Originally Posted by
Lucifuriex
Hi guys,
Thinking about upgrading my PC, as I want to start streaming with it, but I find the CPU hits 100% load under a 1080p stream on BF3.
Currently using
Phenom 965BE x4 OC'd to 3.7ghz
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X Socket AM3/AM3+ SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz C9 Dual Channel Kit with Intel XMP Support
Now it's either between upgrading just the CPU and getting a AMD FX-8120 Black Editon 8 Core 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ Zambezi 125W CPU, Retail for £150 which means i dont have to replace the motherboard, although I have heard the FX series is a bit of a flop and really doesnt perform well
or
Replacing the motherboard and processor, and I've been looking at price/performance and I've come across these
Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 Socket 1155 DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked 3.30GHz Sandy Bridge Quad Core 6Mb Cache LGA1155 Processor, Retail £167
I was wondering what your opinions were?
Anything I buy motherboard wise has to support crossfire as I currently use two HD6850's which are both overclocked.