Which CPU do I need?

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amboyscout

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Well, I'm building a gaming rig , and i know intel is said to be much better, i can run the games i like to play perfectly fine on my laptop. My laptop is running an AMD A8-4500M APU with Radeon HD Graphics at a clock speed of 1.9 GHz.
I am looking to go with either an AMD FX-4350, an AMD FX-4170, or an AMD FX-8350. I personally want the 8350 because it has 8 cores and is all beast..... I have done some research and figured out that apparently for AMD processors its really not 8 cores, its either 16 or 4. I am not sure if thats true though. Probably not, but if it is 4 than plz tell me and thats the one i will go with. I plan on upgrading my setup yearly, part by part (motherboard and cpu at same time.) I will be starting off with a better monitor. (i have a spare.) If you would like to compare the three heres a link: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu/#xcx=0&m=6&R=5,4,0&sort=a5&z=4200,4000&c=8,6,4
 
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That is not true, 8350's use higher quality silicon compared to the 8320 so will overclock higher.

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Avoid the x1xx and the x2xx series, they perform poorly compared to their piledriver (x3xx) counterparts.

As for AMD "cores" I believe they have 2 cores to 1 module, so they're not cores in the traditional sense. The FX 4350 would have 2 modules comprised of 4 cores total and the 8350 4 modules comprised of 8 cores total.

Most games aren't using more than 4 cores, so the 4350 should be enough for most games. For games that use less than 4 cores the 2 would perform almost identically if they're at the same clock speed. There are some exceptions to the rule: BF4, Crysis 3, Watch Dogs and maybe some newer games that are coming out.

Which graphics card do you have? That will most likely determine your gaming experience.
 
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amboyscout

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R9 270x Im playing minecraft and terraria on this thing, remember that. I personally will be doing a bit of rendering on this so with that, more cores the better. Also, i will be hosting a 10 slot 4gb ram 24/7 FTB Ultimate server, so that matters too.....
 
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That is not true, 8350's use higher quality silicon compared to the 8320 so will overclock higher.

 
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check hwbot, average OC's are similar. They're just binned lower. Take it from someone who's owned 2 of each.
 
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