What CPU?

[Sailorman]

I am building my first pc soon and I am still trying to figure out which AMD cpu to buy. I was originally buying an FX 6300 (with upgrading to a better CPU later in mind) but I am wondering if it was worth buying an 8350 or 9590 straight away instead of upgrading later. I am going to be running triple 1080p monitors in portrait and will be doing a lot of video editing.

 

PC specs: amd radeon r9 270x 4gb

                 msi 970 motherboard

                 8 gb hyperx fury ram

                 nzxt s340 case

                 240 gb kingston ssd

                 3 tb WD green drive

                 (Power supply not decided yet. at least an 850 watt for crossfire upgrades in future)

[dadasmithywinkle]

I am building my first pc soon and I am still trying to figure out which AMD cpu to buy. I was originally buying an FX 6300 (with upgrading to a better CPU later in mind) but I am wondering if it was worth buying an 8350 or 9590 straight away instead of upgrading later. I am going to be running triple 1080p monitors in portrait and will be doing a lot of video editing.

 

PC specs: amd radeon r9 270x 4gb

                 msi 970 motherboard

                 8 gb hyperx fury ram

                 nzxt s340 case

                 240 gb kingston ssd

                 3 tb WD green drive

                 (Power supply not decided yet. at least an 850 watt for crossfire upgrades in future)

If you're getting AMD fursure, get the 8350 then OC it. That's all the 9590 is.

[Sailorman]

I was thinking about doing that but doesn't the 9590 use less power compared to an 8350 at the same clock speed?

[Swndlr]

just make your life easy and get an i7 now and not worry about upgrading

amd really doesnt have any upgrade path atm

[TheKDub]

I'd go for an intel i5 such as the i5 4690, 4690K, or similar, it will greatly outperform any of AMD's processors in any single threaded task such as gaming.

 

If you got the i5 a z97 (for overclocking with the K version) or a h97 (for not overclocking with the non k version) would be your best option.

 

if you're set in stone on amd the 8350 is a good option.

[thekeemo]

I was thinking about doing that but doesn't the 9590 use less power compared to an 8350 at the same clock speed?

nope its literally an overclocked version

[Sailorman]

I'd go for an intel i5 such as the i5 4690, 4690K, or similar, it will greatly outperform any of AMD's processors in any single threaded task such as gaming.

 

If you got the i5 a z97 (for overclocking with the K version) or a h97 (for not overclocking with the non k version) would be your best option.

 

if you're set in stone on amd the 8350 is a good option.

OK, thanks. I am really set on AMD though. I'll go with an 8350 and just overclock it. also will I need a different motherboard for overclocking? or is the 970 a good choice?

[i_build_nanosuits]

OK, thanks. I am really set on AMD though. I'll go with an 8350 and just overclock it. also will I need a different motherboard for overclocking? or is the 970 a good choice?

you need a good motherboard to overclock the AMD FX with good power delivery...an 8+2 power phase motherboard is highly recommended, and a very good CPU cooling solution, and by the time you've got that you can afford this instead (even a 6ghz FX can't match that in both single-threaded AND multi-threaded performance)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $315.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-25 00:06 EDT-0400

This will also consume A LOT less energy, and H97 offers a lot of modern features that the old AM3+ platform does not have...they don,t even have pcie 3.0 ...also AM3+ is a dead socket...don't buy this.

[Bussinateur]

Don't be stubborn.

 

Get the i5 4690k

[Sailorman]

I know that intel is better for video editing and all that but I really don't have the money (considering that I am only 13 years old). AMD does tend to be a little more bang for buck. I will probably go with the 8350 and save up and buy a kraken x61 or corsair h80i or h100i later.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I know that intel is better for video editing and all that but I really don't have the money (considering that I am only 13 years old). AMD does tend to be a little more bang for buck. I will probably go with the 8350 and save up and buy a kraken x61 or corsair h80i or h100i later.

...yeah and that way you end up don't saving anything and you get a CPU that perform A LOT worse...the AMD FX line is old and does not offer a little more for your buck it offers way less...here:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-AMD-FX-8350/2384vs1489

As you can see...even the very expensive i7-4790K offer A LOT more ''bang for your buck'' the xeon i linked is the same as this only the multiplier is locked but you don't even have to overclock it to outperform and highly overclocked FX with it!

[Skrizzles]

I was thinking about doing that but doesn't the 9590 use less power compared to an 8350 at the same clock speed?

not enough difference to raise your power bill or psu requirements.

[Skrizzles]

I know that intel is better for video editing and all that but I really don't have the money (considering that I am only 13 years old). AMD does tend to be a little more bang for buck. I will probably go with the 8350 and save up and buy a kraken x61 or corsair h80i or h100i later.

i think i just saw the i5 4690k for 239 USD earlier today.

 

Edit: Confirmed

[meltingtomato]

I know that intel is better for video editing and all that but I really don't have the money (considering that I am only 13 years old). AMD does tend to be a little more bang for buck. I will probably go with the 8350 and save up and buy a kraken x61 or corsair h80i or h100i later.

 

 

As someone who has an AMD system, and is slowing buying for an Intel system, go for Intel. Even something like the i5-4430 paired with an okay H81 board will leave you more satisfied not just now, but throughout your time in school. Put another way, the i5 and H81 board will still have decent performance 5 years from now when you're done high school, where as even an extremely overclocked FX-8350 will at best be an item of nostaglia, akin to using a Core2Duo for gaming today (no hate).

 

Keep in mind, should you choose to overclock the FX-8350 (or heaven forbid, 9590), you will need a damn beefy motherboard, the price of the CPU and motherboard combined (and of course, the best damn cooler you can afford) will set you much farther back than even a modest i5 build on an H81 motherboard.

 

TL;DR Save yourself and your parents/guardians the hassle and money, go for a low-to-mid-range i5 and the best LGA1150 motherboard in your budget. You'll actually be able to game on your computer just before college.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bzyVyc for AMD, 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j3CDFT for Intel. Similar price too.

[N-CountryFace]

Intel i5 4690k Is good gaming performance and overclocking.

[TheKDub]

I know that intel is better for video editing and all that but I really don't have the money (considering that I am only 13 years old). AMD does tend to be a little more bang for buck. I will probably go with the 8350 and save up and buy a kraken x61 or corsair h80i or h100i later.

Intel is better than amd for pretty much everything except for wasting power and heating your neighborhood.

 

I would highly, highly recommend just waiting a while, saving up, and getting an i5 4690K instead of a fx 8350, it will be much better for pretty much anything that you could want to do.

[Bussinateur]

I know that intel is better for video editing and all that but I really don't have the money (considering that I am only 13 years old). AMD does tend to be a little more bang for buck. I will probably go with the 8350 and save up and buy a kraken x61 or corsair h80i or h100i later.

 

Intel is better for basically everything at this current time. Not just editing

[eisenklad]

if really tight on budget, you could just buy used parts....

just dont buy overclocked parts, since you dont know how far previous owners pushed their parts

 

so getting an ivy bridge i5-i7 can last you a few years and given we are seeing ddr4 cpu+boards for  intel...

you wont be griping when you need to upgrade to new architecture