RussianSensation
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In all seriousness if your 8350 is running at stock speeds, buy an R9 290 and invest the difference in an after-market cooler like the Thermalright True Spirit 140 for $40.
You will want to overclock that 8350 to 4.7-4.8Ghz.
The amount of performance you are leaving on the table with a stock 3.6Ghz 8350 in modern games is huge. {see GameGPU.ru gaming results over the last 6 months}
Alternatively, you might even want to sell your entire AMD CPU/mobo combo, keep the DDR3 and get an i5+mobo. You might be able to squeeze such a possible upgrade if you get the MSI Gaming R9 290 for $240 and save $80-110 from not buying the GTX970. That would also be a great solution as even a stock i5 without any overclocking would outperform the FX8350 @ 4.7Ghz in games.
You will want to overclock that 8350 to 4.7-4.8Ghz.
The amount of performance you are leaving on the table with a stock 3.6Ghz 8350 in modern games is huge. {see GameGPU.ru gaming results over the last 6 months}
Alternatively, you might even want to sell your entire AMD CPU/mobo combo, keep the DDR3 and get an i5+mobo. You might be able to squeeze such a possible upgrade if you get the MSI Gaming R9 290 for $240 and save $80-110 from not buying the GTX970. That would also be a great solution as even a stock i5 without any overclocking would outperform the FX8350 @ 4.7Ghz in games.
