Athlon X4 860K ?

[Sandycheeks]

Just looking to get a bit more grunt from my FM2+ board and checked this out.
As far as I can tell it's basically the same cpu as an A10 5800k with worse onboard gfx for around £16 cheaper.
I suppose it's £16 towards a GPU though so not bad for a cheap gaming PC.
Not worth it for me though...

 

[ubersonic]

Just looking to get a bit more grunt from my FM2+ board and checked this out.
As far as I can tell it's basically the same cpu as an A10 5800k with worse onboard gfx for around £16 cheaper.
I suppose it's £16 towards a GPU though so not bad for a cheap gaming PC.
Not worth it for me though...

It's not the same as a 5800K, that's Trinity (Piledriver) based the 860K is Kaveri (Steamroller) based (a newer architecture).

Basically if you don't need/want a GPU built into the CPU then the 860K is a better chip for less money.

 

[pastymuncher]

There is no onboard gpu on these which would seem to make them pointless on the FM2 socket to me. Anyone that wants more grunt should be on AM3+.

 

[ubersonic]

There is no onboard gpu on these which would seem to make them pointless on the FM2 socket to me. Anyone that wants more grunt should be on AM3+.

It's an upgrade path for somebody looking to move away from an APU, somebody with an A4 or an A6 can buy one of these and get FX-4 grade performance without having to buy a new board.