is the AMD FX-8320 is good for gaming?

[✪InfernoPhoenix✪]

is it?

[upcoast]

Първоначално публикувано от 100% Recycled Awesome:

Първоначално публикувано от SuperTails81:

i'm not allowed to built a computer ):

Because...

Anyways

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f28jhM $656.63 and unquestionably better than your current $650 prebuilt.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

Save a few more $$ on the psu, evga bronze is much the same as the corsair builder series.

Recycled put together a damn good set up for your $$$ the 270 is much better than the 750 vid card.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

EVGA 600w also a fair price and would cover future upgrades.

[100% Recycled Awesome]

Първоначално публикувано от SuperTails81:

Thanks for the linky anyway

All I'm trying to get at is you should consider building it yourself. The only real advantage prebuilts have is if you need like 50+ desktops (enterprise does not build their own) or if you want something extremely lower powered and low budget. It's very hard to build your own with Windows for $250 but prebuilts do shine there.

[Kate]

The guy has said time and again he doesn't want to build it himself. I get that it's a better idea to build it yourself, but some people can't/don't want to.
Answering the original question 35 posts later, it will work fine with the games you want. Worse than an i5, but an i5 at that price would leave you with an R9 270 or something like that, which would would be really unbalanced. It will be worse than an i5, but nothing like "1-2 FPS" like someone said. I'd be really surprised if you couldn't do every Source game with 1080p@60FPS.

[Liroku]

Първоначално публикувано от _I_:

not really

it can be ok for gaming
but for games that need core speed amd falls behind intel i5 at the same price range

also depends on the board
never skimp on amd boards
many am3+ are not designed for fx cpus and have 700 series chipsets designed for aii/pii cpus
if you go amd, pick a 970-990 board (avoid msi at all costs)
currently i5s do not need to be overclocked for any game

My last 5-6 board have been MSi and never had a single problem with them. I just sold one of my old 775 socket MSi boards with a Q6600. That board is like 6 years old and he is gaming on it right now, sold an 1156 socket with an i5 760 about a month before that, also MSi, never had a problem with that one either and it was 3-4 years old IIRC. My current one is an AM3+ MSI board with FX8350 and it's been doing fine for over a year. Not sure what's wrong with MSI boards, they've always felt quality to me.

As far as OP goes, I haven't felt limited by the 8350 yet, but I only play at 1080p. However, that said, when DDR4 become more commonplace and I'm ready to make a switch, i'll probably opt for an Intel, but not really any particular reason behind that. My beef with FX8350 is the lack of AM3+ boards with PCIe 3.0, but that currently doesn't make any difference. By the time that becomes necessary, it will be time for a CPU upgrade anyway.

[CursedPanther]

Първоначално публикувано от Liroku:

Първоначално публикувано от _I_:

not really

it can be ok for gaming
but for games that need core speed amd falls behind intel i5 at the same price range

also depends on the board
never skimp on amd boards
many am3+ are not designed for fx cpus and have 700 series chipsets designed for aii/pii cpus
if you go amd, pick a 970-990 board (avoid msi at all costs)
currently i5s do not need to be overclocked for any game

My last 5-6 board have been MSi and never had a single problem with them. I just sold one of my old 775 socket MSi boards with a Q6600. That board is like 6 years old and he is gaming on it right now, sold an 1156 socket with an i5 760 about a month before that, also MSi, never had a problem with that one either and it was 3-4 years old IIRC. My current one is an AM3+ MSI board with FX8350 and it's been doing fine for over a year. Not sure what's wrong with MSI boards, they've always felt quality to me.

The truth is the top MB manufacturers all have similar fault rates, let them be Gigabyte, Asus, ASRock or MSI. Even Intel itself can't guarantee its own boards to be 100% flawless. As much as I hate to say this, it always comes down to luck at the end of the day for long-living electronics under normal conditions.

[_I_]

your 775 boards were intel and before msi started using dr-mosfets (driver mosfets)
the intel boards are ok, since the vrm config is stronger than needed anyway
but the amd cpus are higher wattage and with the weak mosfets its asking for troubles if stressed

this explains it better
http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors

[100% Recycled Awesome]

FYI, if this is the model you're buying, they're screwing you on PSU. As expected.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102038

Also, not even the TI version of the GTX 750.

[MasterBlastr]

8320 @4.4 stable.
990fx sabretooth mobo
no games i cant run.
AMD is the Cheaper route for a good pc
Intel only if you want to throw money away that you can put into other things like memory or a SSD.watercooling etc
if i had the money i would go all Intel just because i do like Intel More but got tired of spending more just to stay even.going with AMD was easier to keep up to current models
i could have built 2 decent AMD rigs for the price of a medium to high end Intel based system
No AMD Videocards ever Nvidia has the best compatability across the board

1 high end Intel CPU is what 3-4 hundred or more depending what Intel Cpu You get
thats a good Mobo a processor and maby some memory at the least

[_I_]

microcenter has i5 4690k /w z97 combos starting at $240+tax

8350 /w a 970/990 board will cost just as much

[Slick Rick]

its just fine, I have it in my current build and I run games just fine. but you may want an i5 or i7 if you play arma.

[MasterBlastr]

Първоначално публикувано от Supa Hot Fire:

its just fine, I have it in my current build and I run games just fine. but you may want an i5 or i7 if you play arma.

lol arma runs excellent on amd

[MasterOfUnlocking]

It's ok, but even an i5 4690k absolutely destroys it in gaming.

[Dan]

Първоначално публикувано от MasterBlastr:

Първоначално публикувано от Supa Hot Fire:

its just fine, I have it in my current build and I run games just fine. but you may want an i5 or i7 if you play arma.

lol arma runs excellent on amd

Arma 3 doesn't run 'excellent' on any machine. i7 4700k with a gtx 980, never get full 60+fps all the time, constant frame drops and an average of 30-40fps

[Shel.by1994]

I have a FX 8350 myself and the perfomance it gives, im really pleased so far.
Games which only utilize 4 cores or are heavily single core dependant, FX 8350 is going to be slower than I5, which is no surprise. But the games which utilize all cores of example in Crysis 3 FX 8350 smokes even a I7 3770K.

Considering the fact taht upcoming games will make a good use of 8 cores, I think 8 core CPU is a better investment, but of course I5 isnt taht bad either.

Also the multitasking on FX 8350 is a no-brainer !

[Shel.by1994]

Първоначално публикувано от vadim:

Първоначално публикувано от Im done:

But the games which utilize all cores of example in Crysis 3 FX 8350 smokes even a I7 3770K.

Wrong. In Crysis 3 FX-8350 slower than cheapest i5 and gives only 1 FPS more than core i3: http://cfile1.uf.tistory.com/image/27179E4453576BBB0F731A

okay then i may used the wrong sources :)) but is still a beast cpu when coming to multitasking