other games you would see bigger increase. Arma 3 or GTA V would see big increase.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Its definitely worth it
As long as the motherboard you get is decent and supports SLI

That i7 is a bit better than that age old crappy FX and should offer less of a bottleneck with the 1070s.

and it may be old tech, but not as old as that FX :) or at least not as crappy

[bigbenisdaman]

Escrito originalmente por .Griffin.:

Escrito originalmente por bigbenisdaman:

No. Buy a 7700k or ryzen 5/7.

I dont have $600 to upgrade to a brand new setup. i Got a super good deal on the 1070's and thats the only reason i have them.

Escrito originalmente por Big Boom Boom:

Yes it would be better than the FX, but it should be VERY cheap as it's used, old tech, locked CPU etc.

Well its more of a trade for it, but would i actually notice the performance difference?

Swapping for it prob be a good deal. Not sure how much increase ull get though.

[Squirrell]

The FX 8350 is a 4 core x 2 threads cpu with single/multi thread scores of 15 and 90.

The i7 3820 is also a 4x2 with scores of 19 and 90.

So there might be a small gain in fps due to the better single thread score..

Would it be worth it? This depends on other factors such as the fps you are getting now, your monitor specs, cost of the upgrade etc. Personally, I wouldn't do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8Sekdb-IE

[Bvllzye]

i went from an AMD FX 8370 to a i7 7700k and literally got double the FPS in games. And one 1070 :/ . I dont even overclock the i7 and its amazing.

[Vin.]

Escrito originalmente por iTz Bullz i:

i went from an AMD FX 8370 to a i7 7700k and literally got double the FPS in games. And one 1070 :/ . I dont even overclock the i7 and its amazing.

You should overclock if you have sufficient cooling. It's very easy these days and is basically free performance just sitting there :-)

[Bvllzye]

Escrito originalmente por Vin.:

Escrito originalmente por iTz Bullz i:

i went from an AMD FX 8370 to a i7 7700k and literally got double the FPS in games. And one 1070 :/ . I dont even overclock the i7 and its amazing.

You should overclock if you have sufficient cooling. It's very easy these days and is basically free performance just sitting there :-)

every now and then i turn on game boost and it goes up to 4.8 but 99% of the time i run it on stock just because it runs every game smoothly.

[.Griffin.]

Escrito originalmente por iTz Bullz i:

i went from an AMD FX 8370 to a i7 7700k and literally got double the FPS in games. And one 1070 :/ . I dont even overclock the i7 and its amazing.

I wish i had the money to upgrade to a i7 7700K

[Bvllzye]

Escrito originalmente por .Griffin.:

Escrito originalmente por iTz Bullz i:

i went from an AMD FX 8370 to a i7 7700k and literally got double the FPS in games. And one 1070 :/ . I dont even overclock the i7 and its amazing.

I wish i had the money to upgrade to a i7 7700K

ye but you have two 1070's i have one

[.Griffin.]

Escrito originalmente por iTz Bullz i:

Escrito originalmente por .Griffin.:

I wish i had the money to upgrade to a i7 7700K

ye but you have two 1070's i have one

I paid the price of one for both though so you know

[dominicky]

Go for ryzen 5 1500x

[Chompman]

It might be time to sell one of the 1070's to get a more modern cpu and motherboard to support it.

Unless you need both 1070's as you are playing 1440p or above that is but sli can be very hit and miss for a lot of games so it may not be worth keeping.