AMD CPU under 100$

[magnus3142]

Hello,
Im looking for budget cpu with oc future, i was doing research all day long and cant decide which will give me the most performace out of my budget. The thing why i dont want to spend more money is that i save money for gpu.

I found 4 cpus which I think are decent but im not sure if im right.

AMD FX 6300
AMD Athlon X4 860K
AMD A8 6600K
AMD FX-Series FX-4350

Which of these cpu should i go for? Is there any other better cpus i can find for under 100$? Pls let me know your opinion, or at least give me some tips

 

[jji7skyline]

FX6300 is the fastest CPU in that list. You might want to consider the Core i3 which should be similar in price if you take into account motherboard costs.

 

[XavierMace]

If you're buying a GPU, there's no reason to get an A series.

 

[Shehriazad]

While you are right that the FX6300 is half decent for the money...you are buying into a dead end.

The socket has been dead since 2012 so the only real upgrade path you have is "moar coars"...which is not always beneficial, unfortunately.

You can however try to OC that 6300 to 5Ghz (or near it) and it will in most cases accept it gracefully.

860K is on socket FM2+. That socket will receive one refresh in a few weeks...but you will never get anything above a 4-core. The chipset is more up to date than AM3+..but that's about it.


FX43XX...hands off. Not worth the trouble. The 63XX chips are generally less than 10$ up in in price but give a lot more in value.


If you want to go with AMD for the sake of it...860K/870K (70 is coming soon) or FX63XX should be fine if you can live with the drawbacks (dead socket AM3+ or no more than 4threads FM2+)

 

[AtenRa]

Hello,
Im looking for budget cpu with oc future, i was doing research all day long and cant decide which will give me the most performace out of my budget. The thing why i dont want to spend more money is that i save money for gpu.

I found 4 cpus which I think are decent but im not sure if im right.

AMD FX 6300
AMD Athlon X4 860K
AMD A8 6600K
AMD FX-Series FX-4350

Which of these cpu should i go for? Is there any other better cpus i can find for under 100$? Pls let me know your opinion, or at least give me some tips

What GPU are you after for ???

 

[Jimzz]

Where do you live? Do you have a motherboard yet? What will your system mainly be used for?

Microcenter has the 8 core 8320e for $99.99 and the A10-7700k for $89.99. You also get a motherboard discount when you buy at the same time.
But they are in store offers only.

 

[TeknoBug]

FX 6300 is probably the best bang for buck but the 860K isn't bad either.

I have an FX 4350, easily OC's to 4.7GHz and plays games fine, but it's going to be behind most CPU's in raw performance.

AMD has an AM4 socket coming soon with Zen processors, and I think that's where APU's will move to as well.

 

[magnus3142]

FX6300 is the fastest CPU in that list. You might want to consider the Core i3 which should be similar in price if you take into account motherboard costs.

Thanks for reply, i would love to go with intel, but everyone told me that amd is better for its value. I mean that for example i can get amd + mother board cheaper than intel + board with better performace. Cheap intels are not oc.

While you are right that the FX6300 is half decent for the money...you are buying into a dead end.

The socket has been dead since 2012 so the only real upgrade path you have is "moar coars"...which is not always beneficial, unfortunately.

You can however try to OC that 6300 to 5Ghz (or near it) and it will in most cases accept it gracefully.

860K is on socket FM2+. That socket will receive one refresh in a few weeks...but you will never get anything above a 4-core. The chipset is more up to date than AM3+..but that's about it.


FX43XX...hands off. Not worth the trouble. The 63XX chips are generally less than 10$ up in in price but give a lot more in value.


If you want to go with AMD for the sake of it...860K/870K (70 is coming soon) or FX63XX should be fine if you can live with the drawbacks (dead socket AM3+ or no more than 4threads FM2+)

Thanks for detailed answer. I would like to explain what i have on my mind.
I decided to choose a overclockable cpu and mother board which at least can last 2 years without changing and upgrading it. So im looking for cpu + board for about 150-200$. I dont have all money i need atm so i decided to go with 4gb ram and upgrade it in some months to 8. Ill get corsair 750w for future upgrades so i dont need buy a new supply. I havent decided what gpu will i buy, but it will be 150-250$ gpu. I will use hdd from my laptop until i get money for ssd which is quite expensive for me, 100$+.

Where do you live? Do you have a motherboard yet? What will your system mainly be used for?

Microcenter has the 8 core 8320e for $99.99 and the A10-7700k for $89.99. You also get a motherboard discount when you buy at the same time.
But they are in store offers only.

Im from Norway, and prices here is about 10-20% expensive for what u can get in us for example, but less expensive if i order from abroad and pay for shiping...
Probably im wrong but reviews on YT tells that 4 cores and 8 cores is not a big difference. and i heard that everything what has more than 4 cores gets very hot true?

 

[frozentundra123456]

Zen is probably at least a year away, it well could be even more. Of the cpus listed, with a dgpu, the best choices are the 6300 and the 860k, probably the 6300.

 

[magnus3142]

Zen is probably at least a year away, it well could be even more. Of the cpus listed, with a dgpu, the best choices are the 6300 and the 860k, probably the 6300.

thanks for reply,
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-Athlon-X4-860K-vs-AMD-A4-6300

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-FX-6300-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-860K

Are u talking about FX6300?

 

[R0H1T]

Thanks for reply, i would love to go with intel, but everyone told me that amd is better for its value. I mean that for example i can get amd + mother board cheaper than intel + board with better performace. Cheap intels are not oc.

That is true, especially for consumers outside the US, considering the price premium that unlocked i5's command & the accompanying Z series mobos as well.

Thanks for detailed answer. I would like to explain what i have on my mind.
I decided to choose a overclockable cpu and mother board which at least can last 2 years without changing and upgrading it. So im looking for cpu + board for about 150-200$. I dont have all money i need atm so i decided to go with 4gb ram and upgrade it in some months to 8. Ill get corsair 750w for future upgrades so i dont need buy a new supply. I havent decided what gpu will i buy, but it will be 150-250$ gpu. I will use hdd from my laptop until i get money for ssd which is quite expensive for me, 100$+.

A better way would be to put your total budget on the table now & then choose what to do with that, you should allocate an equal amount of $ towards CPU+mobo otherwise your rig will become unbalanced with a stronger GPU. I'd say spend at least 250$ (ideally 300$ IMO) on these two since the prices of current GPU's will go down in the next few months, with AMD releasing their 3xx series, so you can save money from there.

Im from Norway, and prices here is about 10-20% expensive for what u can get in us for example, but less expensive if i order from abroad and pay for shiping...
Probably im wrong but reviews on YT tells that 4 cores and 8 cores is not a big difference. and i heard that everything what has more than 4 cores gets very hot true?

If you are looking for AMD then 8320E + 970 chipset is the best perf/$ combo I can think of atm, however depending on how much it costs you over there in Norway, only you can be the best judge of that whether you should spend such amount an now or wait for something cheaper (better?) to arrive from either camp.

If you decide to pick an FX then the 8320E, cheapest one you can find, has the best potential for overclocking & would be my pick. For GPU wait for a couple of months for prices to drop, that's what I'd do. The choice between this or something cheaper totally depends on what you're willing to spend now but I'd rather spend more early instead of ruing the decision to go cheap later on.

 

[Yuriman]

Yes, the FX-6300. If it's considerably cheaper than an i3 it may be worthwhile, but an i3 is generally a far superior chip for gaming (for most games). What type of games are you looking to play?

 

[Yuriman]

It really depends on what pricing is like in your country, but I would argue that in general, AMD offers some great value in the low-end for things like video encoding, scientific computing, and compression, but not for gaming.

In games, there are cases where an FX-8xxx will perform near or above an i5 which costs twice as much, but in general an i3 is a rung above AMD's 6 and 4 core CPUs and is often near or above AMD's 8 cores, even when overclocked. This is because most games don't use many cores, or are very heavy on just one core, and AMD's per core performance is *considerably* lower than Intel's. Also consider that if you plan on overclocking, it will probably require that you invest in a higher quality motherboard ($$), aCPU cooler ($$), a bigger power supply ($$), and possible more case fans ($$).

Here are some examples of how different CPUs stack up in recent games (picked from GameGPU's top 5 most recent reviews in several categories):

EDIT: AMD CPUs run some types of games better than others. I'd recommend browsing http://gamegpu.ru/ and looking in the categories you most frequently play to get an idea of what the best choice for you will be.

 

[magnus3142]

Yes, the FX-6300. If it's considerably cheaper than an i3 it may be worthwhile, but an i3 is generally a far superior chip for gaming (for most games). What type of games are you looking to play?

Well i cant tell what games i may gonna play in the future. I have never had a gaming pc and havent played many. I play fps games like CS which is my favorite one, also i have never tried bf or cod because i have never had decent system. Atm cs go mostly.

 

[magnus3142]

It really depends on what pricing is like in your country, but I would argue that in general, AMD offers some great value in the low-end for things like video encoding, scientific computing, and compression, but not for gaming.

In games, there are cases where an FX-8xxx will perform near or above an i5 which costs twice as much, but in general an i3 is a rung above AMD's 6 and 4 core CPUs and is often near or above AMD's 8 cores, even when overclocked. This is because most games don't use many cores, or are very heavy on just one core, and AMD's per core performance is *considerably* lower than Intel's. Also consider that if you plan on overclocking, it will probably require that you invest in a higher quality motherboard ($$), aCPU cooler ($$), a bigger power supply ($$), and possible more case fans ($$).

Thanks for reply, well i cant afford all that, if i do what u suggest then i will be left with 100$ gpu or worse IGPU. The reason i created this topic is to help me build pc with this budget i have. Also im not going extreem OC, possably i will focus on getting what i can with aircooler. Also power supply 750w i thought it more than enough even for some future upgrades, do i need even more if i will consider to upgrading my system in the future?

 

[frozentundra123456]

That is true, especially for consumers outside the US, considering the price premium that unlocked i5's command & the accompanying Z series mobos as well.
A better way would be to put your total budget on the table now & then choose what to do with that, you should allocate an equal amount of $ towards CPU+mobo otherwise your rig will become unbalanced with a stronger GPU. I'd say spend at least 250$ (ideally 300$ IMO) on these two since the prices of current GPU's will go down in the next few months, with AMD releasing their 3xx series, so you can save money from there.
If you are looking for AMD then 8320E + 970 chipset is the best perf/$ combo I can think of atm, however depending on how much it costs you over there in Norway, only you can be the best judge of that whether you should spend such amount an now or wait for something cheaper (better?) to arrive from either camp.

If you decide to pick an FX then the 8320E, cheapest one you can find, has the best potential for overclocking & would be my pick. For GPU wait for a couple of months for prices to drop, that's what I'd do. The choice between this or something cheaper totally depends on what you're willing to spend now but I'd rather spend more early instead of ruing the decision to go cheap later on.

Well, you dont need an unlocked i5 or a z series motherboard to go intel quad. Something like the i5 4590 and a B or H series motherboard is a very good gaming platform, far superior to FX6300 and better than FX8xxx in most cases. But it will be more expensive. I do agree that, depending on prices, if the OP cannot afford intel, the 8320e is probably a better choice than any of the processors listed.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Thanks for reply, well i cant afford all that, if i do what u suggest then i will be left with 100$ gpu or worse IGPU. The reason i created this topic is to help me build pc with this budget i have. Also im not going extreem OC, possably i will focus on getting what i can with aircooler. Also power supply 750w i thought it more than enough even for some future upgrades, do i need even more if i will consider to upgrading my system in the future?

One thing to consider is that you can't view the CPU in a vacuum on a budget. You need to consider total system cost, to figure out were you can squeeze performance out of it.

F.x. saving a bit by going with the 860K might allow you to buy a next tier graphics card. Which is far more important then the CPU for gaming. An 860K + GTX750TI/R9-270 makes a potent little gaming machine.

If you haven't bought it already, loose the 750W PSU. Its complete and utter overkill. Get a Corsair CX430/500 instead. Much better value.

 

[Yuriman]

Given a hard budget limit (that puts an i3 out of the question), an FX-6300 or even Athlon 860K would be a superior choice to an Intel Pentium, which is your only real choice below an i3. And yes, 750w is plenty. I run my system on a 380w PSU and when gaming it's often only half utilized.

I'd probably opt for the 860K personally because of the per-clock improvements Steamroller brought (the FX-6300 is an older design), and the superior chipset found on socket FM2+ (the FX's socket/chipset is older too). More cores will not help as much as per-core performance, and you'll be able to clock higher with the same amount of cooling using the 860K. I accept that a strong argument can be made for the FX though.

EDIT: If you plan to spend $30 on an air cooler, you'd probably be better served just going with a stock i3. See how far you can take your chip on the stock cooler.

 

[R0H1T]

Well, you dont need an unlocked i5 or a z series motherboard to go intel quad. Something like the i5 4590 and a B or H series motherboard is a very good gaming platform, far superior to FX6300 and better than FX8xxx in most cases. But it will be more expensive. I do agree that, depending on prices, if the OP cannot afford intel, the 8320e is probably a better choice than any of the processors listed.

I though the OP wanted something that could OC :whiste:

Hello,
Im looking for budget cpu with oc future, i was doing research all day long and cant decide which will give me the most performace out of my budget. The thing why i dont want to spend more money is that i save money for gpu.

Anything Intel is out of his budget, out of the choices he listed the 6300 FX is the most future proof but if he's going slightly over budget then 8320e is the best choice IMO. One can always upgrade the GPU & there are distinct advantages in doing so, certainly as CPU advancements have virtually come to a standstill, that's why I prefer & recommend a good CPU+MB combo at the beginning of a rig's life cycle.

 

[magnus3142]

That is true, especially for consumers outside the US, considering the price premium that unlocked i5's command & the accompanying Z series mobos as well.
A better way would be to put your total budget on the table now & then choose what to do with that, you should allocate an equal amount of $ towards CPU+mobo otherwise your rig will become unbalanced with a stronger GPU. I'd say spend at least 250$ (ideally 300$ IMO) on these two since the prices of current GPU's will go down in the next few months, with AMD releasing their 3xx series, so you can save money from there.
If you are looking for AMD then 8320E + 970 chipset is the best perf/$ combo I can think of atm, however depending on how much it costs you over there in Norway, only you can be the best judge of that whether you should spend such amount an now or wait for something cheaper (better?) to arrive from either camp.

If you decide to pick an FX then the 8320E, cheapest one you can find, has the best potential for overclocking & would be my pick. For GPU wait for a couple of months for prices to drop, that's what I'd do. The choice between this or something cheaper totally depends on what you're willing to spend now but I'd rather spend more early instead of ruing the decision to go cheap later on.

Well, you dont need an unlocked i5 or a z series motherboard to go intel quad. Something like the i5 4590 and a B or H series motherboard is a very good gaming platform, far superior to FX6300 and better than FX8xxx in most cases. But it will be more expensive. I do agree that, depending on prices, if the OP cannot afford intel, the 8320e is probably a better choice than any of the processors listed.

Well i could get AMD FX-Series FX-8320E 3,5GHz Socket AM3+ and http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970-GAMING.html#hero-overview for 200$.
which is my budget
Is this board right for me?

 

[ShintaiDK]

if your budget is 200$ for mobo+CPU then forget AMD.

 

[Yuriman]

if your budget is 200$ for mobo+CPU then forget AMD.

Norway prices though. Even in the US, an i5 starts at $190 (without a combo discount), and it's pretty hard to argue for a stock i3 vs an overclocked FX-8320.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Norway prices though.

It doesnt make sense to list USD if you are going to buy in NOK.

Then we need the budget in NOK and listing of local retailers like komplett.no or proshop.no.

 

[R0H1T]

Well i could get AMD FX-Series FX-8320E 3,5GHz Socket AM3+ and http://www.msi.com/product/mb/970-GAMING.html#hero-overview for 200$.
which is my budget
Is this board right for me?

Looks good to me, just don't go overboard with the OC. Here's the board review, just look at page 22 for OC
www.overclockingheroes.com/fa/contents/review/motherboard/msi-970-gaming-mother-board-review/

It's a fairly new(ish) model so more reviews will be hard to find.

 

[magnus3142]

uff guys im really getting messed up here. I appreciate your help, but its getting a little bit confusing.
Ill start over again with all info collected in this topic because i think i have missed something here.

My budget is 5000NOK =(668$)
My opinion:
CPU+MOBO = ~200$
GPU = ~200-250$
Supply = Corsair 750W 70$
RAM = Corsair 4gb 50$
Case = 60$
HDD = 0$

Im using this site to look for parts : http://www.prisjakt.no/
Here is UK version of it : http://pricespy.co.uk/

So atm im looking for best budget overclockable cpu and motherboard.
U mention that i should forget about AMD but i was told that AMD will be cheaper than intel. I do prefer intel because of the quality and performance but AMD looks cheaper. I was pretty sure that i could get a cpu and mobo for 200$, but if not so lets say 250$ then but these 50% msut be taken from another part. I was also told in forums and searched google that GPU is nr.1! It can be im wrong so i can redo my budget for each component. If u mean i should invest more in cpu+mobo so tell me what component shuld i get cheaper to have money for it.
Those examples i wrote first are just ones i found are best consider my budget using www.cpuboss.com . So be free to offer any other u think i can get whatever it is intel or amd.
R0H1T offered combination of 8320E + 970 chipset which is about 210$ and looks good, but almost 2 times more expensive than 860k according to cpuboss.com
FX6300 is much cheaper than 8320E but i guess its not that good and also its quite old. also Shehriazad said that its dead end and socket has been dead since 2012.
ShintaiDK said that i should forget about AMD but if AMD is cheapest so does it mean i should drop everything?
The one of the most important thing is that i dont want to throw money for nothing and looking for best what can i get.
Well u can see my budget now for each part of my build, if u see something wrong pls let me know.