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- May 22, 2016
My current setup, that I put together years ago and haven't touched since, consists of the following (basics, let me know if there's more info needed):
965be at 4.2ghz running under a XSPC water kit (360mm radiator)
HD 7950 at 1100/1500mhz
MSI 790fx-gd70 mobo
27" Catleap 1440p running at 110hz.
The computer is used roughly 1/3 for gaming, 1/3 for photo editing, 1/3 for video editing. Gaming seems decent as long as I don't turn everything up to Max. Photo editing is okay, a little laggy here and there but not terrible. Video editing is okay at best, usually big lags after a few transitions. Too many fancy cuts and transitions will usually crash something.
I'm wondering if an upgrade to a FX-8350 is a worthwhile upgrade? Will it even work with my current board? Is there a better option? Should I be looking at a different upgrade besides my cpu? My big concern of switching to Intel or waiting on Zen, is that it will require a new mobo, which will make me want to upgrade other stuff, and ultimately lead to me spending way more than I'd like.
965be at 4.2ghz running under a XSPC water kit (360mm radiator)
HD 7950 at 1100/1500mhz
MSI 790fx-gd70 mobo
27" Catleap 1440p running at 110hz.
The computer is used roughly 1/3 for gaming, 1/3 for photo editing, 1/3 for video editing. Gaming seems decent as long as I don't turn everything up to Max. Photo editing is okay, a little laggy here and there but not terrible. Video editing is okay at best, usually big lags after a few transitions. Too many fancy cuts and transitions will usually crash something.
I'm wondering if an upgrade to a FX-8350 is a worthwhile upgrade? Will it even work with my current board? Is there a better option? Should I be looking at a different upgrade besides my cpu? My big concern of switching to Intel or waiting on Zen, is that it will require a new mobo, which will make me want to upgrade other stuff, and ultimately lead to me spending way more than I'd like.
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