AMD, any noticeable disadvantages with going for team red?

[SamwiseDB]

I was looking at an Athlon 860K, as my original plan was the classic G3258/750 Ti, but then I noticed the 860K. For little more than the G3258, you get a quad core @ 3.7GHz. Any major drawbacks for an all AMD system? (all AMD as in processor and GPU)

[PlayStation 2]

Hell no. Just make sure you get an R7 265 or higher IMO

[Guest Kloaked]

Not really. If you get a good cooler you don't have to worry about your card overheating.

[Aytex]

860k is great cpu

Just get something a 260x and a 750 ti or higher

[Morgan MLGman]

The Athlon is a better all-around CPU than the Pentium, it's a good idea.

[TheRandomness]

860k + R7 370 = Win.

[Goodman2265]

only good this with a Pentium is you can upgrade CPU later to an i5 if you get a good motherboard, With AMD you gonna need a new mobo and new CPU when future comes.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Mainly the power to performance is the downside. Look at the TDP of an nvidia 970, and then an AMD card with similar performance. the nvidia cards are VERY well optimized. But I run an AMD card because less than 500 bucks for a card with 8GB of videoram is pretty good.

[nj4ck]

When overclocked, the Pentium beats the Athlon in almost every instance. Overclocking requires a Z97/87 motherboard and cooler though, so overall I'd say it's a tie. I'd always recommend trying to squeeze an i3 into the budget though, if possible.

[The Official Czex]

860K > G3258

 

Why?

 

More cores, higher clock speed, higher OCing ability, comparable single core performance, etc...

[SamwiseDB]

860k + R7 370 = Win.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[SamwiseDB]

Also, upgradeability. Are there any noticeably faster CPUs on the FM2/FM2+ platform? Or will I need to go for an AM3+ for a new chip?

If I need a new mobo to upgrade, I might as well just upgrade to an intel eventually.

[TechGod]

Mainly the power to performance is the downside. Look at the TDP of an nvidia 970, and then an AMD card with similar performance. the nvidia cards are VERY well optimized. But I run an AMD card because less than 500 bucks for a card with 8GB of videoram is pretty good.

"optimised" if you mean by omitting A-sync cores, then yeah.  

[TechGod]

Also, upgradeability. Are there any noticeably faster CPUs on the FM2/FM2+ platform? Or will I need to go for an AM3+ for a new chip?

If I need a new mobo to upgrade, I might as well just upgrade to an intel eventually.

This is def my bias seeping through, but I am personally waiting for Zen. When do you plan on upgrading your CPU?

[TheRandomness]

Also, upgradeability. Are there any noticeably faster CPUs on the FM2/FM2+ platform? Or will I need to go for an AM3+ for a new chip?

If I need a new mobo to upgrade, I might as well just upgrade to an intel eventually.

What I said would be great as a budget starter but yes, for something faster that's not an APU you'd need to upgrade to Intel.