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I have an athlon 860k and oc to 4.3ghz
but, i can get an FX 8320 + Mobo for 125$
is it worth while and will it make a difference?

Really looking to play the new BF game when it comes out.
 
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If you are going to use the extra 4 cores, it would be worth it. But for gaming I doubt you will see any difference, though BF seems to make good use of the extra cores. You will have to overclock the FX of course, so it depends a bit on the motherboard that comes with the FX.
 
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The 860K is a solid processor for gaming, especially when overclocked. If your current graphics card (you didn't mention) performs well below a GTX 950, look in that direction instead (since no amount of CPU upgrade will help you due to bottle-neck). With the pending release of the 1070/1080, lots of used graphics cards better than the GTX 950 should come on the market in the 125$ range.

Per core, the 860K performs better than the FX-8320 (unless you plan to overclock it well beyond the 860K). However, if BF makes good use of the extra cores in the FX-8320, then it might be an improvement (though probably less than 20%). No way to know without seeing benchmarks of the game when it is released, but you may find comparisons between the two for the current BF.
 
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I have an R7 260x and 860K right now
I plan on getting a 380 or 280x for BF1
so would it be worth going that. I cant get intel way too pricey and out of my budget. im just going for 60fps.
when is Zen coming out? should I wait
and yea I agree the 860k is a cheap best for gaming. I play BF4 at med-high settings on 64 player maps and the lowest ive ever seen it drop is to 45. but its usually above 60.
 
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My bet is on spending what you have on the graphics (and the 380/280x is fine, if you are not too worried about the future). If you do that first, then even a small overclock on the 860K should be sufficient for BF1, but just a guess:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/05/10/battlefield-1-beta-5-things-to-know-right-now/

Other thoughts: Make sure your power supply has the head-room for a 380/280x (500+ watts). If not, the Nvidia 960/950 could be about 75 watts less for similar performance during game play.

Do you have Mantle turned on for BF4?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgiDJ2UgNM

 
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I have a 500w Rosewill Glacier power supply I used my friends GTX 980 Ti in my pc to test before i built his pc and had no isses so im confident on my power supply.
I have my 860k at 4.3Ghz
 
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