Which processor? | i5 4430 | FX-8350 | FX-8320 |

[Chalky10x]

Which is better in your opinion - an i5 4430, FX-8350 or an overclocked FX-8320?

The i5 is £130, 8350 is £123, 8320 is £100 although if I get the 8320 I'll overclock so that'll be an extra £25 for a hyper cooler master 212 evo. I wouldn't be able to overclock the 8350 straight away because the fan goes over my budget. So basically they'll all be near enough the same price.


Other parts (haven't bought yet):
£50 motherboard
Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card
Windows 7
1920x1080 monitor

 

[LukaBoki]

I would get the i5 and H97 or Z97 motherboard,which will allow for upgrading to Broadwell CPUs.
I have a 4460 and R9 270X and I can play basically any game at medium-high and get 40FPS minimum,while I play older games on full ultra and get over 60FPS.
AsRock Z97 Killer ir H97 Killer is a great motherboard for 50 quid,but not perfect for overclokcing.
For that,you will an 70 quid+ motherboard.

 

[Stryker13799]

Definitely the i5.

The i5 outperforms the fx 8350 and the fx 8320 in most games and consumes less power.

 

[Chalky10x]

I've also just realised that the i5 4440 is the same price as 4430 and that's a little better, so I think I'll definitely go for that, probably with a ASRock Z97M OC Formula motherboard.

 

[LukaBoki]

Yeah,it's a good budget motherboard.
There is little to no difference between the 4430,4440 and the 4460.You can get whichever one you want.
As I said,I have a similar build and I have no problems running latest games at medium-high.
This build will last for probably 1.5-2 years MAX and then you will need to upgrade your parts.
All the best,mate.