Which AMD CPU should i get?

[jchristensen328]

Im starting to get the parts for my first build and i am trying to keep it under $900 and hopefully even $850. i originally wanted an intel but found it hard to keep with my budget so i am settling on AMD. My question is, which CPU should i get. I do render, edit, and record. I also will be gaming quite a bit with games like League of legends, Planet side 2, Team Fortress 2, Minecraft, and battlefield 3 and 4 when it comes out, if i go with intel i would get the i5 but i have no idea what to get as far as an AMD CPU. Please help, thanks in advance

 

[satyamdubey]

this is the best that i could come up with: http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view
Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130825
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236070
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001524
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
Total comes to $924 with rebates and a $49 Assassin's Creed 3 cupon
with an FX 8350 the build comes to $984 i think, cant remember
I hope some one out does me with a much better and cheaper config
good luck
-Satyam

 

[iceclock]

what country ur from and whats ur maximum budget?

 

[satyamdubey]

rendering and vid editing will be helped a lot by more cores. Cuda has better support and optimization compared to AMD's open CL so i've suggested a Nvidia card as that'll handle both rendering and gaming quiet well

 

[jchristensen328]

U.S and $900 is the max

 

[iceclock]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wJc1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wJc1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wJc1/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8150 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data Premier Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($217.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.20 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $863.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-09 16:11 EST-0500)

863$

with all the bells and vistles and overclocking heatsink and hdd space u crave

 

[jchristensen328]

Best answer selected by jchristensen328.

 

[iceclock]

thanks enjoy ur rig dude

 

[quilciri]

You can get much better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ Outlet PC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.20 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)

Total: $869.10 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

enjoy!

 

[iceclock]

thats not including the monitor tho

 

[quilciri]

derp!

 

[iceclock]

nice facep@lm but that suggestion was good except he needed a monitor -_-

 

[quilciri]

De-derped intel build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.20 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Planar PL2210W 22.0" Monitor ($123.61 @ eCost)

Total: $837.71 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

[iceclock]

not bad.