Is this good for gaming Amd Richland A8-6600K x4 Processor Socket Fm2 3.9ghz?

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Im planning to buy Amd Richland A8-6600K x4 Processor Socket Fm2 3.9ghz with HD 8570 and i wanted to add a discrete video card, is it good for heavy games like NFS THE RUN and i already bought fm2+ motherboard...if not please suggest other processor with that socket.. Thanks...
 
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Also to the OP: are you in the USA? At newegg.com you can get the X4-860K (No GPU enabled on die) for $75 or the A10-7850K for $130 (with builtin gpu that is compatiable with newer AMD video card for dual GPU). The biggest factor in my opinion is how soon you are going to get a discrete GPU. If at the same time as ordering the CPU you will get more for your money by getting the X4-860 and putting money saved towards a better discrete GPU.

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Usually when you buy an APU for the FM2+ socket you aren't buying a graphics card. But since you already have the mobo, I would recommend the A10-6800k. Its a good, fast quadcore processor with support for discrete crossfire, and well outperforms the A8.
 
So you already have the motherboard... I would have said go intel for a gaming build.. AMD cpu's aren't the best for current heavy gaming due to their current poorer single thread performance. Direct X 12 may help AMD some but if the games are not DX12 they will still run poorer on AMD. You could get an Athlon X4 860K (Faster SR CORE) if you don't need to use the on die GPU, or an 7850K or 7870K (Faster SR CORE with Fastest GPU on die), or 6600K (Richland CORE with GPU) or 6800K (Richland Core Slightly Better GPU on die) or Athlon X4 760K (Richland Core with NO GPU). Richland cpu's tend to overclock better but SR cores are faster at the same speed (GHZ). SR has a way better GPU than Richland. So it all depends on what you want to do. Google some reviews of the CPU's above to get a better idea.
 

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Also to the OP: are you in the USA? At newegg.com you can get the X4-860K (No GPU enabled on die) for $75 or the A10-7850K for $130 (with builtin gpu that is compatiable with newer AMD video card for dual GPU). The biggest factor in my opinion is how soon you are going to get a discrete GPU. If at the same time as ordering the CPU you will get more for your money by getting the X4-860 and putting money saved towards a better discrete GPU.
 
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If you go for intel you would need a new motherboard. Intel cpu's also tend to cost more and most models are not overclockable, K models are overclockable and the Pentium G3258 is as well. The Pentium G3258 is around $70 and overclocks nicely, it is only a dual core so at some point if finances allow you could upgrade to quad core I5-4690K ($240 ish). It really depends on if you are comfortable with overclocking. A decent motherboard would be another $100-150ish for Z97 LGA1550 board (Intel's current consumer platform).
 

Or the 7850K.. It has a more powerful GPU than the 7600K, but either will work.