i3-3220 vs FX-4300 (+7870ish)

VirusAX

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Hello!

I've been searching for the best options for a whole new gaming pc. As my busget is not unlimited I've narrowed down the choices and now I'm kinda stuck. I'll be pairing either of this CPU's with a 7870/660ti.

I know the FX-6300 is only $10 more, but I live in México and for some reason i3/4300 are both $130 and the 6300 goes up to $190 so its out of the picture.

Will this combination (along good RAM, PSU, MOBO and HDD that I've already done some research on and picked) last me at least 5 years? Or I'm already bottlenecking somewhere? I know I wont be playing all games on Ultra but thats fine.
 
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I'd say i3 as well, only barely though. And no neither will last you 5 years, not by a long shot. Technically the fx-4300 might age better than the i3 (too hard to tell one way or the other really) since dual core gaming is going away. But honestly neither will last 5 years at all.

ElMoIsEviL

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The i3 3220 would be better than the FX-4300 imo. You lose the Multi-tasking capabilities of the FX-6300 with the FX-4300 so it really comes down to which CPU would play games better. In that case it is the i3 3220.

I don't think either will last you 5 years in terms of gaming though.
 
I'd say i3 as well, only barely though. And no neither will last you 5 years, not by a long shot. Technically the fx-4300 might age better than the i3 (too hard to tell one way or the other really) since dual core gaming is going away. But honestly neither will last 5 years at all.
 
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FX 4xxx series are pretty bad for gaming the i3 will be better atm but games are getting more multi threaded these days especially as devs have to work with 8 cores on the consoles so things will be better optimised for more cores soon, step up to a 6350 or 83xx series