My 8150 Bulldozer experience - so far!

[sequoia464]

Originally Posted by guskline

Having a blast with this 8350 Vishera. I found that running at @4.69 (23 x 203) runs the best. Upped the manual cpu v to 1.44 for super stability. The CPU runs cool considereing the speed and the Corsair H100.
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I'm curious as to your load temps @4.69 with the H100.

[guskline]

Originally Posted by sequoia464

I'm curious as to your load temps @4.69 with the H100.

I'll run Intel Burn test with Aida64 and get back to you.

[guskline]

Load temps running IntelBurnTest (most stressfull) is at most 57C overall CPU and 49C per core.

[guskline]

Bulldozer 8150 just listed for sale in the for sale forum.

[Durvelle27]

Have you tried some sli test with the FX-8350

[sequoia464]

Originally Posted by guskline

Load temps running IntelBurnTest (most stressfull) is at most 57C overall CPU and 49C per core.

Thanks, just using an H60 - I doubt it will be enough for an 8350. Looks like I'll be staying with my Thuban.

[Durvelle27]

Originally Posted by sequoia464

Thanks, just using an H60 - I doubt it will be enough for an 8350. Looks like I'll be staying with my Thuban.

an H60 will be more than enough for a FX-8350 as even with a Hyper 212+ EVO it stays cool at high frequencies

[guskline]

Originally Posted by Durvelle27

Have you tried some sli test with the FX-8350

I'm not running it SLI. Single EVGA 670 FTW is plenty.

[guskline]

Originally Posted by sequoia464

Thanks, just using an H60 - I doubt it will be enough for an 8350. Looks like I'll be staying with my Thuban.

I think a H60 P/P would be fine. Much better than stock. Obviously the custom water cooling systems are the best. The PileDriver does reduce the amount of power needed. I think the H 60 would work fine with it. Heck it's a lot better than the stock for even the Bulldozer 8150.

Your Thuban is a solid chip. I had an 1100T in rig 3 below. The 8150 improved it in some areas and was slightly behind in others. I have sold the 1100T so I can't say for sure, but the 8350 has bested the 8150 in every test I've done. Some improvements were slight and others more noticeable. If you have an AMD AM3+ mb even with the Thuban, The PileDriver merits a serious consideration.

[Greenlepricon]

Just to be certain, is there much of a difference between the 8320 and the 8350, or just frequency? I'm really considering selling my 8120 for a new chip, but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra money for the upgrade.

[Durvelle27]

Originally Posted by Greenlepricon

Just to be certain, is there much of a difference between the 8320 and the 8350, or just frequency? I'm really considering selling my 8120 for a new chip, but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra money for the upgrade.

just frequencies

[Greenlepricon]

Originally Posted by Durvelle27

just frequencies

Ok thanks. That 8350 looks pretty nice.

How is it running compared to the 2500k's you have in your other rigs?

[sequoia464]

Originally Posted by guskline

I think a H60 P/P would be fine.

Thanks, I have a Fry's just a few miles away. 8350 = $199.99, 8320 = $174.99

I might pick up one to play with, running 1.4 volts through this Thuban anyway, not like it just sips the power.

[inf64]

8350 is a worthy upgrade over Thuban. It's very close to its "ipc" (in general,it can be both faster and slower) while clocking 20-25% higher and having 33% more threads. A true heir to 1100T.

[guskline]

Originally Posted by Greenlepricon

Ok thanks. That 8350 looks pretty nice.

How is it running compared to the 2500k's you have in your other rigs?

Running neck to neck with my 2500k rigs and will out multitask them!

I have this clocked close to what I had the Bulldozer but the 8350 is faster and smoother. Runs cooler too!

[Greenlepricon]

Nice! I was thinking about upgrading to a 2500k but if it's that close I'm just going to keep my mobo and get this chip Awesome job testing!

[guskline]

Originally Posted by Greenlepricon

Nice! I was thinking about upgrading to a 2500k but if it's that close I'm just going to keep my mobo and get this chip Awesome job testing!

What mb do you have?

[Greenlepricon]

It's a ASRock 990FX Extreme 4

[bononos]

Originally Posted by guskline

OK, after a little playing around, this chip need a little more voltage (1.44) but runs very cool and is rock solid at 4.67 Ghz (23 x 203).
At that speed, Cinebench 11.5 scores CPU 8.01; OpenGL 58.95
Maxwell Render 13m13s score 351.98

BTW, I upgraded to Windows 8 to take advantage of any improvements in the OS.

Quick impression after very brief testing is that it runs cooler and is a little snappier than the 8150.
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The 8350 is snappier in windows? Wow. I would have thought that there wouldn't be any noticeable difference for 2 top of the line cpus.

[daveybrat]

Originally Posted by Greenlepricon

It's a ASRock 990FX Extreme 4

If you already have that motherboard then there is no need to waste your money on a 2500K + new board when you can easily drop in a 8320 or 8350 cpu.

[inf64]

8320's price makes it an easy choice. Even at stock it's a great buy,never mind it clocks to ~4.2-4.4Ghz on stock cooler and with small vcore bump.

[Greenlepricon]

Originally Posted by daveybrat

If you already have that motherboard then there is no need to waste your money on a 2500K + new board when you can easily drop in a 8320 or 8350 cpu.

Alright I guess that's my plan then Hopefully there are some deals for the holidays coming up. Then it will be time to put my old processor up for sale too

[guskline]

Originally Posted by Greenlepricon

Alright I guess that's my plan then Hopefully there are some deals for the holidays coming up. Then it will be time to put my old processor up for sale too

Good luck. I keep fooling around with differe3nt OC combos. Right now at 23 x 203. So far impressed.

[Rvenger]

Do you feel it is equal to a 2600k?

[guskline]

Originally Posted by Rvenger

Do you feel it is equal to a 2600k?

Revenger, OC'd the 8350 is probably close to the 2600k. Hard to tell because I only have 2500ks!

It's a nice improvement over the Bulldozer. Probably in the ballpark of the 3570k.