best amd processor for gaming ?
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- Dec 8, 2013
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There is no AMD processor that matches an Intel i7, or even an Intel i5. The best AMD processor is slightly worse than an Intel i3-6100 in most games, that's the AMD FX-8350 (Ignore the fail that is the FX-9590).
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^ agreed, nothing at this time matches the i7, and IF zen is any good you are looking at a new mobo anyway.
The windows CD issue is not so much of an issue, but if you have a OEM installation then you may need a new version.
The windows CD issue is not so much of an issue, but if you have a OEM installation then you may need a new version.
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It depends on the game you're planning to play. In some games, AMD FX processors lag behind the current Haswell & Skylake chips (although they do compare favorably to the Sandy Bridge & Ivy Bridge chips that also came out when the FX chips were released). In other games, there's little to zero difference in performance between Skylake i5/i7 chips & the FX chips -- like Titanfall 2 (http://www.techspot.com/review/1271-titanfall-2-pc-benchmarks/page3.html) & Battlefield 1 (http://www.techspot.com/review/1267-battlefield-1-benchmarks/page4.html). And some games even show i5s struggling to perform as well as i7 chips, like Gears of War 4 (http://www.techspot.com/review/1263-gears-of-war-4-benchmarks/page4.html). So while it's possible to be technically telling the truth by saying that "Intel chips beat AMD chips", the actual margin of victory for the Intel chips varies quite a bit.
However, before anyone can say whether or not you can improve anything on your system, we would need to know the following:
1. What are the current specs -- CPU, motherboard, GPU, RAM, etc.?
2. What is your available budget for upgrades?
3. What particular games are you looking at improving performance in?
However, before anyone can say whether or not you can improve anything on your system, we would need to know the following:
1. What are the current specs -- CPU, motherboard, GPU, RAM, etc.?
2. What is your available budget for upgrades?
3. What particular games are you looking at improving performance in?
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