AMD FX Processor

[RaxyTheBoss]

I was wondering what the best amd fx processor is?
In terms of how powerful and cost effective they are and I don't intend on ever overclocking it. I was told it was the 8320 but I'm not too sure myself.
Thank You.

 

[AmusingUserID]

Do you already own a AM3+ motherboard?

8320 is prob the best for price/performance, as can be overclocked easily

 

[XiPH3R]

I was wondering what the best amd fx processor is?
In terms of how powerful and cost effective they are and I don't intend on ever overclocking it. I was told it was the 8320 but I'm not too sure myself.
Thank You.

the fx 8320 currently gives one of the best price to performance ratios in terms of AMD processors. The high end fx processors like the fx 9590 are extremely power hungry and are not at all cost effective. Plus they dont deliver the best performance. So the fx 8320 is the sweet spot

 

[johnmanth]

FX 8320. But if you do not own an am3+ mob do not bother making an FX build in 2015... FX line is ancient

 

[AmusingUserID]

FX 8320. But if you do not own an am3+ mob do not bother making an FX build in 2015... FX line is ancient

Just what I was getting at

Cue linus minions defending their fx builds to the death............

 

[Xtergo]

Go intel if you dont have an amd motherboard

 

[bignastyid]

Do you already have the motherboard? If so what's the make and model? There are 960g and some 979 boards that while they state support have throttling issues with the 125w cpus due to heat and or weak vrms.

 

[maddogfargo]

What motherboard do you have?
What do you plan to use the PC for?
If gaming, what kind of games do you play?

FX 8 core needs a little beefier VRM and good cooling. And they are good for well threaded games. I'd suggest an 8320E or 8350. The only time I'd ever get the 9590 is if you can get it on sale, like I did, for just $30 more than an 83xx series.

Most modern games and high end GPUs will do just fine with an FX 6 core for gaming. And the 6300 and 6350 OC nicely without generating the heat/voltage stresses of the 8 core.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZHlo0DAI38

And no, they aren't as power hungry as some suggest. With a good board, good cooling and clean power you can often tune them to run at stock at much lower than default voltages, or OC nicely on stock voltage.

Examples from my builds:
FX 6300 #1 4.4GHz on stock voltage, Gigabyte 970-UD3, no LLC
FX 6300 #2 4.5 GHz on 1.375v, Gigabyte 970-UD3P, Medium LLC
FX 6350 4.5GHz on 1.3625v, Gigabyte 970-UD3P, Extreme LLC
FX 8350 4.5GHz on stock voltage, 990FX UD3, no LLC
FX 9590 4.9GHz on all 8 cores stable at 1.40v, High LLC. Yes, 1.40. 5.0GHz on all 8 needs 1.475, and yields minimal gains, so for power savings it makes sense to run it at 4.9 instead.

 

[dudeman509]

Another vote for the 8320, with a supporting motherboard capable of OC'ing a 125W chip