fx 6300/ fx 8320 or core i5 2500k (used)for modern games

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as the title says fx 6300 is really in my budget and i will be using it with a gtx 960 for 900p gaming but i did some readings here and there and they state fx 6300 might not handle upcoming games easily / prices are really high in my country and there is a 50 bucks difference between a fx 6300 and 8320 another option is to get a used core i5 2500k and oc it which in itself is still a very great processor indeed for gaming
 
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The FX-8350 is competitive with and i5 2500k at stock clocks. It beats it in a few tasks you would rarely perform and loses at gaming and most common tasks. The i5 uses quite a bit less power/generates less heat/runs quieter.

You can see a comparison here:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=288

I have found SandyBridge chips slightly easier to overclock than the newer generations. Their performance is a little less, but with a little overclock, they can still handle pretty much any game at top settings.
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hmm i got a deal core i5 2500k +z77 for 170 bucks and i am getting a gtx 960 for a 900p monitor i have / many told me to get the i5 and that its still better than fx's and that there isnt much of a difference between sandy and the next gen architechtures.
 
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The i5-2500K without any hesitation. The vast majority of computing tasks rely on single core performance, and as you can see the 2500K is around 40% faster.

UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-2500K vs AMD FX-8320
Effective CPU Speed: 77% vs 59.2%
Intel Core i5-2500K - 52nd / 835
AMD FX-8320 - 193rd / 835

Even though the 2500K is a few years old, when overclocked its only about 10% behind the latest and greatest i5:

UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-4690K vs Core i5-2500K
Effective CPU Speed: 90.9% vs 77%
Intel Core i5-4690K - 5th / 835
Intel Core i5-2500K - 52nd / 835

 
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The FX-8350 is competitive with and i5 2500k at stock clocks. It beats it in a few tasks you would rarely perform and loses at gaming and most common tasks. The i5 uses quite a bit less power/generates less heat/runs quieter.

You can see a comparison here:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=288

I have found SandyBridge chips slightly easier to overclock than the newer generations. Their performance is a little less, but with a little overclock, they can still handle pretty much any game at top settings.
 
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