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Intel 4 Core or AMD 8 Core?

So the situation is:

My friend bought his PC around 6 months ago, built it, uses it for gaming and works great. He recently decided he wanted to upgrade his CPU from a Intel Pentium G860 and so he found the Intel i5-3570k. The reason he chose this was because his Motherboard had a 1155 socket. I said that he could buy the ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Motherboard and the AMD FX-8350 for the same price. This also improves his motherboard as it supports Cross-firing which he wants to do in the future. I personally thought this was a much better option but he, being the sceptical arse (not in a bad way) he is, decided to post on some forums. Many people told him to choose the Intel CPU because it's way better for gaming.

I'd just like your guys' opinions too.
 
Martini1991 said:
The 3570K only costs about 20-30 quid more than the FX8350, so how he can get a board in there for the same price is beyond me :p
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I've found one around £60 cheaper.

Martini1991 said:
But if your friend's on a naff board he can't overclock on, he's better off getting the Xeon that is 4 cores and 8 threads.
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There are many Xeon's, recommend a specific one?
 
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