What would you recommend FX cpus for?

[zappian]

I usually recommend them for budget video editing / productivity use since they are EXCELLENT at that particular use.

 

What about you guys?

[Thorium19]

budget video editing and streaming if you can't quite afford an i5. Past that point, they're worthless IMO.

[zappian]

Oh they are good at streaming as well , forgot to mention that.

 

If you want a cheap stream cpu.

[TheElt]

Budget is really all they're good for now, they hold up alright for streaming too.

 

Or if someone wants a space heater.

[SImoHayha]

Good for video editing and rendering I suppose along with overclocking.

[SkimmyMcG]

Video editing, rendering, streaming, most heavily threaded applications really.

[Archangel1994]

heavily threaded applications really.

The 4690k still rivals the FX-8350 in heavily multi-threaded applications and is about equal

 

FX loses to everything except for cheap render farms

[zappian]

The 4690k still rivals the FX-8350 in heavily multi-threaded applications and is about equal

 

FX loses to everything except for cheap render farms

 

The 8350 is cheaper yeah.

 

If you absolutly cant afford a 4690k and use a lot of multithreaed aps it makes sense.

[SkimmyMcG]

The 4690k still rivals the FX-8350 in heavily multi-threaded applications and is about equal

 

FX loses to everything except for cheap render farms

I learn something new everyday. 

[hacki@LSP]

Is power consumption important? If yes FX-8370E otherwise (8350 or 8370)

To be honest, iw would recommend a i7 or a XEON E3-1225 v3... Maybe interesting if you planning to use for 24/7

[i_build_nanosuits]

I usually recommend them for budget video editing / productivity use since they are EXCELLENT at that particular use.

 

same thing...but as soon as we enter the ''well...i could get a cheap H97 motherboard and a xeon 1231V3 and use the stock heatsink instead of that beastly power hungry dinosaur of an FX chip'' zone. i suggest we go with that instead

[pitprok]

Is power consumption important? If yes FX-8370E otherwise (8350 or 8370)

To be honest, iw would recommend a i7 or a XEON E3-1225 v3... Maybe interesting if you planning to use for 24/7

 

why not a 4690k ?

[pitprok]

same thing...but as soon as we enter the ''well...i could get a cheap H97 motherboard and a xeon 1231V3 and use the stock heatsink instead of that beastly power hungry dinosaur of an FX chip'' zone. i suggest we go with that instead

true, or get an 4690k that has the same price as amd flagship, better performance, lower voltage and lower temperatures

[Fate]

why not a 4690k ?

E3 1230/1 V3 is essentially a locked i7 with no iGPU, it's arguably a lot better than a 4690k. (a bit worse in games that don't benefit from hyperthreading much/at all because you can overclock the 4690k, but significantly better in heavily multithreaded applications than anything at that price range). 

[Adreyu]

I just cant recommend fx cpu's after 2015 they are too old.

[sgloux3470]

Bang for buck gaming/amateur content production rigs.  

 

[pitprok]

Bang for buck gaming/amateur content production rigs.  

Yes but from what i gather only with an 8350 or 8370 and a bit of luck in OC

 

[sgloux3470]

Yes but from what i gather only with an 8350 or 8370 and a bit of luck in OC

 

 

6300/6350 will do okay too.

[zappian]

6300/6350 will do okay too.

 

If you get a good chip , its a luck draw sometimes.

[i_build_nanosuits]

The thing is, the AMD FX kit that would get the job done cost pretty much the same as the intel that obliterates it in every way possible why using substantialy less than HALF the amount of energy...

AMD FX chips are getting harder and harder to recommend now that we are 4 years into AMD's nightmare:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $280.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 20:43 EST-0500

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $312.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 20:43 EST-0500

[zappian]

The thing is, the AMD FX kit that would get the job done cost pretty much the same as the intel that obliterates it in every way possible why using substantialy less than HALF the amount of energy...

AMD FX chips are getting harder and harder to recommend now that we are almost 4 years into amd's nightmare:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $280.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 20:43 EST-0500

 

VS:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $312.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 20:43 EST-0500

 

What about the 6300 for budget video editing?

 

With stock cooler.

 

Im trying to find a use for them because people say im a fanboy help please.

[i_build_nanosuits]

What about the 6300 for budget video editing?

 

With stock cooler.

it's okay i guess...but anything that wants fast processing cores will struggle (photo editing, video editing, 3d modeling etc..) you'd be amazed how many applications even in rendering and transcoding that rely on fast processing cores rather than multiple cores...when you think ''workstation'' you think ''multi-threaded performance'' and it's true for video rendering for example...but besides that you'll do A LOT of stuff that still rely on sheer per core performance and high IPC count...but i must admit if you can't spend enough for even a locked core i5 and a cheap H series motherboard...the FX-6300 becomes the next go to processors for budget workstations or home server...cause let's face it a core i3 won't do very good in such an environment.

[Guest]

I don't.

[Darkman]

budget video editing and streaming if you can't quite afford an i5. Past that point, they're worthless IMO.

Now if you have no plans of overclocking, go for a Xeon E3-1230 v3 or 1231 v3 depending on pricing since the 1231 is basically .1GHz higher than the 1230.

[D3MON]

The thing is, the AMD FX kit that would get the job done cost pretty much the same as the intel that obliterates it in every way possible why using substantialy less than HALF the amount of energy...

AMD FX chips are getting harder and harder to recommend now that we are 4 years into AMD's nightmare:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D9R623

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D9R623/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.89 @ Newegg) 

Total: $268.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-27 00:24 EST-0500

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $312.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 20:43 EST-0500

 

$50 cheaper, gaming will likely be the same except the amd setup has an e2205 killer nic only found on $200+ boards and the ability to run sli &crossfire, a better layout regarding sata (and more fan headers id bet fwiw) and a decent dedicated audio which while isnt a dedicated soundcard or external dac is still going to be better than that other chip. plus with an aftermarket cooler (who likes to run the stock cooler on thier $800 rig?) it'll probably be quieter under load.

im not saying the rig is better in every way, power consumption will be a little higher for instance im just saying the value is more justifiable, lots of people have comapred the 4670k to the 8350..thats dumb, noone should buy either, a 4690k vs 8320e would be a better match up.

OC3D gave the 8320E his value for money reward just last month, 4 years after the PD fx8's came out, last I heard people on 2500K's are upgrading now.

£110 the £170 4690K should outperform it by 54% on every task, but it doesnt, only some.

talking of the 2500k btw, the 2600K still gets my blessing as great chip, but wheras amd lets you keep your old cpu and just upgrade the board, with intel its the other way round, like your cpu but want new features? tough.

oh and 6300 is a good idea if you have a 4+1 cheapo board and want to do gaming like bf4 etc (cant recommend fx4's sorry) and then edit the footage afterwards like my friend does on his channel, hes running an athlon x4 640 oc'd, a 6300 would be a cheap upgrade for him as he'd get 50% of the money from the sale of his old cpu. and should get nearly double the performance once given a mild overclock.