Best Processor for $200

[YellowMenace]

My brother's planning on making a rig primarily aimed towards model editing, 3D applications, and fairly strong gaming and game developing. He hasn't bought anything yet and is compiling a list on what to buy, he has a budget of arouns $200- $210, and for those prices wants to get the most bang for his buck. His heart is currently set on the 3570K which seems alright, but I was thinking something like a FX-8350 (8-core) would be better for his type of use considering it's a quad-core w\ Hyperthreading (3570K) vs a processor with 8 physical cores (FX-8350). I'd like to know what your guys opinion on this is; Intel i5 3570K VS AMD FX-8350.

[CoolBeans]

8350

[sonarctica]

for that money and that usage, go for FX-8350

[Guerrero]

Definitely an 8350

[andsu]

I would say AMD even though there isn't a big difference in performance between those two.

[naca1227]

8350. Though you could prbably grab a 3770k for $240!

[Thibaudv]

There is in my opinion no legitimate reason why one would go with a 8350 when the 8320 is the exact same processor, it's just clocked a little lower (you can do the overclocking yourself, it is really not hard).

 

Oh and mind you an i5-3570k doesn't have hyper threading, the 3770k does (but that one is a bit less cheap)

 

As for your friend: unless he wants the a processor that uses a few less watts, I think he should go with the 8320

[Stav Kats]

The 3570k doesn't have hyperthreading, it has 4cores/4threads, the 3770k has hyperthreading. I would vote for the 8350.

[nickpc]

3570k

[YellowMenace]

The 3570k doesn't have hyperthreading, it has 4cores/4threads, the 3770k has hyperthreading. I would vote for the 8350.

 

 

There is in my opinion no legitimate reason why one would go with a 8350 when the 8320 is the exact same processor, it's just clocked a little lower (you can do the overclocking yourself, it is really not hard).

 

Oh and mind you an i5-3570k doesn't have hyper threading, the 3770k does (but that one is a bit less cheap)

 

As for your friend: unless he wants the a processor that uses a few less watts, I think he should go with the 8320

Derp on my behalf :P

[WoodenMarker]

8320 or e3 1230 v2.

[91wow]

8350 or 6300, the 6300 can OC and is a bit cheaper than an 8350 so you can cool it a bit better.

[Tr3vor]

8350 for sure.

[R001]

AMD FX-8350 seems to score better at tests and also better in 3D tests and it's cheaper.