I cannot decide whether to buy the [URL="http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu/AMD+FX-4350/review"]AMD FX-4350[/URL] or the [URL="http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu/AMD+FX-8150/review"]AMD FX-8150[/URL].
Or even the [URL="http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu/AMD+FX-8350/review"]AMD FX-8350[/URL] or[URL="http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu/AMD+FX-8320/review"] AMD FX-8320[/URL].
So far the votes are:
AMD FX-4350: 1
AMD FX-8150: 0
AMD FX-8320: 2
AMD FX-8350: 1
intel is much better, I'd really go for that
another good site[url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2[/url]
albeit, can be more pricey, but, very good.
If you're going with AMD you should get either the FX 8320 or 8350, but I rather suggest getting an i5-4670k if you have a little more money to spend.
[QUOTE=Death_God;43653726]If you're going with AMD you should get either the FX 8320 or 8350, but I rather suggest getting an i5-4670k if you have a little more money to spend.[/QUOTE]
Any i5 will beat the FX-processors out of the water in a majority of games regardless of it being a 4670k or not, so if the budget is tight, a worse i5 processor is still the better choice
No shit, but if you're on a budget choosing AMD isnt a bad choice
FX-8320 is so fucking cheap, has 8 cores, can handle any game. What else do you want?
You also won't really need to buy 8350, you can make 8350 out of 8320 by simple soft overclock to 4 GHz. Just get a decent cooler.
[QUOTE=SouthParkMGT;43654399]FX-8320 is so fucking cheap, has 8 cores, can handle any game. What else do you want?
You also won't really need to buy 8350, you can make 8350 out of 8320 by simple soft overclock to 4 GHz. Just get a decent cooler.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't really have 8 cores. More like 4 with two logical cores per physical core. And their single core performance is so bad an i3 beats them out a majority of the time.
What about choosing a motherboard? Should I get one with a 990X chipset or a 990FX chipset? (With an FX-8350/FX-832, if it matters.) On the AMD website it says that they both are compatible with FX Series.
[QUOTE=SouthParkMGT;43654399]FX-8320 is so fucking cheap, has 8 cores, can handle any game. What else do you want?
You also won't really need to buy 8350, you can make 8350 out of 8320 by simple soft overclock to 4 GHz. Just get a decent cooler.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't handle any game that isn't properly optimised for multicore, which is a majority of them
[url]http://techreport.com/review/23750/amd-fx-8350-processor-reviewed/5[/url]
I can find more sources illustrating this result, ie freaking i3's and pentiums beating the FX in singlethreaded games
I have no idea where you're getting that info
So is there a better CPU for [U]no more[/U] than $200?
[QUOTE=RandomGamer342;43654938]It doesn't handle any game that isn't properly optimised for multicore, which is a majority of them
[url]http://techreport.com/review/23750/amd-fx-8350-processor-reviewed/5[/url]
I can find more sources illustrating this result, ie freaking i3's and pentiums beating the FX in singlethreaded games[/QUOTE]
Singlethreaded games are gonna die off soon and considering new consoles running on AMD tech.. you can guess what it means.
[QUOTE=SouthParkMGT;43657059]Singlethreaded games are gonna die off soon and considering new consoles running on AMD tech.. you can guess what it means.[/QUOTE]
Intel will still win.
My God have I heard this argument enough times. I'm just going to say this: according to benchmarks most modern and older games perform significantly better on Intel processors rather than AMD processors due to their high IPC (essentially single core performance) and lack of sharing cores amongst two threads. If you want to play your hand at predicting the future and grab an AMD processor for future games be my guest. I'm personally going to provide you with both options for your price range.
AMD:
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox]AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor[/url] ($154.28 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag46]MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard[/url] ($69.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $224.27
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Intel:
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53350p]Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($169.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b75ag43]MSI B75A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Total:[/b] $248.97
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Intel i3:
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34330]Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($132.97 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g41pcmate]MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($79.49 @ Amazon)
[b]Total:[/b] $212.46
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You can look at the benchmarks yourself to figure out which you prefer. I also recommend that if you go AMD you buy a heatsink, since the biggest advantage of going with a budget AMD processor for gaming is the ability to overclock. A hyper 212 evo will give you a nice light overclock without costing much.
I'd also like to ask why you are even considering the 4350. That's like asking should I buy an i7-4960X or an i3-3220. The 4350 is a budget processor even for AMD, it's a very bad choice.
What gpu?
The only options you should get are the 8320 and 6300. i3 is bad value(especially haswell), i5 is usually $200+
4350 = slightly higher clocked 4300
8150 = slightly higher clocked outdated cpu
8320 = yes
8350 = slightly higher clocked 8320
Games are starting to use more threads(bf4 supports up to 6)
What is your budget?
[editline]25th January 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=_Kyle_1;43656738]So is there a better CPU for [U]no more[/U] than $200?[/QUOTE]
For what gpu?
[editline]25th January 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=RandomGamer342;43654938]It doesn't handle any game that isn't properly optimised for multicore, which is a majority of them
[url]http://techreport.com/review/23750/amd-fx-8350-processor-reviewed/5[/url]
I can find more sources illustrating this result, ie freaking i3's and pentiums beating the FX in singlethreaded games[/QUOTE]
They have less more powerful cores
[QUOTE=GavGod'sGift;43657168]Intel will still win.[/QUOTE]
Got anything to back that up?
[QUOTE=SouthParkMGT;43663100]Got anything to back that up?[/QUOTE]
The only huge advantage Intel has is with single-threaded games, and AMD is still good for its price to performance. There isn't much of a reason to prefer either brand by eachother, it's mostly just a matter of budget.
I just want to know why Intel will win. It sounds like a dumb fanboyism.
[QUOTE=SouthParkMGT;43663187]I just want to know why Intel will win. It sounds like a dumb fanboyism.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=837[/url]
[url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=836[/url]
It's not really being a "fanboy" it's just a fact, the intel side has better performing CPU's, not saying that for the price the AMD isn't a good one it just doesn't beat the higher end intels.
[QUOTE=Npc_Hydra3;43663214][url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=837[/url]
[url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=836[/url]
It's not really being a "fanboy" it's just a fact, the intel side has better performing CPU's, not saying that for the price the AMD isn't a good one it just doesn't beat the higher end intels.[/QUOTE]
Based on those tests, 8350 isn't much worse than i5 and i7, but i5 and of course i7 are more expensive. I agree on Intel being better for the right price, but that doesn't make Intel an ultimate winner.
Plus as I said, better singlethreaded performance won't matter soon.
[QUOTE=SouthParkMGT;43663285]Based on those tests, 8350 isn't much worse than i5 and i7, but i5 and of course i7 are more expensive. I agree on Intel being better for the right price, but that doesn't make Intel an ultimate winner.
Plus as I said, better singlethreaded performance won't matter soon.[/QUOTE]
It's not that much worse, but it still isn't better, and I never said it was an ultimate winner. Also I didn't know you could predict the future, what tomorrows lotto numbers, there is no way you can say for sure if it will matter or if it won't until that day comes and by that time there will be newer processors, you just can't say it won't matter because you don't know.
You're not going to be able to future-proof your systems and even so when we get to the point where multi-threaded games are in, the AMD processors of now will be pretty outdated.
Fine, Inter are fucking gods, their CPUs were made in heaven, AMD got nothing on them. All hail Intel.
I'm done. TTFN.
i3 is better in singethreaded tasks but the 6300/8320 is better in multi and you can't overclock an i3
How did the question of choosing between four [U]AMD[/U] CPUs go to an Intel vs AMD war? I'm not going to switch to Intel so it's completely irrelevant.
I think I'm just gonna go with the FX-8320 and overclock it.
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