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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.0&return_msg=42263.2"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.21">21</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42263.2">FX CPUs</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42263_2_21_10"> <a name="a42263_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 15:25</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 16:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2">42263.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.1">42263.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> will it work on your current motherboard and all that? I don't know from shit about CPUs and stuff at the moment but that's a whole 2000 bigger than the other one. Sometimes that means they changed the architecture and whatnot, right?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.2&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 16:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 16:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.3">42263.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.1">42263.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Not worth the bother IMO<br /><br /><a href="https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/AMD-FX-6350-Six-Core-vs-AMD-FX-8350-Eight-Core/1910vs1780">https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/AMD-FX-6350-Six-Core-vs-AMD-FX-8350-Eight-Core/1910vs1780</a><br /><br /> If you look at the "score" it looks impressively higher. Clock speed is same, single-core performance advantage negligible. Translation: you will seldom see any noticeable speed boost.<br /><br /> If you are running VMs, you have extra core for that.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 13 Nov 2018 16:30 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.3&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 16:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 22:20"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.4">42263.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2#a42263_2" target="_self">42263.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The honest answer is, I don't know. It'll fit the AM3÷ socket. I can't actually remember my motherboard series off-hand, but I'll check compatibility before I buy.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.4&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 16:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 16:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.5">42263.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2#a42263_3" target="_self">42263.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Thanks for that, Smiffy. I'll save myself £50 then.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.5&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 16:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 16:44"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.6">42263.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2#a42263_4" target="_self">42263.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Where is the bottleneck? Game stuttering? Video rendering?<br /><br /> Here's another comparison:<br /><br /> <a href="https://www.game-debate.com/cpu/index.php?pid=1863&pid2=1140&compare=AMD%20FX-6350-vs-AMD%20FX-8350">https://www.game-debate.com/cpu/index.php?pid=1863&pid2=1140&compare=AMD%20FX-6350-vs-AMD%20FX-8350</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.6&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 16:43</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 16:44"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.7">42263.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2#a42263_5" target="_self">42263.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm always reluctant to perfom open heart surgery on a pc for < 20% speed boost.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.7&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 16:45</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 16:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.8">42263.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.1">42263.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> On a tangential note, I'm looking at upgrading the missuses' PC and was looking at the new fangled AMD CPU/APUs, but there's the issue of bios' on newer boards not supporting the APU side. Which isn't an issue if I can get a discrete GFX card, but is an issue if the chip doesn't work at all if the APU isn't working.<br /><br /> Would that APU thing be an issue on the new CPU you're looking at?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.8&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 17:00</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 17:04"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.9">42263.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2#a42263_6" target="_self">42263.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Quality settings in VR. I'm running games at lower settings than I think a pretty high-end GPU will be able to handle. When I bump up the settings, I get freezes and even reboots, so I'm blaming the CPU</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.9&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 17:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 17:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.10">42263.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2#a42263_8" target="_self">42263.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I don't think so. The FX series are old gen.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.10&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42263_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_42263_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">13 Nov 2018 17:09</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Nov 2018 18:10"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 21</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.11">42263.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42263.2#a42263_9" target="_self">42263.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Appears to be a somewhat common issue:<br /><br /> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=htc+vive+crash&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8">https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=htc+vive+crash&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42263.11&return_msg=42263.2" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42263.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42263.12" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>