FX9370/FX9590 Owners Thread

[painejake]

I got the UD3 when I first came out - at the time it was great for the price.

I struggle to push 4.5GHz stable however I've not sat and tweaked as much as possible. Though a lazy 4.5GHz isn't too bad.

Might have a play around now just out of curiousity...

I have w feeling I must be able to at least get close to the 5.0GHz

 

[AlienALX]

I got the UD3 when I first came out - at the time it was great for the price.

I struggle to push 4.5GHz stable however I've not sat and tweaked as much as possible. Though a lazy 4.5GHz isn't too bad.

Might have a play around now just out of curiousity...

I have w feeling I must be able to at least get close to the 5.0GHz

Bus tends to use far less voltage than just ramping on the multi dude. For 5.1ghz on my 8320 I needed an immense bus.

 

[painejake]

Bus tends to use far less voltage than just ramping on the multi dude. For 5.1ghz on my 8320 I needed an immense bus.

Ahh awesome that's a good starting point then cheers!!

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

The way the 9370/9590 has been priced in the UK has never made it a good option. Chances are that now if you get an 8320e you'll be able to get atleast stock 9370 clocks for a good deal less than either a 9370 or a 9590. As far as I see it (from results so far), the 8320e is a highly binned chip.[/QUOTE]


Yea prices aren't the same in other countries but the only reason I got the FX9370 over the FX8350 was because it was only an extra $20, I have a friend that got his FX8320 to 4.7ghz.. Over here in Australia hardware is very expensive and most gamers have AMD based builds because their cheaper..

 

[Kushiro]

Actually from what I have seen based on the orders I receive, very few that was intended for gaming are AMD CPUs. I do recommend their APUs for HTPCs etc, but for gaming in order for them to have the best experience I dont really push for them to go the AMD route in regards to the CPU choice for their systems.

 

[jimma47]

Yeah I don't know anyone that has an AMD CPU in their gaming rig. Not to say they're necessarily a bad thing.

 

[AlienALX]

Yeah I don't know anyone that has an AMD CPU in their gaming rig. Not to say they're necessarily a bad thing.

I was using one for nearly two years. 4.7ghz or if I wanted to be really naughty 4.9 with temps on the brink. It was fine and I never had any issues with it. It's now with my step son running SLI 670s. I had a 7990 in there up until I bought my Titan Black SLI rig.

And I would quite happily use one again if anything ever went wrong with my rig and I needed a gaming CPU. I know that Skylake and so on are faster but now I am running 4k it probably wouldn't matter what CPU I was using.

Having said that my 5820k and board are very much still under warranty so I'm pretty sorted. Even the 8 core Xeon makes a good show of itself with a Titan Black.

 

[jimma47]

I was using one for nearly two years. 4.7ghz or if I wanted to be really naughty 4.9 with temps on the brink. It was fine and I never had any issues with it. It's now with my step son running SLI 670s. I had a 7990 in there up until I bought my Titan Black SLI rig.

And I would quite happily use one again if anything ever went wrong with my rig and I needed a gaming CPU. I know that Skylake and so on are faster but now I am running 4k it probably wouldn't matter what CPU I was using.

Having said that my 5820k and board are very much still under warranty so I'm pretty sorted. Even the 8 core Xeon makes a good show of itself with a Titan Black.

I don't doubt that people do game on AMD and I'm sure it's fine. Just replying to his comment considering I'm in Aus and he said most people here run AMD. Not saying I know everyone lol

 

[AlienALX]

I don't doubt that people do game on AMD and I'm sure it's fine. Just replying to his comment considering I'm in Aus and he said most people here run AMD. Not saying I know everyone lol

haha you'd have a pretty big Facebook friend list

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

Most people I know use AMD processors because their relatively cheap when compared to Intel's offerings, an i5 6600k is going for $355 and an FX8320 goes for $210..

All though my 5820k is the better processor it should be because it cost me $540, both are great at their respective price points..

 

[Kushiro]

Seeeing those prices, I would without a doubt go with the i5. Price difference isnt enough to justify the shortcomings.

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

If I had the money I would go for an i7. I actually needed some extra cores for VMs, currenly I have a Linux Mint machine. and I'm also going to start a debian one to beta a server for a team project. I've got 16GB of ram. 2 Cores 3GB on the Mint, 1core 2GB on the Debian and I'll still be able to game at very high settings

 

[barnsley]

If I had the money I would go for an i7. I actually needed some extra cores for VMs, currenly I have a Linux Mint machine. and I'm also going to start a debian one to beta a server for a team project. I've got 16GB of ram. 2 Cores 3GB on the Mint, 1core 2GB on the Debian and I'll still be able to game at very high settings

I run various VMs on my 8320 (backbox 64 bit, Ubuntu 32 bit, win 7 64 bit, Hopefully Android X86 soon, and some other junk) and IIRC they're all single cores. Are you really having that many issues with performance on them to the point where you actively need more than one core? Just curious .

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

Yea of course if one had the extra money an i5 or i7 is the way to go but some people just don't have that kind of money to spend, some people just want to spend $800-$1000 and be able to game..

According to Steam 80% of gamers are still on 1080p and have hardware to suit that resolution, enthusiasts that spend $500 or more on a processor are a minority..
On a 60hz panel it would not matter if one spent the extra money on an Intel processor to gain more FPS because all you would see is 60FPS regardless and an FX8320 and R9 290 is capable of exceeding 60FPS..

My FX9370 handles everything I throw at it and I was surprised at how good it is considering what some people say about AMD processors..

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

If I had the money I would go for an i7. I actually needed some extra cores for VMs, currenly I have a Linux Mint machine. and I'm also going to start a debian one to beta a server for a team project. I've got 16GB of ram. 2 Cores 3GB on the Mint, 1core 2GB on the Debian and I'll still be able to game at very high settings

I noticed that you got your FX8350 to 5.2ghz, WoW! What cooler are you using if I may ask?

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

I run various VMs on my 8320 (backbox 64 bit, Ubuntu 32 bit, win 7 64 bit, Hopefully Android X86 soon, and some other junk) and IIRC they're all single cores. Are you really having that many issues with performance on them to the point where you actively need more than one core? Just curious .

I wouldn't call it performance issues (although LATEX takes a lot of time to compile even on two cores) , but mint windows environment feels kinda sluggish sometimes... Not that I really mind since I'm trying to use the terminal for everything

I noticed that you got your FX8350 to 5.2ghz, WoW! What cooler are you using if I may ask?

Raijintek Triton with coolaboratory liquid pro and EK's Vardar Fans 2200

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

I wouldn't call it performance issues (although LATEX takes a lot of time to compile even on two cores) , but mint windows environment feels kinda sluggish sometimes... Not that I really mind since I'm trying to use the terminal for everything


Raijintek Triton with coolaboratory liquid pro and EK's Vardar Fans 2200

I'm using a Noctua NHD-15, I haven't pushed my FX9370 passed 5ghz yet but now I'm going to give it a go..

What's your temps like?

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

I'm using a Noctua NHD-15, I haven't pushed my FX9370 passed 5ghz yet but now I'm going to give it a go..

What's your temps like?

Not too good OCCT violates the CPU and the temps go beyond safe in 5 minutes or so but I don't have such issue in games...

 

[painejake]

Managed to take it from 3.5GHz to 4.3GHz stable with a lengthy Prime95 test that's actually at 1.45v though, temps are pushing 70'C and I'm still running the stock cooler atm so will wait a couple of weeks till I upgrade that before I push any further

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

Not too good OCCT violates the CPU and the temps go beyond safe in 5 minutes or so but I don't have such issue in games...

Oh.. My FX9370 tops out at 51*c in P95 but while gaming it hits 42*c.. But with the CM Hyper 212 Plus I had my temps were bad, 61*c in P95 after a few minutes and 55*c while gaming..