Best sub $200 gaming processor?

i5-3570k is the best gaming CPU around at any budget, go for it.

The FX-8350 is more like 20-30% behind according to some benchmarks I just looked at. That makes sense as well since it isn't a massive upgrade to the old Bulldozer FX-8 and that barely beat a Pentium G620 in games.
 

It is sub-$200 at Microcenter - $170 in fact. Picking mine up after my birthday this year :)
 

linkgx1

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It's both. But you can only get the processors in store for that price. In a way, MC is taking a loss-leader very akin to Black Friday sales. They want foot traffic. Their processors and motherboards are below cost for a reason and they hope you overspend on their overpriced GPUs.

It's a brand new processor and gives them a competitve advantage in some ways.
 

twelve25

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The best sub $200 gaming processor is the highest Ghz i5 you can find for under $200. Kind of varies with sales, but it doesn't really matter which i5.

Based on today's prices, i5-3470 (3.2Ghz) at Amazon would be the best under $200.