Which AMD processor would team up best with a AMD Radeon GPU ?

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The recommended processor for a AMD Radeon RX 460/470 4GB is mentioned as Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz. But I want to buy an AMD processor as these tend to be comparatively cheaper than Intel processors. Can I buy one such AMD processor possibly the FX-6100 or the FX-6350 and team it up with the AMD Radeon GPU ?
 
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You kind of have the right idea, you want the CPU and videocard to be balanced. But for one thing, a 460 and a 470 are on two completely different performance levels. So you'd want to match the 460 to an entry level CPU, whereas the 470 works better with a mainstream CPU.

Your examples, the FX 6xxx series, are just fast enough to make the 470 the better choice.

I would not advise buying an FX CPU now, if you don't already have an FX system. If price is the issue, build a Pentium G4560 based system. It has more of a future upgrade path in the event you eventually want to upgrade your CPU. If AMD is your choice, the Ryzen 1400 is your current lowest price choice that makes sense.
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You kind of have the right idea, you want the CPU and videocard to be balanced. But for one thing, a 460 and a 470 are on two completely different performance levels. So you'd want to match the 460 to an entry level CPU, whereas the 470 works better with a mainstream CPU.

Your examples, the FX 6xxx series, are just fast enough to make the 470 the better choice.

I would not advise buying an FX CPU now, if you don't already have an FX system. If price is the issue, build a Pentium G4560 based system. It has more of a future upgrade path in the event you eventually want to upgrade your CPU. If AMD is your choice, the Ryzen 1400 is your current lowest price choice that makes sense.
 
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As I see it, the Ryzen 1400 has released in April 2017 and is branded as a high-end CPU. How would this be a lowest price choice then ? I am planning to buy the 470 only if the price difference isn't much but I would have to change my processor and motherboard as well. Any other suggestions ?
 
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if you want a rx 470, then the cheapest best choice would be to get a pentium G4560, and yes you would need a new motherboard and ram for it


a 6300 would pair well with a rx 460, if your motherboard supports that processor, you would be much better off pairing it with a gtx 1050 ti


the ryzen 4 core is also a good choice, but this also means a new motherboard and ram



the fx 6100 is utter trash for gaming
 
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FX-6300 will bottleneck RX 470. R5 1400 would give you the best performance (cheapest route) but R5 1600 is the best performance/value wise (out of AMD's current CPU's). On top of that it's powerful enough to do much more than just gaming.
 
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