AMD Athlon X4 860k Or AMD A6-5400k?

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Hey, i really want to record a little bit of minecraft and i was wondering which cpu i should get. These are the different sides i was looking into getting:

860k:
Amd Athlon 860k
8Gb ddr3 1600
Nvidia Geforce 8500gt (already have it)

5400k:
Amd A6-5400k
8Gb ddr3 1600

I would like to know which "setup" would get more fps for minecraft as of right now, i am upgrading the 8500gt to a 750 ti in a few months.
 
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The 860K will be much better, and if you buy an A10-7850K (or 7870K) and two sticks of faster ram (1866 for example), you won't need a 750 Ti at all, if Minecraft is all you want to do that is.

If you want to go even cheaper, the A10-5800K is still good and can be found for the 860K's price.
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DonkeyOatie

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What they said. Three out of three doctors agree. The Athlon 860K is the heart of an A10 -7850K so, provided you have a discrete GPU, which you do, it is significantly better than the A6-5400K and can be overclocked further if you get a good motherboard from MeteorsRaining's list

CROSSBLADE RANGER
G45 GAMING
Extreme6+
FM2A88X+ Killer
A88X-PRO
GA-F2A88X-UP4
A88X-PLUS
A88X-G43
GA-G1.Sniper A88X
Extreme4+
PRO3+

mATX Form Factor:

A88XM GAMING
A88XM-PLUS/CSM
FM2A88M EXTREME4+
GA-F2A88XM-D3H

Mini-ITX Form Factor (not CFX capable but have WiFi):

GA-F2A88XN-WIFI
MSI A88XI AC (V2 as well)
FM2A88X-ITX+

There are some good deals available on the 260X. I saw a $70 refurbished one at Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202130
 
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DonkeyOatie

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While what you say is true, I disagree with the approach. The 860K is $40 cheaper than the 7850K. That $40 is better invested in a discrete GPU, either now, or in the future. Another $30 gets that refurbished 260X.

Looks like the OP wants a good discrete GPU, so the APU is wasting it's iGPU.
 
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The 860K would be a better option, the 5400k is a AMD APU, so it should ideally not be with a dedicated graphics card unless you are maybe upgrading the integrated GPU if you want more performance.
 
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DonkeyOatie

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Plan B would be an i3 4170.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $175.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-31 18:41 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $141.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-31 18:42 EDT-0400
 
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DonkeyOatie

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If the OP wants to overclock, and they will need to, to get the best out of the 860K, they may need a motherboard anyway.

If they have an old motherboard, I would suggest a different approach..



 
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The 860K will be much better, and if you buy an A10-7850K (or 7870K) and two sticks of faster ram (1866 for example), you won't need a 750 Ti at all, if Minecraft is all you want to do that is.

If you want to go even cheaper, the A10-5800K is still good and can be found for the 860K's price.
 
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