Fx 6300 vs fx 8320

[linkgx1]

If I were to choose either the fx 6300 for gaming or the fx 8320, which would be better on a price performance ratio.

 

[AMD Radeon]

depends on what game/GPU you use... higher GPU need more CPU power. 8320 for sure

 

[linkgx1]

depends on what game/GPU you use... higher GPU need more CPU power. 8320 for sure

Playing Farcry 3 on medium settings

 

[AMD Radeon]

6300 will be enough OC will add even more performance

what gpu will u use?

 

[twelve25]

FX6300 is basically a 6 core version of the 8320. It has the same clock and turbo speed. So unless you have a game that you know will use all 8 cores (which would be rare) I don't see much point in going 8320 for gaming. If you stream, then I might want the extra cores.


this far cry 3 benchmark seems to show clock speed being more important than the extra cores because the fx-6300 (3.5G 6 core) beats the fx-8300 (3.3G 8 core). One might conclude that the 8320 would be right around that same 58fps mark.

from: http://www.techspot.com/review/615-far-cry-3-performance/page6.html

 

[linkgx1]

6300 will be enough OC will add even more performance

what gpu will u use?

I haven't decided yet. I'm still researching. Something preferably under $200. Any suggestions

 

[twelve25]

7870 is excellent for Far Cry. That's about $210-$240 depending on sales. If money is tight, then definitely drop to the 6300 to pay for the slightly better graphics card. 7870 is the best without spending well over $300.

http://www.techspot.com/review/615-far-cry-3-performance/page2.html

 

[pit_1209]

Under 200$ the hd 7850 is the best.

 

[AMD Radeon]

cheapest 7870 is 200

and 7850 2GB is 170ish

cant be wrong with those 2

 

[AMD Radeon]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/his-video-card-h787q2g2m
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx785acnl4

i hope it will help you

 

[linkgx1]

Thanks for the choices. I'll be researching for what I want. I was pleasently suprised to see the great performance of the fx6300 with far cry 3.

 

[twelve25]

cheapest 7870 is 200

and 7850 2GB is 170ish

cant be wrong with those 2

I run a 7850, so normally I agree, but in this case there is a 33% performance increase going to the 7870. Well worth the cost difference. The next 33% performance above the 7870 costs $250! (GTX 680/7970)

 

[camohanna]

I suggest the 7870 + 6300 over a 7850 and a 8320. You will much more gaming gain out of the 6300/7870 then the 7850/8320.

 

[linkgx1]

I run a 7850, so normally I agree, but in this case there is a 33% performance increase going to the 7870. Well worth the cost difference. The next 33% performance above the 7870 costs $250! (GTX 680/7970)

I might go with the 7870 then .

 

[linkgx1]

I suggest the 7870 + 6300 over a 7850 and a 8320. You will much more gaming gain out of the 6300/7870 then the 7850/8320.

I thin you're right. I think the performance is good for the price.

 

[Zachasaurs]

if your game prefers nvidia i got the gtx 650 ti boost and it worked well with all my games with no lag at all and a minimun with the fx-6300 of 50 fps unless theres server lag.

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

I wonder where my 1055T at 3.7 ends up on that list.