Decisions: Holiday gift giving gone wrong? 2500k@4.5ghz vs 8320 (with hopes to OC)

[Wolfman1862]

First off I just want to start by getting ahead of the game and saying thank you for whatever advice is given. So yes, thanks.

Long story short my sister needs a new computer, and feeling in the holiday spirit I decided to jump on some sales. More or less a 990fx motherboard, and a fx 8320. (Yes I may have gotten an i3 instead, but I had my reasons for getting what I got. Good reasons? I am not sure. I am just saying those are the choices I have, so it doesn't do much good in bringing up what I should have purchased instead.)

My 2500k has been a darling and has treated me very well these past few years. I do plan on doing a full system rebuild sometime in the future (summer 2016 at the earliest), but for the time being if I can OC the 8320 to a comparable 4-4.5ghz should I be the Grinch and keep the new 8320 for myself?

That is the basic question, I have the cooling and power supply to pull off an overclock so that isn't the issue. I primarily game ((atm running a 280x)) on my computer, so in terms of gaming, and just general multitasking would one show a benefit over the other? I do know intel normally holds a better place in gaming performance, but with more multi threaded functionality being implemented does the 8320 stand to give more benefits into the near future?

Thanks again, and I am sorry if this is a redundant topic.

 

[AtenRa]

@ Wolfman1862

What games do you play ?? at what resolution and what applications would you like to multi-task ??

 

[Ranulf]

"I primarily game ((atm running a 280x)) on my computer, so in terms of gaming, and just general multitasking would one show a benefit over the other?"

No. Build the new system, overclock it for fun as a test/break in period and then give it to your sister for x-mas.

 

[Wolfman1862]

Hmm that is a tough question to answer. I play all sorts of games from Fallout 4, World of Tanks, Star Craft II, Total War, Witcher 3. I really run the gambit on gaming, spending too much money in the process I am sure. I guess the easy way to answer that, is that I am not set on one specific game, I kind of float about. I know that doesn't help much.

As for multitasking, I may have used that term in the wrong way. I am sure what I consider multitasking is not using much if any cpu power. Stuff like web surfing, youtube, music players, the plethora of gaming applications like steam or origin. Again not too much going on there, and probably not what multitasking has come to mean.

I have a 1920x1200 resolution at the moment.

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Keep the 2500K, its not even a contest. The 8320 is complete rubbish.

 

[jhu]

What will be your sister's usage?

 

[Rickyyy369]

I'd keep the 2500k. You might see a miniscule gain with the 8320 in a few really optimized games, but it would still be behind in 85% of other ones - particularly Total War games and Starcraft II.

 

[Wolfman1862]

Okay seem to be getting a consensus, and truthfully it was what I was expecting. I just wanted to make sure. Again thanks for the answers.

-> Jhu Basic gaming, maybe some video editing stuff. I am not terribly sure. It was kind of an impulse buy but she is running my old q6600 at the moment so anything I give her is going to be good enough.

 

[jhu]

In that case, give her the 8320 since I assume you've overclocked the 2500K so you don't really know when it will break.

 

[2is]

Keep the 2500K, its not even a contest. The 8320 is complete rubbish.

Agreed.

 

[2is]

In that case, give her the 8320 since I assume you've overclocked the 2500K so you don't really know when it will break.

Yes because we see so many OC'd 2500k's breaking around here... :\

 

[Wolfman1862]

Well I certainly hope my 2500k won't break. I just need it to last me a little longer... I am not sure if what was said was sarcasm, or a dire warning. Either way a new chip will probably be a safer bet as a gift!

 

[ShintaiDK]

Sarcasm.

 

[dark zero]

Well I certainly hope my 2500k won't break. I just need it to last me a little longer... I am not sure if what was said was sarcasm, or a dire warning. Either way a new chip will probably be a safer bet as a gift!

New chips are better, however I can't see any future for the whole chips (even Skylake) since Kabylake and Zen will come at 2016 with 14 nm at their fullest.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

If you wanna be a grinch, keep the 2500k.

 

[Wolfman1862]

New chips are better, however I can't see any future for the whole chips (even Skylake) since Kabylake and Zen will come at 2016 with 14 nm at their fullest.

Yeah, I know. I was planning on waiting for the new 14nm chips to do an actual rebuild. This was just a build of opportunity, one I should have probably done a bit more research on, but it was for my sister. That being said offering her a new chip is probably a kinder gesture. Again thanks all for the input.

 

[Charlie98]

(Yes I may have gotten an i3 instead, but I had my reasons for getting what I got. Good reasons? I am not sure. I am just saying those are the choices I have, so it doesn't do much good in bringing up what I should have purchased instead.)

Assuming that was the only choice you had, I would have waited. I've gone into MicroCenter with a pocket full of cash, ready to buy... and walked out because they didn't have anything I wanted.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Well I certainly hope my 2500k won't break. I just need it to last me a little longer... I am not sure if what was said was sarcasm, or a dire warning. Either way a new chip will probably be a safer bet as a gift!

I have a bunch of 2500Ks @ 4.6GHz and 3570Ks @ 4.5GHz that have been running fine 24/7/365 for the past couple of years.
Every one of them still pass Linpack, IBT, etc. with no degradation and the exact same OC settings.