AMD X8 FX-8350 (125W) Eight-Core Socket AM3+, 4GHz CPU, 8Mb Cache, 32nm

its $180 canadian seems pretty good for the price is it worth looking into? i need a serious pc upgrade im using a toaster atm
i looked up performance comparisons and it was out performing more expensive i5 intels that were like 3.2 ghz

hoping this would be able to run most new games at low-medium settings range since i will likely end up with a mid range video card at best
is this doable or should i look into something else?


also how big of a difference is ram speeds like 1600 vs 1800? is 1600 good for gaming or even 1200 or w/e was lower?
i feel like 1200 would be plenty since im still using my ddr2 ram whichi s like 900 and hasnt done me wrong but i dont really know shit

This post was edited by dragoneth on Jun 25 2017 03:50am

The FX 8350 is pretty much a dead platform (it also requires DDR3 RAM).


I would be looking into the lower priced Ryzen CPUs if I were you.

Nah, and i5 easily beats it especially in gaming

im aware it requires ddr 3 ram i dont see why that would be a problem? i didnt paln to use my ddr2 ram if thats what you were assuming
tbh i was hoping to build a somewhat budget pc by buying a MB/cpu/ram throwing in my old crappy geforce card until i get a decent radeon and using my case/power supply etc etc

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Quad-Core, 8 Threads Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
Socket AM4, 3.2GHz Base/ 3.4 GHz Boost, 14nm, 65W (YD1400BBAEBOX)

thats $220 but its 3.2ghz is that better then the one i posted? usually more ghz is better no?
next one up is $260 which is too much



intel shit is so expensive though ><

This post was edited by dragoneth on Jun 25 2017 04:00am

Yes, the Ryzen is better.

well shit then i guess i wasted 20 mins:P
any idea what that ryzen i posted would be compared to in a similar intel cpu? just curious

This post was edited by dragoneth on Jun 25 2017 04:10am

Older generation non k i5s but with better multi tasking

but i always worry games that say like 3.2ghz required what if its like 3.4 would the ryzen be able to keep up being only 3.2
while the other one is 4ghz like what im so lost why do they even have this shit



This post was edited by dragoneth on Jun 25 2017 04:18am

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1886?vs=1833


/e You could also get the 1500X Ryzen, which is overclockable. You can just overclock it to 4.0 Ghz if you so desire.


https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VtFXsY/amd-ryzen-5-1500x-35ghz-quad-core-processor-yd150xbbaebox

This post was edited by Ghot on Jun 25 2017 04:21am

idk if site super slow or the link just not working?
it wont open >< i just gte a white screen that doesnt load i tried refreshing like 10 times ><

and ofc i post this and it loads nice

This post was edited by dragoneth on Jun 25 2017 04:20am