Recent content by Gareth Blundell

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    FX 8350 now or save up for i7 4790k?

    Guys I managed get a rock solid stable overclock of 4.3 on my phenom and overclocked my r9 290x I now get 55-90fps on gta v and 45-75 on watchdogs on mostly v high settings at 1080p with 99% gpu usage and fluctuating 85-100 cpu usage. So I feel no need to upgrade right now can afford to wait see...
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    FX 8350 now or save up for i7 4790k?

    Yes sorry george I have nothing against i5's but I just don't think the switch of mobo to i5 would be worth it compared to getting the FX in comparison to switching to i7. I know it would perform better but too much hassle (and money) for only slight increase in performance if I was going to...
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    FX 8350 now or save up for i7 4790k?

    Thanks a lot guys thats what I thought, but just getting back into gaming and was tempted by i7 plus put off the 8350 by fanboys and benchmarks. Will go for the 8350 and do new build of whatever in couple of years. Perfect answer thanx
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    FX 8350 now or save up for i7 4790k?

    Ok so I know this has been discussed a gazillion times but I have a specific question about this. I built my last pc around 5 years ago and have now been out of gaming for a good while. Anyway I built this pre AMD FX processors with the intention of upgrading to FX later. Phenom X4 955be (OC...