Fx-6300 VS i5. Which is better in the case of

ilovecomps · Mar 7, 2014

I come from a very very very slow laptop. Its an E-300 so I really do not care about 5 fps difference as long as I can actually do something at a reasonable fps. I am just thinking cost efficient. Also the energy could not matter to me at all either. I will be getting a mid range gpu. I will be pretty much doing a little bit of everything and will prolly use it for another 4-5 years.

VenBaja · Mar 7, 2014

Which i5?

VenBaja · Mar 7, 2014

I guess it doesn't matter. I would go with any current generation i5 over the FX-6300. It's priced at $110 for a reason. It's a budget CPU. You're going to get more than a 5fps boost that's for sure. But if $110 is all you want to spend on a processor, it's a moot point.

ilovecomps · Mar 7, 2014

I would go up to maybe an fx 8320 or 50 which is around 150 bucks but if it was worth I would go up to an i5 any series really.

mouse24 · Mar 7, 2014

I would honestly go for the best you can afford. Which is the i5, since you aren't going to be upgrading for a long while.

StormyIV · Mar 7, 2014

The FX6300 is a great budget CPU but if you have the money then definitely get the i5. It will perform much better in CPU intensive games.

ilovecomps · Mar 7, 2014

Maybe over the years I can upgrade the cpu just because its not soldered and I will not be using a new board though. Why though I am thinking about getting the 8320 or the 8340 because of the bench marks for amd Fx cpus given here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1852053/amd-9590-intel-4770k.html

coolcole01 · Mar 8, 2014

Those are benches for the 9590 which is an extremely high binned 8350 with a great overclock the 8350 while capable is much more hit or miss but is still capable of hitting it because it is the same chip

AshyCFC · Mar 8, 2014

FX-8320 is great if you're on a budget.

If you can afford the i5 go for it though.

ilovecomps · Mar 8, 2014

coolcole01 :

But they do show a whole bunch of graphs for the 8350 and 20 too....

StormyIV · Mar 8, 2014

Whats your budget? I can put together an Intel and AMD rig for you if that helps?

ilovecomps · Mar 9, 2014

StormyIV :

I mean around 300-350 I already have a case ram moniter powersupply hdd and everything just gpu and cpu and motherboard.

AshyCFC · Mar 9, 2014

300-350 what? £,$, cows, gold pieces or diamonds?

ilovecomps · Mar 9, 2014

AshyCFC :

that would be the american cows. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (if you have yet to realize im saying dolla)

AshyCFC · Mar 9, 2014

This is a bit over budget BUT you can get it in budget with a VERY basic motherboard

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($125.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $359.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 14:12 EDT-0400)

Whilst the basic motherboard is probably okay for $10s you may as well get b85

AMD for the same price

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($152.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($125.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $353.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 14:17 EDT-0400)

I can't recommend the FX-8320 without a cooler, the stock one is awful.

You can save $10 by getting the TX3 though instead of 212 but 212 is better.

I can recommend some $300 dollar builds if you want to look at the lower end of the spectrum but they won't be with FX-8320's or I5's

Most likely FX-6300 vs i3

mouse24 · Mar 9, 2014

^ to add to what hes saying, if you do drop it down to an i3 I'd just get a 760k instead. 4 cores albeit slower ones would be more beneficial to you in 90% of the games than 2 stronger ones.

(I just made that statistic up)

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