Right now I have the fx-6300 overclocked to a stable 4.6. Overall my computer runs pretty good but I was looking at get a little more performance. I use my computer for everyday use and some online gaming (Iracing which runs primarily on CPU). I was debating switching over to intel or buying a different AMD cpu. 8350, 9370, 9590? What do you all think?
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Worth upgrading my CPU?
- Thread starter cjkart20
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If that game is so CPU dependant and single threaded. My recommendation initially would be to drop down to 2 or even 1 module on your 6300 and see how far that H80 can take it. You should be able to get a decent boost in speed for the game and not have to spend anything. A new z170 setup is a pretty sizeable investment.
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Meh as in any time you have more than 6 or 7 other cars on screen you get noticeable stutters.
Not "unplayable", per se, but if you get into a large race it can be system crippling.
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It's actually funny Johan mentions trying to drop some cores and overclocking further. I was actually heading back to this forum to see what you all thought about doing that? Overall my system does run pretty well with iracing. I have my frames locked at 86 but when I am in a huge pack of cars I'll drop to the 60-65s then it will come back up. I really want to be able to lock the frames at 86 and never have it drop down. I know Intel is a huge upgrade not only from a performance standpoint but also financially. What am I looking for in the bios to drop the 6300 from 6 cores to 4 cores? Should I even try it? Or just continue to debate if I should save for Intel. Thanks for all the advice and opinions.
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You are at 4.6ghz which is a decent clock speed. However going faster requires more volts and creates more heat. Between 4.8 and 5.0ghz you won't gain much so between these clock frequencies is a good goal.
Cutting cores is ok. It'll bring temps down perhaps enough to hit 4.8ghz, it's always worth a shot. I've been doing it for years and years now
Cutting cores is ok. It'll bring temps down perhaps enough to hit 4.8ghz, it's always worth a shot. I've been doing it for years and years now
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You are at 4.6ghz which is a decent clock speed. However going faster requires more volts and creates more heat. Between 4.8 and 5.0ghz you won't gain much so between these clock frequencies is a good goal.
Cutting cores is ok. It'll bring temps down perhaps enough to hit 4.8ghz, it's always worth a shot. I've been doing it for years and years now
Sorry for this noob question but what am I looking for in the bios to achieve this? I spent weeks learning to overclock my system as a whole. Never EVER thought about disabiling a core... It's worth a shot. Then maybe with tax return money I switch to Intel.... Which is what I should have done in the first place lol
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