AMD CPU help!

[Berkin]

Hey my FX 8320 is officially dead (during old heatsink removal,don't ask) and now I have to get something. I am thinking about getting the same one since my budget is really limited and new mobo and ram for an intel cpu is out of the question. Please help me choose. I live in Germany

 

[Ecky]

Pricing will be different where you live, so that makes a recommendation tougher, but generally speaking an FX-8320e will be one of the slower FX CPUs at stock speeds but is better binned for lower power consumption and so tends to overclock better. Get the 8320e on a budget if you overclock. If you don't OC, get another regular 8320.

 

[Berkin]

Would it be worth changing mobo ram and cpu to intel skylake? I am considering a new build but thats months away. Should I already force myself or just spend 150 euros on 8320

 

[Ecky]

That's entirely up to you. If you buy an FX CPU now, you can have a working system for the least amount of money, and these parts will still hold some resale value in the used market so it's not like you're flushing money. A Skylake i5 would be faster in every way, but how much faster depends on your uses. If you do a lot of gaming and play AAA games that are well-threaded (e.g. Battlefield) you probably won't see much difference at all moving to an Intel platform. If you play a lot of games that are not well-threaded, such as Arma3 and DayZ, or most MMOs, a Core i5 (or even an i3) could potentially be close to twice as fast where you were CPU limited before. In terms of compressing files and video encoding speed, an FX-8320 is somewhere between a Core i3 and Core i5. For light desktop use such as web browsing, all of these CPUs feel about the same.

Generally speaking, FX CPUs are still halfway decent desktop CPUs. There are cases where their abysmal single-threaded performance really hurts, but unless those situations are part of your typical uses, I'd probably suggest just replacing it with another FX. On the other hand, all of the low-hanging fruit has already been picked by Intel, and even if you wait 3-4 years to change platforms, you're likely to only see 10-20% extra performance, so it's not like waiting to change platforms will net you huge gains.

 

[4745454b]

You need to spend 150 euros for a 8320?

I guess the point is moot. You said you didn't have the money for the Intel build. If you can move to Intel I would. Your 8320 should be using DDR3, so is there any way you can move to a 4xxx CPU? You'll have to get a new motherboard of course, but that's the only thing you'd need to buy. What CPUs can you buy for ~150?

 

[Berkin]

If I am gonna move to DDR4 then I won't stick with AMD. It isn't only a mobo, also ram.

 

[4745454b]

You don't have to move to DDR4 though. The 4xxx CPUs still use DDR3 and while not the newest/top of the line they are still much better then the 83xx CPUs from AMD. At least for gaming. The 4670K or 4460 are still good gaming CPUs and will help drop the cost down.

 

[Ecky]

My opinion: if you're going to bother changing platforms, go for Skylake and DDR4. Moving from one old platform to another doesn't seem worth the trouble to me.

 

[Berkin]

Price difference between 4670k and 6600k is like 10 euros. It would be helpful if you guys could use de.partpicker.com and try out things there

 

[LeKeiser]

AMD CPUs sucks, everyone will tell you that. You HAVE to buy an Intel. Even the cheapest one will crush 10 FXs so I don't know what you're waiting for. Get an i3 and be happy.

 

[4745454b]

But we lack the budget. I agree that moving to the newest platform is the better idea, but if the budget doesn't allow it then it doesn't allow it. Option one is cheapest, just buy a new 8320 for 150 euros. Option 2 is next cheapest where you buy a new Intel CPU for 150 euros, and a board that will run it for 60-75? He can reuse the DDR3 memory he's got now, and it's only ~200+ total. (225? Again, don't know what the budget allows.) Option 3 is the most expensive but of course provides the biggest boost. New skylake build with DDR4. Don't get me wrong, would be "best". But it's also the most expensive and might be out of reach.

Looking on that website I do see the i3 6100 is around 120. That's a good entry gaming CPU. You would need to buy new DDR4 ram though. (Might be able to undervolt the DDR3 you have.) They don't have the 4460 in that 150 price range so if you went with an older build they do have the 4160 for around the same 120. Won't be as fast as the 6100, but still not the worst thing ever.

 

[4745454b]

The cheapest Intel CPU would get "crushed" by one FX CPU, let alone 10. Try to use real facts in your posts please.

 

[LeKeiser]

The cheapest Intel CPU would get "crushed" by one FX CPU, let alone 10. Try to use real facts in your posts please.

errrrr that's not what I read here. An i3 will crush any FX, that's what they say. Better in games, better priced, and so on.
I've read hundred of posts that say so, all expert posters.

 

[Berkin]

I think I am going with another 8320, and sell it half the price in some months if I am lucky. Thanks guys!

 

[LeKeiser]

You won't sell it half the price. Zen is coming out in a few months, it's gonna be a disaster, so your FX won't be worth a dead cat.

 

[4745454b]

You didn't say the cheapest i3, you said the cheapest Intel CPU. And there is no proof Zen will be a "disaster". If you have something you can contribute on these forums that's great. But go spread your AMD FUD elsewhere if you are just going to make up stuff.

OP, that's the cheapest way to go. Gets you going again with the least amount of money. If the budget you have says that's what you do, then by all means do it. You'll probably want to move to Intel at some point but at least you'll have a machine to keep you going until you decide to upgrade for real.