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Is this processor worth it for Arma 3?

bamzooo

bamzooo

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I currently have the AMD (Piledriver) FX-4300 Octa-Core, however I am currently thinking of switching it to a AMD FX-8350 Quad-core. I am wondering I any of you have this processor and you could tell me if it runs well on Arma. I know on Arma and pretty much most games Intel processors run the best, but I don't want the hassle of getting a new motherboard etc.

Thanks for your help,

Bamzooo

 
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@Zeito is our tech bitch here.

Can we see all your specs?(ram,mobo etc)

Personally going for Intel is worth it. You'll get better performance all round depending on what you want and it'll last longer!

 
AMD FX-8350 Benchmark:

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Source:

http://www.techspot.com/review/712-arma-3-benchmarks/page5.html

But yea, as @Samatlewiss said, specs would be good.  And, wait for @Zeito :)

 
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My specs are:
 

AMD fX-4300 Quad-core,

8GB Corsair vengeance ram,

R9 280 OC 3GB with boost,

H80i Water cooler,

(I'm getting an SSD)

Win 10.


 
 
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As samat said, i'd recommend going for intel if you have the money. But you'd have to change your motherboard as well if you did. 

 
I had a AMD FX-8120. But I got very low fps.
Then I bought Intel and.... just wow

 
@bamzooo Intel will always blow AMD chips out o the water when it comes to operations per cycle. but that's not to say AMD isnt good either. I always think of Intel chips as more refined per core, with AMD being more brute-force per chip.

I havent used AMD chips in a long time to build any kind of PC, but i do believe the 8350 is a good chip - so long as the socket is compatible with your current one the mobo should be fine. Arma is heavily CPU dependent so the more you can squeeze out of it the better, as @ojbristow showed above, you'll want to ramp the clockspeed of it up to help your chances. With the H80i cooler, and some good thermal paste, you shouldnt have to worry too much about temps.

 
Thanks Zeito for your reply, but I think it is best to change my motherboard and go for a high end i5 or a low end i7 processor, unfortunately I will also have to change my power supply, but I think it's for the best.

 
bamzooo said:
Thanks Zeito for your reply, but I think it is best to change my motherboard and go for a high end i5 or a low end i7 processor, unfortunately I will also have to change my power supply, but I think it's for the best.
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Depending on your budget, you can get a better computer than you think. Assuming you memory is DDR3 you can keep pretty much all of your current build to keep costs down by getting a Devils Canyon series Intel chip (4th gen) and mobo from that range, use your existing memory, gpu, drives etc.  What PSU do you have at the moment? 

http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-intel-gamer-bundle--includes-z97-p--intel-core-i5-4690k-and-corsair-8gb-ddr3-vengeance-pro--asusintel-gamer7-B8P3.html?refs=48760000&catid=15005&src=3

There's a very capable i5, with easy overclocking ability, a good mobo, and another 8gb of ram giving you 16gb total for £300. With your h80i cooler you'll get excellent temps. I'm using the same cooler on an overclocked 4790k i7.

If you didnt want to upgrade the ram as well you could get the cpu + mobo seperate and save maybe 40-50 quid.

 
Zeito said:
Depending on your budget, you can get a better computer than you think. Assuming you memory is DDR3 you can keep pretty much all of your current build to keep costs down by getting a Devils Canyon series Intel chip (4th gen) and mobo from that range, use your existing memory, gpu, drives etc.  What PSU do you have at the moment? 

http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-intel-gamer-bundle--includes-z97-p--intel-core-i5-4690k-and-corsair-8gb-ddr3-vengeance-pro--asusintel-gamer7-B8P3.html?refs=48760000&catid=15005&src=3

There's a very capable i5, with easy overclocking ability, a good mobo, and another 8gb of ram giving you 16gb total for £300. With your h80i cooler you'll get excellent temps. I'm using the same cooler on an overclocked 4790k i7.

If you didnt want to upgrade the ram as well you could get the cpu + mobo seperate and save maybe 40-50 quid.
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Cheers,  I have this PSU,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Core-PRO650W-power-supply/dp/B004YSTGK4/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450724854&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=600+watt+xfx

To be honest because I'm happy with the computer case I have at the moment, which is this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-Technologies-Tower-Chassis-Cases/dp/B00LFLR7UE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450724942&sr=8-1&keywords=nzxt+h440+green.

Thanks once again Zeito.

 
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@bamzooo I ont see why you would need to get a new PSU, that one seems fine?

NZXT cases are fantastic. All you would need is either the bundle outlined above, or a cpu and mobo alone of your choosing. If you're looking to keep the cost down the 4670k is a great cpu.

 
I run a AMD 8320 FX @4.1Ghz with 390x 8gb sapphire GPU and my FPS is crap on AltisLife servers, I'm looking at getting an i5 but means spending £320 (ish) on new Mobo as well as processor.

 
I have the AMD FX 8350 @4.0 Ghz,  16GB Ram, 4GB GTX 960 OC but the secret to running Arma is use a Solid State Drive. The game is badly optimised and always has been so the quicker the many many script files for arma can be read the better.

I get 50-70 fps with ultra settings, Kavala will always be a low FPS zone i get about 28-40 fps in Kavala.

Also for the FX 8350 or higher i recommend a water cooler these CPU's use a lot of power and get very hot very quickly (I use the H80i)

8350+ are great Processors for multi threaded applications such as Video Editing.

 
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