which cpu?

[Noahlol01]

i am wondering what cpu i should bu. either the intel i5 6400 or amd fx 6300 which one is the best?

[Flavortown2k16]

Try getting hands on fx 8xxx series if your going amd side, since it doesnt cost that much more.

[Noahlol01]

ok thanks btw do i need to uppgrade my gpu i have a gtx 960 now

[Flavortown2k16]

1 minute ago, Noahlol01 said:

ok thanks btw do i need to uppgrade my gpu i have a gtx 960 now

How much vram does it have

[HKZeroFive]

Easily the i5 6400 over any AMD CPU. The single core performance is much higher which makes it the superior choice for games currently, a way better upgrade path whereas AM3+ is a dead socket and DDR4 RAM (as opposed to the DDR3 of the AM3+ socket).

3 minutes ago, Noahlol01 said:

ok thanks btw do i need to uppgrade my gpu i have a gtx 960 now

If you're happy with your current performance, there's no need to.

 

[Flavortown2k16]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Easily the i5 6400 over any AMD CPU. The single core performance is much higher which makes it the superior choice for games currently, a way better upgrade path whereas AM3+ is a dead socket and DDR4 RAM (as opposed to the DDR3 of the AM3+ socket).

If you're happy with your current performance, there's no need to.

 

I dont know what games are you playing but my 8350 is holding just fine with the games. The upgrade part is true tough.

[HKZeroFive]

4 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

I dont know what games are you playing but my 8350 is holding just fine with the games. The upgrade part is true tough.

It's a decent choice but Intel holds the lead in CPUs. Single core performance (which matter particularly for gaming) is much higher and power consumption is much lower.

 

 

[Flavortown2k16]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

It's a decent choice but Intel holds the lead in CPUs.

 

 

yeah i know, but if your on tight budget its decent cpu to get, but intel takes the cake with the core perf, power consumption, heat output and stuff like that, but it also comes with a cost.

[Vortez]

Even i3-6320 is better than FX6350. i5-6400 is significantly better CPU overall.

 

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

yeah i know, but if your on tight budget its decent cpu to get, but intel takes the cake with the core perf, power consumption, heat output and stuff like that, but it also comes with a cost.

Even then at a budget, I'd still have a i3 over something like the FX 6300 because single core performance is important for gaming.

 

It comes at a cost but you're also paying for the extra performance.

[Flavortown2k16]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Even then at a budget, I'd still have a i3 over something like the FX 6300 because single core performance is important for gaming.

 

It comes at a cost but you're also paying for the extra performance.

Actually ment 8 core ones. Anything lower than that in amd is just poo

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

Actually ment 8 core ones. Anything lower than that in amd is just poo

True. Would still stick with Intel though IMO.

[Flavortown2k16]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

True. Would still stick with Intel though IMO.

Yeah if you want more upgrade abilitys,lower heat/power constumption and better perf then yeas, but amd is price/core king baby (alltought they are weak ones)

[Noahlol01]

ok going with inte then

[Flavortown2k16]

1 minute ago, Noahlol01 said:

ok going with inte then

spend more to get proper one and you wont have to worry about it.