Amd FX 8350 Good for gaming?

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Here are some other benchmarks in which the FX-8350 outperforms the i5-4440: http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu

I would agree that the i5-4690K is a great buy for $180, but that requires in-store pickup. Not everyone lives near a Micron-center. The cheapest online price is $210, which is an $80 difference (compared to the FX-8350), money better spent on a GPU if the build is for gaming imo.
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Depends on what you want to do with it.

If you already have one and aren't looking for something with a huge graphics setup (3x 1080P or 4K) then the 8350 isn't bad, especially once overclocked.

If you are looking to buy - IMHO Intel has the more compelling gaming lineup right now.
 
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I dont have it yet, and I have an R9 280X

 
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Yep, an i5-44X0 is a true quad core and will run circles around the FX-8350 - both retail for ~$200.

I wouldn't advise the i5-43xx series (dual core) for gaming as not enough savings vs a 44X0. But if you can get one of the unlocked i5's (model# ends with a K and starts ~$250) - it will outperform the FX at stock and slaughter it if overclocked to 4+GHz.

 
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The FX 8350 is currently $130, the i5-4440 is $175. The AMD outperforms in practically every category while costing significantly less. http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4440-vs-AMD-FX-8350

Besides, you overestimate the importance of the CPU in gaming. For gaming the GPU is way more important.

I have an AMD FX 8350 and a Radeon HD 7950 (same as R9 280X). During gaming, the CPU is at 50 to 60% load while the GPU is maxed out. Thus, in the OP's case, his GPU will bottleneck him long before his CPU.
 
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Here are some other benchmarks in which the FX-8350 outperforms the i5-4440: http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu

I would agree that the i5-4690K is a great buy for $180, but that requires in-store pickup. Not everyone lives near a Micron-center. The cheapest online price is $210, which is an $80 difference (compared to the FX-8350), money better spent on a GPU if the build is for gaming imo.
 
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Actually, the 4690K is located ABOVE the 8350.
Also, if you buy a 8350, your upgrade path is essentially over except if you want to waste money on the 9590/9370, which both perform MUCH WORSE than the (almost) similarly priced 4790K, which goes for 249.99$ at Micro Center.
 
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Read my post again. I was comparing the FX-8350 to the i5-4440, NOT the 4690K. I'm aware that the 4690K is a better CPU, that was never the point. And the 4790K costs $300 online, not $249. You keep quoting in-store only prices. That is $170 more than the FX-8350, money better spent on the GPU.

While it is true the upgradeability of AM3+ is poor, your statement is misleading. For gaming, upgrading the GPU is far more important than upgrading the CPU unless there is a bottleneck. So far, the FX-8350 has yet to be bottlenecked by even a dual GTX 980 setup:
http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/58/core-i7-4770k-vs-amd-fx-8350-with-gtx-980-vs-gtx-780-sli-at-4k/index.html

So again, spending money on the GPU makes far more sense for gaming. To say you can't upgrade a system which has an FX-8350 is simply not true.
 
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I agree. I'm just not sure what that point has to do with the original question. The FX-8350 IS good for gaming and will continue to be in the future as games become more and more GPU heavy. Are there better CPUs out there? Certainly. But that wasn't the concern ;)
 
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