FX 8350 For $50.

[lperreault21]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - FX-8350 4GHz 8-Core Processor ($50.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-970-Gaming ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($50.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($0.00)
Total: $100.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-11 15:02 EDT-0400

So I can get the CPU / Mobo for 100 bucks. and I have 8gb of ram already.

My Main Build had a i5 750, but the mobo died in a *incident*

Would this be a significant upgrade?

Another option I have is to sell my GPU (RX 460) and get a 2400g + AB350 + 8gb RAM

All I am doing is Minecraft and some other games.

the Only Thing CPU intensive would Be Cities skylines, but that runs at 20FPS anyways, so that not a big deal.

I would Eventually upgrade to ZEN 2? And use this has a NAS server

oh, and I am runing in 720p

 

[vapour]

Don't waste money on dead FX series anymore... I will try to get a used motherboard. Plenty of top rated plus sellers selling for ~$20: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=lga+1156+motherboard&_sop=15

 

[madmatt30]

For $100 ??

Yeah absolutely worth it if you already have ddr 3 ram imo.

 

[lperreault21]

Don't waste money on dead FX series anymore... I will try to get a used motherboard.

OK then, I will look for a used Mobo i guess

though, The FX has MUCH better benchmarks

 

[lperreault21]

For $100 ??

Yeah absolutely worth it if you already have ddr 3 ram imo.

That's what I was thinking, also, that I can make a server out of it.

 

[ikaz]

Yeah $100 for a stop gap is not too bad while it's a dead end 8350 is not bad though it uses a bit of power. If you do go the "Zen" route I would recommend the 2200G over the 2400G as the $70 premium over the 22 I don't believe is worth it.

 

[bignastyid]

I'd be worried about VRM throttling given that motherboard uses a weak 4+1 VRM setup.

 

[lperreault21]

I'd be worried about VRM throttling given that motherboard uses a weak 4+1 VRM setup.

Ok, Could you recommend a better one?

 

[bignastyid]

Look for something with a 6+2 or 8+2 setup. You'll likely need to look in the used market as the few new ones still available are prohibitively expensive.

 

[-Fran-]

It's really hard to believe you can find a 8350 for $50. Is that a used CPU?

I'm willing to say, that if you're willing to buy used, you can find better alternatives for $100, or around that price.

Cheers!

 

[lperreault21]

Look for something with a 6+2 or 8+2 setup. You'll likely need to look in the used market as the few new ones still available are prohibitively expensive.

Oh, thank you

 

[jr9]

FX 8350 would be a OK upgrade coming from an i5-750 (as it's 5 years newer) and worth it in the short term especially get a working PC but even if you can get the board and CPU for 100 bucks I still wouldn't do it unless you want the PC working ASAP. I personally against the FX series as they as so inferior to Ryzen and even 2nd generation i5 processors (we are on generation 8 now).

If you are playing at 720p and not demanding games anyways you could get by with something like a 2400G and no graphics card until you could buy one. You basically would be trading 35% GPU power for 50% more CPU power plus way faster RAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($162.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $336.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-11 22:30 EDT-0400

 

[madmatt30]

I dont think that boards bad if you can get it for $50.

Yeah its only a 4+1 & youre not going to be over clocking on it , but it has the same vrm setup as the ds3p which always handled the 8 cores ok.

The mosfets are far far better quality than the crappy ones asrock & msi used on their cheaper boards .

 

[lperreault21]

FX 8350 would be a OK upgrade coming from an i5-750 (as it's 5 years newer) and worth it in the short term especially get a working PC but even if you can get the board and CPU for 100 bucks I still wouldn't do it unless you want the PC working ASAP. I personally against the FX series as they as so inferior to Ryzen and even 2nd generation i5 processors (we are on generation 8 now).

If you are playing at 720p and not demanding games anyways you could get by with something like a 2400G and no graphics card until you could buy one. You basically would be trading 35% GPU power for 50% more CPU power plus way faster RAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($162.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $336.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-11 22:30 EDT-0400

Ok, thanks, I think I am going with this, because my teacher needs a new GPU and I am selling mine

 

[madmatt30]

^ cheaper board for the ryzen if budget is tight.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145056&FM=1

 

[lperreault21]

^ cheaper board for the ryzen if budget is tight.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145056&FM=1

wow, 70 bucks for X370!

 

[ev3rm0r3]

My secondary gaming system il a 8370 fx with a gtx 770 and that setup still rocks most games at 50-60fps at 1080p. Since minecraft is mostly cpu that 8 core will rock that game over that intel chip. Gotta remember Minecraft runs on a Intel HD 4400 so the 8350fx is like a dodge viper by comparison. If you can grab that for 100 bucks then grab a 730gtx or 770gtx used, or get a newer cheaper 1050ti. That build would now then suffice for at least 8 months on your average game. If you can throw down a 1060 6gb that board and cpu can still hold its own. I own it, I can vouch for it. But get 16gb ram. You won't regret it.

When budget isn't an issue then upgrade. But even if you bought a ryzen 1300 it would still be slower then the 8350fx at least for mc.

 

[vapour]

Quotes by ev3rm0r3:

To: vapour

From: ev3rm0r3

Sent on: April 17, 2018 3:12 AM

You told that guy a complete load of bs. At no point is keeping a Removed dual core somehow more cost effective (used) mind you, then replacing it with (albeit dated) fx8350-8 core that runs 20% faster anyways, with additionally 6 cores which his game minecraft just happens to utilize all of. I would blow that intel garbage out of the water for what he was using it for. Please don't give people advice unless you put the facts on the table. For a 100 bucks for a cpu and a mobo that's 20% faster that's a damn steal no matter what. And my 8370 mind you is old but with a 1080sc, still holds its own pretty damn good next to my updated ryxen 1800x. It's not a dead system and plays all the games/software that ran on it at the time it was out and most of the stuff that is still coming out. keep that in mind. just because It's not new doesn't mean it doesn't maintain on all the Removed it ran before.

You are completely out of your mind and reported.

 

[bignastyid]

I suggest you keep communication civil or bans will occur.

 

[CooLWoLF]

Wow... this thread certainly escalated fast.

 

[Rogue Leader]

When budget isn't an issue then upgrade. But even if you bought a ryzen 1300 it would still be slower then the 8350fx at least for mc.

It might encode a video slightly faster, or zip a file. But the Ryzen would eat it for lunch in any real workload like gaming or productivity as proven by every benchmark you can find out there. While its nice you enjoy your system, the world passed the FX-8xxx series 4 years ago and hasn't looked back, you are more optimistic about it than it deserves.

As an aside if you don't like someone's answers here that is fine, respond to them in the forum (WITHOUT personal attacks). Harassing them over private message is not only bad form its against the rules.

I will say for $100, for a temporary solution this is not bad. I would do it if you need to be up and running right now. it would make a fine NAS and streaming machine in the future as well. The 8350 is not a bad CPU, its just not worth investing real money into a dead platform. However it sounds like the OP needs graphics, so maybe saving a bit to get a Ryzen with onboard Vega is a better use of his money.

 

[jr9]

Quotes by ev3rm0r3:

To: vapour

From: ev3rm0r3

You told that guy a complete load of bs. At no point is keeping a Removed dual core somehow more cost effective (used) mind you, then replacing it with (albeit dated) fx8350-8 core that runs 20% faster anyways, with additionally 6 cores which his game minecraft just happens to utilize all of. I would blow that intel garbage out of the water for what he was using it for. Please don't give people advice unless you put the facts on the table. For a 100 bucks for a cpu and a mobo that's 20% faster that's a damn steal no matter what. And my 8370 mind you is old but with a 1080sc, still holds its own pretty damn good next to my updated ryxen 1800x. It's not a dead system and plays all the games/software that ran on it at the time it was out and most of the stuff that is still coming out. keep that in mind. just because It's not new doesn't mean it doesn't maintain on all the Removed it ran before.

This is another reason why I never read PM. I wouldn't even know what to say to that or if I would start picking apart everything that's wrong about it or just delete it.

FX is an OK short term solution to get a PC working but Ryzen is the better CPU. Even Sandy Bridge trumps FX chips. I remember considering FX instead of Sandy bridge i5 back in 2012 and glad I went with i5.