Athlon X4 860k vs FX 6350 for World of Warcraft

[Wobble_99]

Yeah basically whats in the question but I dont want any intel fanboys talking about i3's or the g3258

Thanks (Will be OC either of them )

[Johannes_Lazor]

They should be pretty equal, Performance wise.



EDIT: Im not 100% sure, Im not sure Wow uses more than 4 cores, The 860k would be better in that case.

[DeViLzzz]

You can overclock the crap out of the FX 6350 much more.  If you are paying about the same I'd go with that one.  In fact if you can get the FX 6300 for less than the FX6350 go with that.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-FX-6350-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-760K

By the way for the people that go all nuts about the i3 cpus check out this link ....

http://benchmarks-tests.com/cpu_processors/amd_fx-6350_vs_intel_core_i3-4330/gaming_benchmarks.php


http://benchmarks-tests.com/cpu_processors/amd_fx-6350_vs_intel_core_i3-4330/legacy_benchmarks_games.php


When gaming/running gaming like benchmarks the AMD FX 6350 is staying right with it and they don't even have the AMD cpu overclocked here.

 

[WinNut]

They should be on par with each other, I'd take the X4 because of a lower heat output.

[harrynowl]

WoW doesn't really make use of more than 4 available threads.. so the 860Ks faster cores win here.

[harrynowl]

He is in this situation

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/314629-holy-frick-i-cant-decide/

I see, thank you.

 

@Wobble_99 is that the only place you can order from? I'd go 860K exclusively for WoW still as that FX6350 is on a GA78LMT-USB3 which is kinda trash (can see in picture), so you'll get throttling issues and OCing is out of the question.

[Wobble_99]

I see, thank you.

@Wobble_99 is that the only place you can order from? I'd go 860K exclusively for WoW still as that FX6350 is on a GA78LMT-USB3 which is kinda trash (can see in picture), so you'll get throttling issues and OCing is out of the question.

Thanks, sorry i should of mentioned the post i did before but yh thats the only place which is the cheapest.

[harrynowl]

Thanks, sorry i should of mentioned the post i did before but yh thats the only place which is the cheapest.

The 860K system is the better of the two. Keep in mind it doesn't include a HDD or Windows unless you select it.

[Wobble_99]

Yh the price in total comes to £549 with that added on. On another website that would of cost £650 >

[Wobble_99]

What cooler could i use then (Nothing more than £40) that would fit in the corsair air 240. The max height is 120mm

[harrynowl]

Yh the price in total comes to £549 with that added on. On another website that would of cost £650 

Have you tried PCSpecialist? You can configure those and they come to a similar price: 

 

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/view/Vortex-500-gaming-pc/

 

For example if you upgrade GPU to 960 and upgrade case to 200R it comes in at a similar price.

[harrynowl]

What cooler could i use then (Nothing more than £40) that would fit in the corsair air 240. The max height is 120mm

Just stick with stock TBH.

[Wobble_99]

I would have to go with the r9 270 instead of the gtx 960 hmmmm .... but it is a i3 so will the performance be more or less the same ?

[Wobble_99]

But bear in mind i will be upgrading to skylake round christmas time so the processer wont be in there for long

[Wobble_99]

ill have £500 > for a decent i5 OC'd and mobo with a ram upgrade so future proffing isnt that much of a concern

[harrynowl]

I would have to go with the r9 270 instead of the gtx 960 hmmmm .... but it is a i3 so will the performance be more or less the same ?

In WoW an i3 should perform really well in comparison to an AMD as wow really makes use of the single core performance. R9 270 is fine for WoW too

[Wobble_99]

In WoW an i3 should perform really well in comparison to an AMD as wow really makes use of the single core performance. R9 270 is fine for WoW too

Well i might consider that then thanks dood time to do some more shopping about .

Thanks all for the help too

[harrynowl]

Well i might consider that then thanks dood time to do some more shopping about .

Thanks all for the help too

No worries, that's what we're here for Best of luck.

[chopdok]

You can overclock the crap out of the FX 6350 much more.  If you are paying about the same I'd go with that one.  In fact if you can get the FX 6300 for less than the FX6350 go with that.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-FX-6350-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-760K

By the way for the people that go all nuts about the i3 cpus check out this link ....

http://benchmarks-tests.com/cpu_processors/amd_fx-6350_vs_intel_core_i3-4330/gaming_benchmarks.php

http://benchmarks-tests.com/cpu_processors/amd_fx-6350_vs_intel_core_i3-4330/legacy_benchmarks_games.php

When gaming/running gaming like benchmarks the AMD FX 6350 is staying right with it and they don't even have the AMD cpu overclocked here.

 

These benchmarks are the definition of cherry-picking BS. How about you find a Skyrim, WoW, Planetside 2 and Rome 2 Total War results.

 

For WoW, there is no AMD. Neither GPU, nor CPU.

 

EDIT : Some links to prove my point

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-10.html

 

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/World-of-Warcraft-Warlords-of-Draenor-PC-258060/Specials/Test-Benchmarks-Tuning-Tipps-1142547/- sorry, in German, but the charts are self explanatory.

[i_build_nanosuits]

dont want any intel fanboys talking about i3's or the g3258

no fanboyism but if you play Wow (or just about any other games for that matter) you WANT an intel CPU...wheter it's an i3 or an i5 it doesnt mind you aint gonna match an haswell i3 in games even with an overclocked FX-83XX CPU.

[harrynowl]

no fanboyism but if you play Wow (or just about any other games for that matter) you WANT an intel CPU...wheter it's an i3 or an i5 it doesnt mind you aint gonna match an haswell i3 in games even with an overclocked FX-83XX CPU.

OP is stuck between some prebuilds, and it's between those two cpus. they're not a bad price though in the UK so...

 

I recommended a similarly priced i3 machine though

[i_build_nanosuits]

OP is stuck between some prebuilds, and it's between those two cpus. they're not a bad price though in the UK so...

 

I recommended a similarly priced i3 machine though

oh i see then...i tough it was because HE was an AMD fanboy that he said that

Sorry!

[harrynowl]

oh i see then...i tough it was because HE was an AMD fanboy that he said that

Sorry!

I questioned it too and someone cleared it up in the thread

[Sauron]

the FX is better in pretty much every way save TDP.

[i_build_nanosuits]

the FX is better in pretty much every way save TDP.

better than the 860K? the 860K i believe got stronger cores (higher IPC) but it lacks L3 cache...not sure how this would affect gaming performance i have yet to find a good review on something like 860K vs FX-6300 GAMING benchmarks...but i would think in some situations the 860K might actualy be faster bro.