FX-8350 Eight-Core 4GHz turbo 4.2ghz

[Dan3345]

As far as average computing goes it looks great. And I have seen many reviews that back this up. It beat and i7 2600k when it came to video transcoding. But in terms of gaming, there are i5's and a lot of i7's that out pace it.

 

AMD isn't doing so well these days, its sad and it shows. You know there's a problem when the last line of the FX series is slower then the older Phenom series.

 

Thor I agree with you on the competition aspect, it would be terrible for the entire industry if Intel were to lose competition. However, if AMD falls Intel has ARM to compete with which I should add, is poising itself to jump into AMD's market.

 

Thor just one last thing.. I wouldn't be so quick with the fanboi word. Most of us here, are very familiar with both brands, and while we each have our opinions on what is best, we can differentiate usefulness and quality from blinded faith and glory in one product alone.

[Thor.]

I wouldn't say most of us, its a matter want brand you use, and if that's all you talk about then you are considered a fanboi, its a matter a knowledge and respect for other brands other then the one you like the most.

 

i understand that Intel is good with some things, like gaming, but so is AMD

 

its a matter of opinion, but when that opinion becomes spam. that's when i consider someone a fanboi.

 

 

 

 

 

[hoofhearted4]

I only have far cry 2 for pc, and i haven't touched it for a year or so. Maybe because the graphics i expected more from the cryengine, anyways back to the subject. you can't argue with a fanboy, so this conversation is over.

 

again, not a fanboy. ive only ever bought one CPU and that was about a week ago. and i chose the CPU i did because it was a clear and obvious choice after much research. fanboyism to me has no place in PC building. ill use whatever is best in the future idc if its AMD/Intel or ATI(AMD)/Nvidia.

[Thor.]

Okay then, but next time try to stay on topic is what i actual should of said. Anyways I'm the same way, but i am also considered a fanboi because i don't like Intel, GASP!! okay i admit http://forums.nexusmods.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/teehee.gif Hard to say anything good about a product if you don't like http://forums.nexusmods.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/tongue.gif Edited November 13, 2012 by Thor.

[Dan3345]

Thor, you have heard my story a couple times I'm sure. I went from an 1100T and two 6950's (An AMD only guy) to a 2500k (which I overclocked something my 1100T could barely handle) and a GTX 680. I cannot speak for the 7 series much, but from what I hear they are great. AMD has stepped up their drivers since I left which is good to hear. Honestly today as far as GPU's go it really doesn't matter which way you go. Red or green, you can't lose it seems. This was not the case when I had my 6 series cards. I constantly saw my two GPU's being outstepped by a single 580 (my friends 580). So even though the FX series may be an improvement over the phenom, and the 7 series may be a great card now, I am turned off to the whole AMD platform. I spent too much money for performance that I didn't even get. $900 in total and not even close to what I was expecting. So you can see why I for one might be a little turned off to buying them again. All Im trying to say is, you can see why I would be a little more than hesitant to buy an AMD product again, or recommend them.

 

Thor other than price why don't you like Intel? And if I may input my two cents. Price is hardly a complaint anymore. a decent Asus motherboard can be as low as $75, and an i5 2500k is $210. It overclocks like a monster, and runs cooler while using less power then any AMD cpu on the market.

[Thor.]

The socket range's is a pain, the constant always having to upgrade a motherboard for a single cpu.. i build cpu's for a living once in while.

 

 

Also the drivers for the Ati cards have improved, with two 7950's i can get over 150fps in crysis 2 and it never goes above 70C on heavy load. http://forums.nexusmods.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/thumbsup.gif With the Case open to, i have tested it completely exposed and it stays the same.

 

Remarkable cards the Gigabyte 7950's are.

Edited November 13, 2012 by Thor.

[Korodic]

erhm, it's pronounced "fanboi"

 

and I'll have you know I've just had the luxury of experiencing both brands. Can't say it makes too much of a difference in the end game.

 

AMD is the budget per ghz choice. More watts.

 

Intel is the expensiver choice with software over hardware. Less watts.

 

If you're kewl with AMD/ATI, that's all good. It's reliable for all the years I've had it. This time around I gave intel/Nvidia a chance.

 

My room used to get HOT. Haven't noticed it with this new build. Then again I think I was introduced to the best way to apply thermalpaste, and the case hasn't had to deal with any dust yet.

 

Freaking antec 900 needs to hide cords better.

[hoofhearted4]

i went with the 3570k for my PC. and will get a 7950 here in a few weeks. so i guess im not really a fanboy in either direction as i plan to have both..

 

also, the whole mobo thing doesnt even matter unless you really plan on upgrading every time a new CPU comes out. in my case, by the time i feel like i need a new CPU, ill probably want a new mobo anyways, and in which case i could either go Intel again or go AMD, either way. but thatll be years down the road.

 

 

that said, ive stayed on topic. in your OP you asked what we think about that CPU, i gave my brief opinion on it.

[Dan3345]

also, the whole mobo thing doesn't even matter unless you really plan on upgrading every time a new CPU comes out. in my case, by the time i feel like i need a new CPU, ill probably want a new mobo anyways, and in which case i could either go Intel again or go AMD, either way. but that'l be years down the road.

 

Exactly. No reason to upgrade every year. For example, I am going to upgrade to an i7 3770k soon. But I am keeping my P8Z68, sure I am missing out on one or two gimmicky features but I getting basically all of the rest plus the performance and hyper threading which is what I am going for. I came to this conclusion because I have been waiting to upgrade to Haswell and get DDR4. Well recently JEDEC announced that DDR4 will only be supported on Haswell's Server EP. And Intel has no plans to support DDR4 on a mainstream motherboard until 2015 when Skylake there 14nm CPU comes out. So that's when I will upgrade again. 3 years from now.

 

But I digress.. I seem to have derailed the thread and for that I apologize.

 

Back on track, I would love to have an FX series CPU for a folding rig. Most folding focuses on the GPU but with a CPU like the 8350 I could split up evenly and get some pretty damn good results I think.

[Thor.]

My 6 core 1100t is two and a half years old. Funny how time flies. it was one of the last 6 core Phenoms that came out and now its discontinued. you might say its a collectors item now http://forums.nexusmods.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/teehee.gif Also i did some folding at home with it a few days and it came up with interesting scores. Although i haven't fully tested it out with video encoding sense the radeons have a nifty feature to let the gpu do all the work, really fast encodes. Edited November 13, 2012 by Thor.