AMD fx- 8320

[Belo1301]

Is this a good cpu for gaming ?

[Kevin_Walter]

Depends on the game, but in general, yes.

 

It's going to perform better in games that utilize multiple cores than it would in older games, but older games will also run fine.

[c0d0ps]

Is this a good cpu for gaming ?

It's pretty good for the newer games aka games that are multi core friendly.

But might be a bit weak in older games which require few but stronger cores.

If you do lots of rendering and stuff over gaming then it is pretty good if you can't afford an i7.

For this above the cpu is pretty good for gaming at the price.

 

If you do only or mostly gaming then i5's are perfect.

[Aniallation]

Is this a good cpu for gaming ?

Depends on what GPU you put it with. With a high end one like a 290X or GTX 970 or higher (or dual GPU configs), you will start to bottleneck your GPUs in quite a few games. If you're not overclocking then consider a locked Core i5.

[rtpb5642]

Great for most games, its easy to OC as well, what games do you plan on playing?

[s3ns3]

for some . you have the fx 6350,gaming performance will be the same if you 'upgrade' . buy a better gpu instead

[c0d0ps]

Depends on what GPU you put it with. With a high end one like a 290X or GTX 970 or higher (or dual GPU configs), you will start to bottleneck your GPUs in quite a few games. If you're not overclocking then consider a locked Core i5.

Will it really bottle neck a 970?

I thought they were barely never bottle necked, or at least not enough to notice (aka still 60+ fps on high-ultra 1080p).

[c0d0ps]

for some . you have the fx 6350,gaming performance will be the same if you 'upgrade' . buy a better gpu instead

The fx 6350 is exactly like fx 6300 but overclocked. 

And the 8320 vs 8350 is the same.

Anyways the 8320 vs fx 6300 has 1% better gaming performance. (I am not sure if this is generally or how they thought about this though)

I am not sure how much it would matter though.

[Aniallation]

for some . you have the fx 6350,gaming performance will be the same if you 'upgrade' . buy a better gpu instead

The way that AMD CPUs work, any game that uses 4 cores or more will benefit from going from FX6 to FX8. Also there's no point in going for a 6350 when 6300 exists. 

 

 

Will it really bottle neck a 970?

I thought they were barely never bottle necked, or at least not enough to notice (aka still 60+ fps on high-ultra 1080p).

Not everyone plays on a 1080p monitor, or a 60Hz panel. Also, it's not the avg or max framerate that's an issue with AMD, it's that the minimum frame rate drops that really makes stuttering more noticeable vs Intel

[c0d0ps]

The way that AMD CPUs work, any game that uses 4 cores or more will benefit from going from FX6 to FX8. Also there's no point in going for a 6350 when 6300 exists. 

 

 

Not everyone plays on a 1080p monitor, or a 60Hz panel. Also, it's not the avg or max framerate that's an issue with AMD, it's that the minimum frame rate drops that really makes stuttering more noticeable vs Intel

I didn't say that everyone plays on a 1080p monitor but I took it as an example since most people are still doing that. (Including me)

 

That's a pretty interesting thing, never heard anyone talk about that.

How much is the difference (theoretically)?

(Excluding Planet side 2)

[KayTees]

i3 or i5 pls.

[c0d0ps]

i3 or i5 pls.

Don't be a fan boy ..

It depends what he's going to do with his computer.

And the i3 are getting more and more obsolete, some games don't even work on dual core anymore and with some games you miss certain cut scenes/effects with dual core.

It's much safer going with amd quad core than an i3 and a higher tier graphics card.

 

If he's only doing gaming or light work/rendering then the i5 is the optimal processor for him.

[Aniallation]

That's a pretty interesting thing, never heard anyone talk about that.

How much is the difference (theoretically)?

(Excluding Planet side 2)

Bigger then 1%, but it will depend on the game. It can very from being nothing if the game uses 3 or less cores, to 20% possibly more. 

 

In the end Intel with it's stronger per-core performance is still a better option in the mid-range CPU market in terms of gaming. 

[Wiflare]

Yes.

[Majestic]

Don't be a fan boy ..

 

He disagrees! Quick use an ad hominem! It's super effective. Also, no idea what made you generalise that the i3 is getting outdated. Because two ubisoft games don't run on a G3258?

 

On topic; it's ok, but like KayTees says, i3 or i5 are better value for gaming.

[Aniallation]

And the i3 are getting more and more obsolete, some games don't even work on dual core anymore and with some games you miss certain cut scenes/effects with dual core.

Games do work on dual-cores, it's just that the game developers make it so that if less then four logical cores are detected, it won't even try to run the game. There have been workarounds for it and they do work. 

 

To the OS (and therefore to games), the i3 appears as 4 logical cores (HT counts as 2x cores), and therefore games like COD:AW and FC4 will run without any issues. 

[s3ns3]

Will it really bottle neck a 970?

yes

 

 

 Also there's no point in going for a 6350 when 6300 exists

man look at his profile he owns the fx 6350 and just an hd 7790. ofc he needs a better gpu first .not cpu

[Aniallation]

man look at his profile he owns the fx 6350 and just an hd 7790. ofc he needs a better gpu first .not cpu

I never said that he should get a new CPU. You were saying that FX6 to FX8 presents zero gaming performance improvement and that's incorrect. There is an improvement in more games then you'd think, but yes a better GPU will be better then a new CPU for the OP.

[c0d0ps]

He disagrees! Quick use an ad hominem! It's super effective.

 

On topic; it's ok, but like KayTees says, i3 or i5 are better value for gaming.

"i3 or i5 pls. "

Kaytee didn't say anything about them being better value for gaming.

He/she said only this I have the quotation marks.

 

Which implies he/she that Op should go with these intel alternatives not considering what he's going to do with his computer or anything. All he said was Intel over Amd. 

Which is wrong, go with what fits you best.

[KayTees]

He disagrees! Quick use an ad hominem! It's super effective.

 

On topic; it's ok, but like KayTees says, i3 or i5 are better value for gaming.

Wowowowowow gives honest opinion, gets called a fanboy. I've built 2 systems with a 8350 and also have had an AMD APU myself, I felt that since If you have a flexible budget and your gonna be able to grab an i5,it will atleast last longer. Also if hes a but tight and hes doing light going, camt really go wrong with an i3.

[c0d0ps]

Games do work on dual-cores, it's just that the game developers make it so that if less then four logical cores are detected, it won't even try to run the game. There have been workarounds for it and they do work. 

 

To the OS (and therefore to games), the i3 appears as 4 logical cores (HT counts as 2x cores), and therefore games like COD:AW and FC4 will run without any issues. 

Ok, I've not seen that.

Thought FC4 didn't work very well on pc but perhaps it was assassins creed.

 

But i3's are more and more becoming outdated, while the amd cpu's are still old they are getting stronger and stronger the more cores they can use.

Do you still think the i3's are better in gaming even considering the multi core optimizations which get better and better every year? 

[c0d0ps]

Wowowowowow gives honest opinion, gets called a fanboy. I've built 2 systems with a 8350 and also have had an AMD APU myself, I felt that since If you have a flexible budget and your gonna be able to grab an i5,it will atleast last longer. Also if hes a but tight and hes doing light going, camt really go wrong with an i3.

I used it more as a verb than an insult but perhaps it was both.

In that case, my bad. Bad formation of words.

 

Op never said that he/she could afford an i5.

Op only said "is 8320 good for gaming", which is a vague question but still deserves a proper answer.

[KayTees]

"i3 or i5 pls. "

Kaytee didn't say anything about them being better value for gaming.

He/she said only this I have the quotation marks.

Which implies he/she that Op should go with these intel alternatives not considering what he's going to do with his computer or anything. All he said was Intel over Amd.

Which is wrong, go with what fits you best.

Lol stop baseing shit off whats better for him. He just asked if it was a good processor. He also never replied so you won't know what his intention is. Will he be doing light gaming? Did he give a budget? What games is he running?

[Aniallation]

Ok, I've not seen that.

Thought FC4 didn't work very well on pc but perhaps it was assassins creed.

 

But i3's are more and more becoming outdated, while the amd cpu's are still old they are getting stronger and stronger the more cores they can use.

Do you still think the i3's are better in gaming even considering the multi core optimizations which get better and better every year? 

They both are pretty crap, cause they're both Ubisoft titles.

 

As much as it's painful to use the F-word, AMD CPUs are more "futureproof" for future AAA titles, however the big thing with i3 is that later on when i3 is no longer enough you can take it out and put in an i5/i7 in the same motherboard. With AMD if you want to upgrade later on you will have to change both CPU and motherboard. 

 

Not to mention some other Intel benefits such as less heat (stock cooler works perfectly fine with locked i3/i5, saving you money on a cooler) and less power consumption. 

[Majestic]

Wowowowowow gives honest opinion, gets called a fanboy. I've built 2 systems with a 8350 and also have had an AMD APU myself, I felt that since If you have a flexible budget and your gonna be able to grab an i5,it will atleast last longer. Also if hes a but tight and hes doing light going, camt really go wrong with an i3.

 

I don't understand anything in this post. Also, I was being sarcastic towards c0d0ps.

 

 

Op never said that he/she could afford an i5.

Op only said "is 8320 good for gaming", which is a vague question but still deserves a proper answer.

 

i5 isn't more expensive, all things considered.