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Originally Posted by r00t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The 8 core AMD FX-8350 for $200 is like literally the best CPU, biggest bank for your buck. You can get similar spec'd Intel Xeon's/i7 for like ~$80-$1800 more, but they're 4 core with hyperthreading (2 logical cores per 1 physical , fake 8 cores imo, allegedly bad for gaming too).

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113284

I have this same CPU and it is a beast.

Also friends don't let friends buy Dell or HP for that matter. If your going gaming rig build it yourself but if your buying retail run as far away from Dell or HP as fast as you can. I am a PC tech of 12 years and I have seen more nightmares people have had to go through from those two brands more than anything else.

Intel does have Faster CPU's over all but you still get the best bang for your buck from AMD.

I almost didn't get the AMD FX-8350 due to bench marks ect. but I can honestly say that I have had one close to a year now and I have every game cranked up on "Suffer" with 16GB of RAM, Nvidia 560TI and I use a Intel 120GB SSD for my Win 8 OS and 2TB 6Gb/s Sata for my games and storage.

Is it a top of the line PC ? No but it performs great for a reasonable cost and to me that's all that matters.