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Hey guys this is going to be my first build and I was reading a review about the Haswell chips not being very good. Is it worth it to go with an FX 8350 instead of i5-4670k? If so what MoBo would you suggest? Plan on using it mostly for gaming but eventually will become my primary computer. Plan on getting GTX 760 regardless of intel or amd. Thanks.
 
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Haswell does overclock well, there was heat generation issues in some processors, but that was small and is not a problem in current revisions :)

The haswell based processors can OC to 4.2Ghz pretty easily with a low end cooler and higher easily with a better cooler.

There is NO AMD processor in existence today that can beat an i5-4670K unfortunetely.
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well I was reading that the Haswell is awful to overclock though... is there an AMD that beats the Haswell at that price range?

edit* also is the Asus Z87-PLUS a good MoBo if I plan on doing a bunch of gaming. I am trying to keep my build as close to 1K usd as possible.
 
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Haswell does overclock well, there was heat generation issues in some processors, but that was small and is not a problem in current revisions :)

The haswell based processors can OC to 4.2Ghz pretty easily with a low end cooler and higher easily with a better cooler.

There is NO AMD processor in existence today that can beat an i5-4670K unfortunetely.
 
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thanks ps3hacker12 I think I will end up getting the i5 considering its only $20 more anyways. Was just worried about the oc capabilities but I think with a hyper evo 212 I should be fine. Will also be running 2 200mm 1 140mm and 1 120mm fan.
 
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I would suggest that if you want to save a bit of money then take a look at the i5 3570K or the i7 3770K. They are great overclockers and just as fast as the Haswells. Plus I think the motherboards are a bit cheaper as well. Food for thought.
 
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