budget gaming builds... fm2+ vs. am3+

[iron8orn]

So what I am wondering here is why so many people are still recommending a FX 6300 with the release of the Athlon X4 860k

There are obvious factors at play here like the Athlon is a newer manufacturing process with better ipc but with less oc headroom.
The 6300 has 2 more threads and high oc headroom.
The am3+ is called a dead platform while AMD continues innovation on the fm2+ so the availability of a upgrade seems likely to me if a gamer is pointed toward a fm2+ motherboard.
I would also like opinions on the highest level of gpu to recommend for each cpu, each one should be able to reach 4.4ghz with a Hyper 212 EVO so I think the oc headroom of the 32nm SOI is off the table.

 

[bootcher]

For gaming both cpu's won't have much difference if any at all when coupled to the same gpu, since most games utilize 1-2 cores, with a few exceptions utilizing 4. The FX will have an advantage at multitasking because of the extra 2 cores, also it will reach higher mhz at overclocking. Also the FX line is considered more the high-end platform of AMD. I don't think am3 is dead, at least not for a while. They still offer a good bang for your buck and perform well for their price.
Both cpu's could run up to GTX 970/r9 290 without (much) bottlenecking, given you don't run high resolutions, up to 1080p it will be fine in most games.

 

[PandaBear270]

I would personally get Athlon X4 860K with FM2+ motherboard. This new AMD architecture is worth every dollar.

 

[iron8orn]

thanks for your comments