The FX 8350 is on sale today and I've pretty much decided to upgrade. I'm currently rocking a Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition so it'll be a pretty substantial upgrade. I'm 95% sure I'm going to go ahead with it but just to be sure I figured I'd post here. Is there anything I'm missing? Something more cost effective maybe? I primarily just game and stream. The 8350 more than likely isn't super necessary but with it on sale its hard to pass up.
Go for it. Though your current motherboard may need a BIOS update to be able to use the 8350. If you can't be bothered to go through with that, then find a cheap decent motherboard. Some of AsRock's are ok. though I would say find a good Gigabyte for cheap. UDH3's are very good boards and decently cheap.
Yup. You having a Phenom I instantly assume you had an AM3 socket. It being AM3+ is perfect, seen as the 8350 is AM3+.
Well. Go for it man. No need to wait around any longer before the sale ends
Alright well since I need to sleep soon I went ahead and got it! Next upgrade will be RAM or GPU. Probably GPU. Time to give my 2 year old PC a boost.
7870's and 660's are dropping right now. Depends what you can get for less. Though I would say if the 7870 is only $10 more than the 660, grab the 7870. Great card, really is.