cpu Choosing the right CPU

[Smithson52]

Starting my first gaming pc build and I'm stuck on if I should choose AMD FX 8350 $219.99 or Intel i5 6500 $279.99. let me know what you think is better for power and why.

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Smithson52 said:

Starting my first gaming pc build and I'm stuck on if I should choose AMD FX 8350 $219.99 or Intel i5 6500 $279.99. let me know what you think is better for power and why.

How about you give us your budget for your build and let us build it for you to ensure you get proper components and quality. But if you want, the i5 is much better. 

[Godlygamer23]

The Core i5 6500 is likely to be best as it will have higher per core performance which games benefit from versus more, weaker cores.

[Purgent]

Not sure if you live near a Microcenter, but if you have $280 to spend on a CPU, you can get an i7 5820k for about the same price. 

[rn8686]

2 minutes ago, Smithson52 said:

Starting my first gaming pc build and I'm stuck on if I should choose AMD FX 8350 $219.99 or Intel i5 6500 $279.99. let me know what you think is better for power and why.

It depends on you budget. The i5 is better, but an FX 8XXX wont really bottleneck anything much up to a 480/1060/970. 

[Cany]

Well, like it has been said already Intel delivers more Performance on Single Core as well as better efficiency ( what is very important for me is. )

[Lostlogger]

Honestly i'd go with the i5-6500 between the two just a little better then the fx one might be able to help you if you look at this http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3513vs1489

[Smithson52]

1 hour ago, legacy99 said:

How about you give us your budget for your build and let us build it for you to ensure you get proper components and quality. But if you want, the i5 is much better. 

My budget is around $1200ca

 

1 hour ago, legacy99 said:

How about you give us your budget for your build and let us build it for you to ensure you get proper components and quality. But if you want, the i5 is much better. 

 

[Imakuni]

41 minutes ago, Smithson52 said:

My budget is around $1200ca

Well, here. I didn't include a case, that's up to your personal preference. You might also want to spend some extra on the mobo to get a prettier one, but I tried to keep costs as low as possible without compromising on an upgrade path. A cooler / SSD would also be interesting, but both can be added later if you want.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.72 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($540.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1134.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-13 10:03 EDT-0400

[Smithson52]

30 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Well, here. I didn't include a case, that's up to your personal preference. You might also want to spend some extra on the mobo to get a prettier one, but I tried to keep costs as low as possible without compromising on an upgrade path. A cooler / SSD would also be interesting, but both can be added later if you want.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.95 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($133.72 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($540.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1134.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-13 10:03 EDT-0400

Thank you so much! Really appreciate you doing this for me!

[Imakuni]

3 minutes ago, Smithson52 said:

Thank you so much! Really appreciate you doing this for me!

Next time, though, post it in the New Builds section. If you had a system already and were just looking for a CPU upgrade, here would be the place to ask. But for full builds, that other one would be better.

[Smithson52]

Just now, Imakuni said:

Next time, though, post it in the New Builds section. If you had a system already and were just looking for a CPU upgrade, here would be the place to ask. But for full builds, that other one would be better.

Good to know. Thanks for all of your help.