AMD CPU

[skkler]

So I have looked online but keep getting mixed answer, but what is the best AMD processor im wanting to use it for gaming and rendering/ editing/.

[JefferyD90]

1 minute ago, skkler said:

So I have looked online but keep getting mixed answer, but what is the best AMD processor im wanting to use it for gaming and rendering/ editing/.

Well, that is a convoluted question...

 

Do you want the long answer or the short answer?

[Techicolors]

right now? the FX-8350. 

 

but i would wait for Ryzen. 

[Glenwing]

1 minute ago, skkler said:

So I have looked online but keep getting mixed answer, but what is the best AMD processor im wanting to use it for gaming and rendering/ editing/.

The best AMD CPUs today are still the ones they made back in like 2012 and are not that great. It's probably a better idea to wait for their new releases coming up in a few months.

[RAM555789]

Yeah FX-8350 is currently the best, if you can't wait for Ryzen but if you get the wraith cooler edition be very carful. I bent some of my pins during instalation of the heatsink.

[skkler]

has there been a actual release date set for Ryzen yet? reason being is my CPU fried and if its to far away i might just get the 8350. otherwise id wait

[PCGeek]

I would wait for Ryzen or just go Intel. It's not about which brand one favors. Just go for the best performance for the price, in your budget, at the time.

[skkler]

Just now, PCGeek said:

I would wait for Ryzen or just go Intel. It's not about which brand one favors. Just go for the best performance for the price, in your budget, at the time.

i already have a motherboard with am3+ socket only reason im not going with intel

[Phentos]

3 minutes ago, skkler said:

i already have a motherboard with am3+ socket only reason im not going with intel

Get the 8350 when Ryzen comes out. 

 

The price on it will drop like a rock.

[Clear17Mud]

7 minutes ago, skkler said:

i already have a motherboard with am3+ socket only reason im not going with intel

its suppose to release Q1 which is the first 3 months of the year. and an 8350 is like $105, and people still like to compare it against i5's; when its cost less then a current gen i3.

 

edit wait that was a sell its really like $160 which is like the price of a high end i3 and the lowest clocked i5.

[PCGeek]

2 minutes ago, skkler said:

i already have a motherboard with am3+ socket only reason im not going with intel

My advice would be not to put anything further into the AM3+ platform.  Reason is you are going to want to upgrade soon to take advantage of DDR4, USB 3.1, PCIe Gen3 and all the other features that the newer platforms offer.