Fx 8350?

Greenband6969 · February 28, 2015

I have a $1500 budget for my whole build and I'm looking for a cpu good for mostly video editing but also a little gaming and was wondering if the 8350 can get the job done.

JoaoPRSousa · February 28, 2015

1500$? Or 150$?

We need to know your PC's current specs, if you already have one.

If you don't, give us a budget for a full build.

Rodneyg87 · February 28, 2015

I have a $1500 budget and I'm looking for a cpu good for mostly video editing but also a little gaming and was wondering if the 8350 can get the job done.

If you have that kind of budget and are doing content creation an i7-4790k would be your best bet

IP man · February 28, 2015

8350 would get the job done, but an i7 will slap it around everyday. and since you have a budget of 1500 dollars, it would be stupid to go with AMD.

minibois · February 28, 2015

I have a $1500 budget and I'm looking for a cpu good for mostly video editing but also a little gaming and was wondering if the 8350 can get the job done.

With a budget like that you're better off going for a i7 4770K/4790K (or the non-K variants if you don't want to overclock)

thekeemo · February 28, 2015

Take a look at the link in my signature

dandrix · February 28, 2015

FX 8350 is solid for editing, but i agree with other guy, try to squeeze an i7 into your budget.

WaitForMeImOnDialUp · February 28, 2015

yes it can get the job done, BUT......

with that kind of money its pointless to buy a amd set-up at this point in time, a i5-4690k can handle video editing as good as a 8350.

go with a i7-4790k, dont even think about it just do it.

thebennyboy · March 1, 2015

With that budget, get an i5 or an i7.

Bronzeman · March 1, 2015

With that budget, get an i5 or an i7.

If it's for an existing system that you want to upgrade you may as well go for the top of the line AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 9590 4.70Ghz with a boost speed of 5 Ghz, though it'll kill and AM3+ mb if it's not of a high quality/standard to handle the massive power draw.

Otherwise a decent i7 would be good with its hyper-threading, a six core i7 with it HT and cache would probably top most top AMD for video editing.

Perhaps splitting the funds between the cheap but powerful 9590 and use the rest to get as top end a GPU you need? Personally I'd go for that.

rtpb5642 · March 1, 2015

i5 l8r get i7.

thebennyboy · March 1, 2015

If it's for an existing system that you want to upgrade you may as well go for the top of the line AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 9590 4.70Ghz with a boost speed of 5 Ghz, though it'll kill and AM3+ mb if it's not of a high quality/standard to handle the massive power draw.

Otherwise a decent i7 would be good with its hyper-threading, a six core i7 with it HT and cache would probably top most top AMD for video editing.

Perhaps splitting the funds between the cheap but powerful 9590 and use the rest to get as top end a GPU you need? Personally I'd go for that.

If it has to be an AMD FX CPU then i'd get an 8320e and overclock it, the 9590 is just an overclocked 8320e.

WastedEmu · March 1, 2015

I'd honestly get an i7-4790k or something like that. I have an FX-8350, and it handles everything I do with it, but if your budget is $1500 or so, I'd go the Intel route. The system is better future proofed for running really well in the long run of things on the Intel end.

If you already have the AM3+ platform in your system, then save the money and get an FX-8350 (or 8320 as people are mentioning for more cost savings)

i_build_nanosuits · March 1, 2015

I have a $1500 budget for my whole build and I'm looking for a cpu good for mostly video editing but also a little gaming and was wondering if the 8350 can get the job done.

with such a budget you can afford this which is worlds better than old FX stuff:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($328.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1109.76