8320 or 8350

[rebelyell06]

I'm ordering one of the two today. I'm just stuck because I don't know if I should pull the trigger on the 8350. I am going to oc, but from what I've researched so far I might not get as good of performance out of the 8320. Now I know I might not be able to tell a difference if its close, but I don't want to risk getting a lesser quality chip either. Especially if they're only 40 bucks difference.

 

[dacquesta1]

just re-read...the cores in the 8320/8350 are faster clock for clock vs the Athlon 2 x4 so even though it may be 100mhz slower stock, the amount of work it will process is higher.

 

[rebelyell06]

I game a lot. Mainly mmo's, but a lot of SC2 also(even though I suck lol). I'm currently running an ancient Athlon II x4 630, but it oc'd pretty well. Everything else in my pc is upgraded as of about 2 weeks ago. So mobo and processor are the last two things I need. I may have went about it the wrong way, but I got what I could get at the time. I have the extra money for the mobo and cpu now and want to make a lasting decision.

 

[rebelyell06]

Antec 1100 case(running 7 120 intake and the 200 as the exhaust)
H80i cooling
CX750M psu
16gb Corsair Vengence
XFX R9 270
120gb Toshiba SSD
1TB Seagate

 

[dacquesta1]

Have you thought about going the Intel route? They perform better on those older games that aren't optimized for multi-core like the AMD CPU's.

 

[rebelyell06]

Well its actually 9 120mm fans, but 3 are the pull fans. 1 on the H80i and two for the hdd's

 

[rebelyell06]

and the h80i is push/pull

 

[rebelyell06]

I did think about intel, but not for their prices. That and I just think there is more of a future with the 8 core. May not see the initial benefit now, but a year down the road, who knows?

 

[dacquesta1]

I mean I doubt you'll notice a difference between the 8320/50 vs say a 4670 but it's something to consider. I haven't come across anything that doesn't run good on mine and games like battlefield 4 make use of the cores the 8320/50 have. Just figured I would throw that out there.

 

[rebelyell06]

I appreciate the response. It definitely has me thinking. I have an hour to decide so I can order and get it shipped today. I'm currently talking myself out of 40 bucks, just for the guarantee, but I'm having to do a lot of talking lol

 

[dacquesta1]

Well if you are undecided and second guessing yourself just grab the 8350 and don't look back.

 

[rebelyell06]

Went with the 8350. Can't wait for it to get here!