Currently the performance upgrade path for 1155 is better than AM3+. There's no point in guessing performance on next gen right now. Future proofing means what you can get now so you don't have to worry about it in the future. Having a longer shelf life with lower performance does not equal future proof. You are also confusing shelf life with platform performance potential. You are confusing future proof and upgrade paths. Overall, FX6300 wins especially with multi thread. That $140 you saved is only $20-30 short for a brand new card that will have the new architecture(which drivers will be supporting). Why? because in a year a 88xx card will perform as good or better than a 79xx while consuming much less power. That $140 or so difference in price is better saved. It's the same philosophy buying 78xx or 79xx cards. Whatever that extra cost, it is better to save it and upgrade when you need it. But I would just build a system to last 1-2 years, then think what I would need to do to "future proof" my system. You can somewhat do it by over speccing your system. Just to clarify, there's no such thing as being future proof. I don't include the i7 or FX 8xxx because the 83xx is about the same price as the i5 3570k but it is not as good in gaming. The FM2 socket pretty much eliminates your upgrade path to 8xxx processors. If you disable the gpu then you'll see more comparable cpu performance to the FX. The problem is it uses a different socket and performance is somewhat hampered by its bandwidth/memory issues. The A10 is pretty much an FX 43xx with a gpu. No HT(main difference between the i5 and i7) $189 + $50 instant rebate if you buy Asrock/MSI/Asus board with it still use same motherboard as i5/i7 1155īuy i5 K if you want a good overall system without paying too much. value priced but not highest bang for buck lower single thread performance than i3/i5/i7īuy i3 32xx if you only care about single thread performance and not want to somewhat future proof your system Look $119 and you save $50 instantly with any Asrock/Asus motherboard. Let me summarize it.īuy AMD FX6300 if you want decent performance and bang for buck. Guys, this is turning into a fanboy argument thread again. So if OP tends to play games which work well with multicore (and assuming he will be playing future iterations of that game), then 6300/4300 will be a good choice, whereas if OP is like me and tend to stick with games which favour strong single core then 3220 is the way to go. I will take 3220 over 8350 any day due to the games I play (other than Dota 2 which runs smoothly regardless of chip, the other 2 favours strong thread performance), whereas other people who play, say, Battlefield 3 as their primary game will pick 8350 any day. I think you really need to consider what kind of games OP wants to play before saying things like "3220 is better than 8350". Future proofing is an argument which people fall back on when they overspec a machine due to lack of knowledge of the user's needs. It was obsolete when I bought it, yet I can still play the games I want (Dota 2, World of Tanks, Starcraft II) now. Was thinking of that when I bought this laptop more than 3 years ago.
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