Amd cpu?? for first build?

[FrozenYogurtDude]

Hi I'm Matt. I'm 14 starting my first from scratch build. I'm a big fan of amd. What is the best (for light gaming and homework and daily stuff) amd cpu under 150 dollars (ish) for my first build.. thanks in advance. 

[Moonzy]

i understand being a big fan of AMD and all

but if you're looking for a gaming pc, you might wanna look at intel's offering

 

if you're intending to work on multithreaded workloads (like video rendering and what not)

then maybe the FX8xxx series

[Las_Killar]

Wait for ZEN instead of buying now. 

[Nena Trinity]

880K or FX-6350 both includes great coolers out of the box!

 

PC Build Guide – AMD M-ATX: (Less than 600$)

*CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K (does not need after market cooler)

*Mobo: MSI A88XM Gaming M-ATX FM2+

*RAM: G.Skill Sniper Series (4x4GB) DDR3-2133MHz

*GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 950 2GB

*PSU: XFX TS 650W

*Storage: Seagate 3.5" 2TB SSHD

*http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rcFrJx

 

PC Build Guide – AMD ATX: (Less than 800$)

*CPU: AMD FX-6350 + Wraith Cooler (does not need after market cooler)

*Mobo: MSI 970 Gaming ATX AM3+

*RAM: G.Skill Sniper Series (4x4GB) DDR3-2133MHz

*GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB

*PSU: XFX TS 650W

*Storage: Seagate 3.5" 2TB SSHD

*http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8yfTbv

 

For 880K you want a A88X chipset but for FX you really want 990FX!

 

[FrozenYogurtDude]

5 minutes ago, Las_Killar said:

Wait for ZEN instead of buying now. 

It's worth the wait? Even in my price range?

 

[Nena Trinity]

1 minute ago, FrozenYogurtDude said:

It's worth the wait? Even in my price range?

Nobody knows its price yet...

[Naeaes]

AMD hasn't launched new tech in five years now. And they're just about to. If you're set  on AMD, wait until they release the Zen architecture. While strict futureproofing is a bit of a fools errand, buying five-year-old hardware isn't any better. Even if they won't suit you, the prices of the old CPUs might drop a bit at least.

 

But to answer your question, it'll be the same old FX8350 for you as for everyone else. 

[FrozenYogurtDude]

3 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

Nobody knows its price yet...

That's my problem dont know price a in Canada are dollar makes everything crazy expensive lol

[Nena Trinity]

1 minute ago, FrozenYogurtDude said:

That's my problem dont know price a in Canada are dollar makes everything crazy expensive lol

How much is total budget in US dollar?

[FrozenYogurtDude]

11 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

How much is total budget in US dollar?

550 ish dollars Canadian. So about 420 of us dollar right now

[FrozenYogurtDude]

2 minutes ago, FrozenYogurtDude said:

550 ish dollars Canadian. So about 420 of us dollar right now

But I don't need a case and I can hold off with my horrible Austin Evans approved r7 240 I got for Christmas.... if I had to.

[Matias_Chambers]

A good i3 will beat alomst any AMD CPU in gaming. Get an i3 6100.

[Windows10Home]

I understand that you are a fan of AMD, but if you are going for gaming, it's much better going for an i5 or i3. If you have a very low budget, you could get an Athlon 860K, a cheap CPU. If you want very much performance on a very low budget, try going for a Pentium G3258 with a Z97 motherboard and a cheap liquid cooler. If you have a bigger budget an absolutetly want AMD, try a FX8300/8350. They have many cores, so good for multi-tasking and Battlefield.

[FrozenYogurtDude]

5 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

A good i3 will beat alomst any AMD CPU in gaming. Get an i3 6100.

Does the 6100 have the same chip set as some i5/i7s so I could upgrade? Later?

[Windows10Home]

6 minutes ago, FrozenYogurtDude said:

Does the 6100 have the same chip set as some i5/i7s so I could upgrade? Later?

Yes

[Energycore]

I'm gonna echo the sentiment that waiting for Zen is the right choice if you like AMD. We don't know when they'll release or whether the expensive stuff will release first, but they're rumored to be on par with Haswell as far as per-clock performance and if they include the new Wraith cooler + can be overclocked they'll become the king of value in the low price segment.

 

Of course, you might have to wait until as late as December to get one of those, we just don't know.

1 minute ago, FrozenYogurtDude said:

Does the 6100 have the same chip set as some i5/i7s so I could upgrade? Later?

You'll be able to pop an i5/i7 of the same socket type later on, yes. So any Core i3/5/7 that says LGA 1151.

 

With 550 CAD as a budget it'll be hard to put an i3 build together though. The benefit of waiting is that you can save up more money and buy a PC that will game great at the time, and will remain capable for much longer. I spent about $800 US on my current PC back in 2011 and only now am I feeling the need to upgrade.

[Nena Trinity]

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21 minutes ago, FrozenYogurtDude said:

But I don't need a case and I can hold off with my horrible Austin Evans approved r7 240 I got for Christmas.... if I had to.

On that budget you want a APU!