Guild Wars 2

I currently have a 955 Phenom BE and i’m looking at an FX 8350. I wondered how much of a difference this would make to GW2.

I currently have 2 × 6970′s in crossfire but even then the FPS is still better with just one card operating. Using CAP files still leaves crossfire 10 FPS behind a single card so i’ll be selling off one of them to pay for the new processor.

Any help you could give me would be lovely, thank you in advance!

Well since GW2 is all about loving the CPU, I would say it would have a fair difference. Especially considering the FX8350 is top of the line. Worst case scenario in WvW with 100+ people you should be able to attain close to 30FPS if you set the culling radius to max and detail to low. PvP the processor shouldn’t have any issue. PvE the only problem you might run into is large dynamic events that will make the CPU chug a bit similar to the WvW experience above. I’m not sure what you are currently experiencing , but that is what you can expect with the FX 8350. Note that I have not dealt with this processor, I’m just basing my observations from others who have posted on these forums relating their experience to the processor. A search should find a lot of threads about how people compare the FX 8350 and i5 3570K and i7 3770K.

Ilithis Mithilander.3265:

Well since GW2 is all about loving the CPU, I would say it would have a fair difference. Especially considering the FX8350 is top of the line. Worst case scenario in WvW with 100+ people you should be able to attain close to 30FPS if you set the culling radius to max and detail to low. PvP the processor shouldn’t have any issue. PvE the only problem you might run into is large dynamic events that will make the CPU chug a bit similar to the WvW experience above. I’m not sure what you are currently experiencing , but that is what you can expect with the FX 8350. Note that I have not dealt with this processor, I’m just basing my observations from others who have posted on these forums relating their experience to the processor. A search should find a lot of threads about how people compare the FX 8350 and i5 3570K and i7 3770K.

Thanks for ya thoughts; I’d delve into the world of intel but that means buying a new Mobo as i’ve got an AM3 socket on my current bubbah. to give an idea of what my current processor is capable of, on all the highest settings minus Super-sample, I get about 30-40 fps in LA, so it’s not all bad, but I should be putting my money into something a bit more futureproof. Thanks for the advice! =D

Well the games benchmarks for CPUs at AnandTech shows a 25% or more improvement when played on a high end video card at lower settings (done to remove the video card from the performance equation). So it should be an upgrade.

8350 is more then capable for GW2 if you dont want to buy a new mobo.

If you have a AM3+ mobo and don’t want to shell out too much money then I would understand getting the 8350, although you won’t benefit from the extra cores that the 8350 offers.
The i5 3570k and i7 3770k seem to have better overall performance with GW2 but both AMD and Intel high end CPUs are good for GW2.
Most people with those CPUs will usually get a good aftermarket cooler in order to overclock(which GW2 loves).

Stormcrow.7513:

If you have a AM3+ mobo and don’t want to shell out too much money then I would understand getting the 8350, although you won’t benefit from the extra cores that the 8350 offers.
The i5 3570k and i7 3770k seem to have better overall performance with GW2 but both AMD and Intel high end CPUs are good for GW2.
Most people with those CPUs will usually get a good aftermarket cooler in order to overclock(which GW2 loves).

Main reason I was looking at an 8 core is because I do a lot of video rendering for hobbies and projects. =o

Should worth upgrading to a 8350 but the real question is what mobo you are using atm? If you are going to be overclocking the cpu the older gen AM3 ones, doesnt matter how great they are, are not capable of overclocking FX that well..