Best Mid-Range CPU for pure gaming

[juanra1409]

Good night folks.

I am looking forward to build a new PC for pure gaming (and so other mainstream stuff like checking FB, watching youtube videos or HD movies), but I'm stuck at the very beginning of the process, I don't know which CPU to choose, the FX 8350 or the i5 4670k, and I would like a little help on making the decision.

I mainly game WoW, LoL and Steam games like Half-life, I'm planning on abandoning my Xbox 360 and focus on PC gaming, but those 2 games are the ones that I play the most.

My actual setup is the following and it doesn't serve me anymore, sometimes when the GPU needs more power the computer just freezes and I have to reload it (I built it 3 years ago when I didn't know a thing about PC building):

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon Hd 5670
Mobo: Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H
RAM: Kingston Hyper X 2x3 (2gb) 6gb 1600mhz (my computer runs it at 1333mhz, don't know why...).
Actek case with integrated "500w" power supply which I feel is killing my computer components...

You may ask why I'm going with those CPUs if I'm just going to play games like WoW or LoL, and the reason is that I want a really good performance in terms of FPS, and I really hate when I'm on a very hardware demanding part of the game and it starts running at 5-10 fps .-.

Hope you can help me, thank you

P.S: For the other componentes I'm planing on getting a mid range graphics card like a GTX 760 or 660, or a r9 270x or a 7870 ghz edition, a good mobo for overclocking, 8-16 gb's of RAM at 1600mhz or more, a 80 plus power supply of at least 500w and a decent case. Sorry for bad english btw.

 

[exroofer]

A 4670k will give you higher benchmark numbers than an 8350.
Feeding a midrange card, I don't think you would see very much real world difference between the two, and an 8350 gives you more cores for multitasking.

Either one would work very well, so it's kind of up to you as far as overall budget.
An 8350/good 990fx mobo build might leave you more budget to jump a tier in video card at the same price point, maybe.
Which would give you more overall gaming performance.

The Intel solution will yield the biggest numbers. I would study some of the recommended builds around your budget and see what fits your needs.