upgrade itch

[Tripp]

so i have the itch an i am gonna upgrade my rig, i was going to wait for steamroller but as there are no server steamroller chips in amd's road map, i am just going to go for an fx8350 and a gigabyte 990f6x ud5.

 

[Feronix]

so i have the itch an i am gonna upgrade my rig, i was going to wait for steamroller but as there are no server steamroller chips in amd's road map, i am just going to go for an fx8350 and a gigabyte 990f6x ud5.

Okay...

 

[Tripp]

haha sorry bit random i know just had a alphacool rad sat here staring at me the past few weeks, an i just recently had a close family member pass away, so i am hoping if i plow all my energy into finishing my rig then maybe it will help

 

[SeekaX]

waste money much?

 

[Tripp]

why do you say that?

 

[Feronix]

haha sorry bit random i know just had a alphacool rad sat here staring at me the past few weeks, an i just recently had a close family member pass away, so i am hoping if i plow all my energy into finishing my rig then maybe it will help

Aha, okay! Enjoy your upgrade mate! I do expect a rig gallery (and maybe a build log).

Sorry to hear about your family member, I hope you're alright!

 

[Tripp]

yeah i will do a build log (well upgrade log), an thanks for you regards fella

 

[barnsley]

Go for it! You'll see a improvement with quite a few games, such as planetside for example which is pretty notorious for not liking bulldozer chips. I have a 8320 and it does brilliantly with games, although its pretty crucial that you have the windows update that optimizes 7 or you should get (can't believe I'm saying this) windows 8, as it is much better when it comes to making use of the cpu effectively.

 

[Tripp]

yeah well i have windows 8 anyway fella so thats not a problem

 

[Tripp]

will probably order the mobo and cpu tomorrow depending on funds after bill paying

 

[SeekaX]

why do you say that?

not that much of an upgrade. i would wait for steamroller if you really want to stick to amd.

 

[Tripp]

yeah i really wanted to wait, but as it stands its not looking great for steamroller making it out next year

 

[SeekaX]

yeah i really wanted to wait, but as it stands its not looking great for steamroller making it out next year

they won't release new CPUs in 2014? what the hell.

 

[Tripp]

well the server cpu's have always come out before the consumer cpus, an as there are no steamroller sever cpu's set to come, then i highly doubt that the consumer cpus will

 

[barnsley]

Aren't there some apu architecture based server cpus coming out or am I getting mixed up? I have a feeling 2014 will be the year of the apu as far as AMD are concerned. Well, apus and overpriced 8350s(aka the 9590/9570 etc etc). GG AMD is all I have to say :l.

 

[Tripp]

no there was an arm based sever processing unit and a piledriver based server unit coming

 

[vorticalbox]

On the road map there are steamroller on fm2+ planned for next year

 

[Tripp]

yeah there is that i suppose, but its not the high end sever units, their only 4 core low power based units.

 

[Mathius]

What a bummer that the 8350 is not supported by your current mobo....

I would be tempted to get the 8320. (still an upgraded CPU, but not quite as great as the 8350)

The money saved on the 8320 + the cost of the potential mobo..........maybe then sell your 7870, and with the cash you'd then have upgrade the video card....

kinda depends on how you need the more power.

 

[Tripp]

What a bummer that the 8350 is not supported by your current mobo....

I would be tempted to get the 8320.

The money saved on the 8320 + the cost of the potential mobo..........maybe then sell your 7870, and with the cash you'd then have upgrade the video card....

yeah i know mate it don't have to power requirements to support it