Good AMD Gaming And Streaming CPU (£100-£150)

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Okay So The Time Has Come To Look For A Better CPU After Getting My New EVGA GTX750 Ti SC The other week i love to stream games and run my mc server but my CPU Just Cant Handle Either Very Well What Would Be A Good CPU I Am Planning On Water Cooling The Cpu With Corsair H60i AnyOne???

System Specs:
Case: CIT Vantage Case
CPU: AMD A6-3670K 2.7ghz
CPU Cooler: Stock
MotherBoard: MSI A55M-P33
GPU: EVGA 750 Ti SC
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Storage: 2TB OF HDD Space
PSU: Corsair VS 650V
 
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The Xeon that logainofhades suggested has put a bit of a spanner in the works (in a good way). That processor is great and I'd certainly recommend it over the FX-8xxx series, but that motherboard is pretty crap. Like logainofhades said, it will do the job, but I wouldn't be happy with it.

If you want something right now this is what I'd recommend:

AMD FX-8350 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-2GHz/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400748796&sr=1-1&keywords=fx-8350
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-Motherboard-Sempron/dp/B008RPYB0U

However, for an extra £40 I'd go for this, even if it meant waiting and saving a little more:

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Instead of paying close to £60 for the H60i (which you don't need), combine that with your £150 maximum budget to replace the CPU and motherboard.

The problem is that your processor socket will only support the APU line. As you have the GTX 750 Ti, the APU is just a performance bottleneck. Instead of having all the processing power dedicated to a CPU, some if it will be reserved for the integrated GPU. This is a waste of processing power.

Upgrade your motherboard to an AM3+ socket and bag an FX-6xxx or FX-8xxx CPU. It's within budget and will provide much better performance. Alternatively, get an i5 and an LGA 1150 motherboard if you're not bothered about overclocking.
 
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Unfurtunately, your MotherBoard can just be combined with the A series CPU by AMD (know by APU). To upgrade this, and its absoluted recomended for good games, you have to change your Motherboard
Well, you have two choises:

First:

Go to Intel Plataform (don't make Overclock and don't need watercooller)
Processor: Intel Core i3-4360 (3.4 Ghz - dual core + 2 treads)
MB: MSI H81M-P33
Value: something abou £150

or

Go with AMD (what I recomend, much more cores and a beautiful overclock with a watercoller)
Processor: AMD FX6350 (3.9Ghz, 4.5 OverClocked - six core)
MB: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
WaterCooler: Corsair H55
Value: Somethink about £160

The AMD set is just a little bit more expensive but the performance gain is absolute higher!

 
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It's worth mentioning that the FX-6xxx series is NOT a six-core processor. It's a tri-core with two logical cores per physical core. Think of it as a tri-core processor with hyper-threading.

For around £200 you can get an i5 4590 and B85 motherboard, which will wipe the floor with the FX-6xxx. Granted, you can't really overclock the i5, but games don't particularly benefit from it anyway. There are gains to be had for sure, just don't expect big ones.
 
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That is not true. It is 6 physical integer cores divided among 3 modules, sharing an FPU in each module. Not at all hyper-threading. Part of the performance issues the FX line has against the Intel Core series is the fact that the 6 integer cores are crippled by sharing the FPUs on their modules. Here is a good example of the FX arch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AMD_Bulldozer_block_diagram_%288_core_CPU%29.PNG

OP, go with the FX6300 suggestion that was made above. Very good choice.
 
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Thank you CoolWoLF. As I said, the FX 6350 is SIX CORE no tri-core and hyper-thread.
Just Intel use Hyper-thread teclogy, like the core i3 that is a dual core processor thats emulates two more cores.

The AMD choise is abosolut better.

 
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I understand where you're coming from, and I know that it's not the same as hyper-threading (I did say "Think of it as a tri-core processor with hyper-threading"), but for the sake of simplicity it was the best example to use.

The FX-6350 advertises itself as a six-core processor, but the shared resources between each core mean that it can't utilise all six simultaneously. It's a clever (and deceptive) choice of words from AMD but the fact remains that not all six cores are being used. It's therefore debateable whether or not the FX-6xxx series should be billed as a six-core processor. In theory, yes, but in practice, no.

As the three FPUs are shared between six cores, the computer can only utilise three cores at a time. The so-called six-core processor is, in practice, a tri-core. Bear that in mind when you compare it to a dual-core and hyper-threaded i3, which has much stronger single-core performance.
 
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So What Would Be The Better Choice In The Long Run AMD or Intel Not Planning On wanting To Upgrade Cpu Or Mb For Atleast 6-8 Months Atleast??

Remeber Gotta Be able To Handle A Mc Server And Games At 1080p While streaming As I Just Got Another 8gb of ram yesterday i had forgot i had ordered it last month and was waiting on it to come into stock and get shipped
 
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Given your budget and the fact that you'll need good multi-threaded performance for simultaneous streaming and gaming, I'd recommend the FX-8350 or FX-8320. You don't need the H60i and you'll be better off investing that money into the CPU or motherboard. If you want to get into overclocking at a later stage, a Cooler Master 212 Evo will do a good job for less than half the price of the H60i.

This is a good motherboard to pair with either processor and still fits your combined budget; http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-Motherboard-Sempron/dp/B008RPYB0U.
 
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In theory, the FX-8320 should have more than enough power to handle what you need. It's the most suitable choice for your needs and budget, but as I've not utilised that hardware in that way, I can't give you an absolute, definitive verdict, much as I'd like to.

Unfortunately, the only way you'll be absolutely sure of anything is if you try it for yourself or see if anyone else already has.
 
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As the OP is pricing their budget in pound sterling, I presume that they aren't based in the US, so Micro Center is off the cards.

There may be an element of bottle-necking, but not to the point where it will be problematic. Either FX-8xxx processor is considerably more powerful than your APU, so if your build can manage a live stream with a few compromises now, you're unlikely to encounter any problems if you upgrade.
 
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For about the 210, adding cost of cooler to your 150, you could go with this. It would be faster than FX, run cooler, and use less power. Motherboard isn't very feature rich, but would get the job done.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£176.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£31.85 @ Aria PC)
Total: £208.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 14:23 BST+0100)
 
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That processor is a bit of a beast and should work fine with a 780, but when you cross an AMD processor with an nVidia graphics solution, you tend to get a little less FPS than if you were running an AMD equivalent. But I think you should not replace your graphics card. I have the i7 4770K and I also have a FX 8350 build. They both have a GTX 750 and they are almost equivalent (mostly because the i7 is overclocked)
 
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So the processor and mb
I linked a few questions back would be okay just a simple yes or no answer please will it handle a livestream and game at the same time and not bottle neck my gpu as much??
 
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Bicycle_repair_man can you link me to the best cpu and mb possible within my budget for running servers and high end games and livestreaming and wont bottle neck my gpu please i do perfer intel but am not really bothered which i get aslong as it can handle what i want and within my budget
 
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The Xeon that logainofhades suggested has put a bit of a spanner in the works (in a good way). That processor is great and I'd certainly recommend it over the FX-8xxx series, but that motherboard is pretty crap. Like logainofhades said, it will do the job, but I wouldn't be happy with it.

If you want something right now this is what I'd recommend:

AMD FX-8350 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-2GHz/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400748796&sr=1-1&keywords=fx-8350
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-Motherboard-Sempron/dp/B008RPYB0U

However, for an extra £40 I'd go for this, even if it meant waiting and saving a little more:

Xeon E3 1230V3 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-BX80646E31230V3-Quad-Core-Processor-3-3GHz/dp/B00D69PY1C/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400748858&sr=1-1&keywords=xeon+1230v3
ASRock H87 PRO4 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H87-PRO4-Motherboard-Generation/dp/B00CYWEZXA/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400748979&sr=1-3&keywords=1150+motherboard+atx

I've used Amazon so you can compare prices, but you may be able to find the components cheaper elsewhere.
 
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