Why would i not buy a FX-8350?

[TwentyBenn]

I have about £600 for a new cpu, case, coolers and motherboard. If there is any left over i will buy an RX480 to use in crossfire.

Looking at reviews i found the i7 6700k to be the best but i found a very attractive looking AMD FX-8350 at a significantly cheaper price.

Why would i buy one over the other? Should i get a better CPU? Whats a good motherboard?

 

[Sundriedtomato]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£129.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£72.00 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £231.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 07:25 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£80.76 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £255.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 07:26 BST+0100


£20 more for the i5 setup , can't really see a reason not to.

8320e is 90 bucks and you don't need an additional air cooler.

 

[burgessanthony]

Not disagreeing! Bang for buck?:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/K7gJf8

I3, h110, 8 gb ddr4 for £187.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FTNRXL

Fx8320, Asus board, 8gb ddr3 for £220

Am I missing something?

 

[Sundriedtomato]

To each his own, I think you're content with what you've got.

 

[burgessanthony]

UK prices, as per op currency. The case for AMD build is weak.

 

[burgessanthony]

The i3 build is cheaper in UK, and outperfors the best amd have to offer which is more expensive. For the op building new, this is what matters.

 

[Vaggos]

if you go for intel dont listen to anyone and go for cheap mobo.its stupid.you buy an expensive cheap and you throw it in a cheap mobo to cut off money??why? in terms of performance intel is better but the fx is still able to handle everything and it will be for atleast 2-3 years more

 

[burgessanthony]

Plenty of decent cheap z170 mobos. With 6+2+1 phases and decent components. I'm running on a £100 gigabyte totally stable and cool. Odd comment.

 

[burgessanthony]

Suggest u read reviews or 'cheaper' mobos before making comments! Yes some are poor, but you don't need to spend silly money I get very powerful intel rigs.

 

[Vaggos]

lol.i wasn t talkig about z170 bcs they aren t cheap...and if u want to oc then u have to buy a z170 mobo so...i ve read plenty of reviews and did a lot of research just to be sure what is best to buy for the money i can spend.

 

[burgessanthony]

$100-120 for a decent Z170 board is good value I think.

 

[RobCrezz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£129.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£72.00 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £231.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 07:25 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£80.76 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £255.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-05 07:26 BST+0100


£20 more for the i5 setup , can't really see a reason not to.

8320e is 90 bucks and you don't need an additional air cooler.

I wouldnt use the stock cooler on any of the AMD FX chips, its garbage.

 

[Vaggos]

it depends where you live and what do you want from a mobo.good sound card,plenty of usb3 or 3.1etc etc

 

[burgessanthony]

Agree.
So, I spent what would be $110, for Z170, 6x USB3, front panel USB3, decent onboard, 6+2+1 power phase, VRM cooling and M2 slot. Allowing for skylake k-chips in m-atx format.

Agree 1 year ago it was silly money for that kind of stuff.... but that is A LOT of stuff for the money. Also thunderbolt header as well.