Best CPU for GTX 1050?(Lowest Possible Bottleneck)

[troy1960]

i was planning to get an FX 8350 and MSI 970 Pro motherboard, 8GB DDR3, but im wondering, what's the best and cheapest CPU/Motherboard combo for my 1050? To be exact, an MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Gaming X 2G(NOT 1050Ti). I want the fastest performance i can, whilst staying under 300 euros(if possible, if not, ill get an 8350 anyway cuz amd3plus motherboard+8350 cpu+8gb g.skill ram tops up at 309 euros.)

Thanks in advance, and no, im not an AMD fanboy, i wanted an i5-4460 but i found the FX 8350 was cheaper to get with motherboard and ram and it was faster, too.

 

[maxalge]

i was planning to get an FX 8350 and MSI 970 Pro motherboard, 8GB DDR3, but im wondering, what's the best and cheapest CPU/Motherboard combo for my 1050? To be exact, an MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Gaming X 2G(NOT 1050Ti). I want the fastest performance i can, whilst staying under 300 euros(if possible, if not, ill get an 8350 anyway cuz amd3plus motherboard+8350 cpu+8gb g.skill ram tops up at 309 euros.)

Thanks in advance, and no, im not an AMD fanboy, i wanted an i5-4460 but i found the FX 8350 was cheaper to get with motherboard and ram and it was faster, too.

an 8350 is not faster than a i5 4460


am3 is obsolete, a dead end



PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/94gbxY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/94gbxY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€183.93 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€71.59 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€57.58 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €313.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-14 13:21 CET+0100

 

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If you are going to buy an AMD CPU, wait for the Ryzen 1400(X) 4-5 months from now. That will be much faster than any FX ever made and far more power-efficient.

With the FX-8350 getting beat by the i3 in many gaming benchmarks, I wouldn't consider it an 'upgrade' for an i5.

 

[troy1960]

what socket will the Ryzen 1400 or 1400x use then?

 

[maxalge]

what socket will the Ryzen 1400 or 1400x use then?

AM4

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#sort=a8&s=33&page=1



the 4 core ryzen should be very well priced ~$100 - $150, and offer good price/performance if you overclock