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piledriver - Official AMD FX4300,FX6300 and FX8350 review thread

nkata said:
If like me you already have an AM3+ mobo and a phenom II to sell and offset the cost, the eight core could be a worthwhile buy. Better multithreaded ability and comparable single thread to the phenom II. Multithread compute somewhere between i5/i7. More power demand than the phenom II at full load and a lot more than intel SB/IB.

I am trying to make up my mind at the moment between the 8350 and the 8320 part for cost benefit and OC ability. I tend towards the 8350 depends on price though.
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While that is very much true, 1155 boards are older than AM3+ boards, so I don't really get how it's anymore than making the best of a mistake from 2011.

I mean, you either bought into AM3+ with a new CPU, or you bought into AM3+ keeping your old CPU (In which case, you should have kept the older board)

The only people in my opinion who didn't get the short straw are the CHIV owners and the other 1 or 2 boards than can take AM3+ chips, and that's assuming they get an update for Piledriver.

For gamers that is.

Heavily multithreaded situations, as we can see, the FX8's did, and still do give excellent price/performance and I wouldn't consider it as making the best of a mistake from 2011, I'd say it was pretty logical given Intels choice to keep quads mainstream.
 
Official AMD FX4300,FX6300 and FX8350 review thread

FX4300,FX6300 and FX8350

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested
http://www.techspot.com/review/586-amd-fx-8350-fx-6300/

FX8350

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fx-8350-vishera-review,review-32550.html
http://techreport.com/review/23750/amd-fx-8350-processor-reviewed
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/FX-8350_Piledriver_Review/
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...-fx-8350-cpu-review-amds-vishera-arrives.html
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/880-1/amd-fx-8350-retour-amd.html
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/46985-amd-fx-8350-piledriver-cpu/
http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=408737
www.hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-FX-8350-Vishera-8Core-CPU-Review/
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/amd_fx8350/
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1598/pg1/amd-fx-8350-processor-review-introduction.html
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=962&Itemid=63
http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/processors/amd-fx-8350-am3-piledriver-processor-review/
http://www.hardcoreware.net/amd-piledriver-fx-review-vishera-8350/
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/processors/31312-amd-fx8350
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/amd_vishera_fx8350_piledriver_review/1
http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...abyte-hd7970-asus-sabretooth-990fx-r2-review/
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Proces...FX-6300-Processor-Review-Vishera-Breaks-Cover
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/PC-Ga...e-GTX-650-Ti-und-Dishonored-im-PCGHX-1029887/
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/processors/31312-amd-fx8350
http://www.hardcoreware.net/amd-piledriver-fx-review-vishera-8350/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2055/1/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/FX-8350-vs-Core-i5-3470-CPU-Review/1657
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-fx-8350.html
http://www.extremetech.com/computin...piledriver-deliver-where-bulldozer-fell-short
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/processors/1295398/amd-fx-8350
http://semiaccurate.com/2012/10/22/amds-second-generation-fx-processor-vishera/


Linux

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_fx8350_visherabdver2&num=1
 
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Martini1991 said:
While that is very much true, 1155 boards are older than AM3+ boards, so I don't really get how it's anymore than making the best of a mistake from 2011.

I mean, you either bought into AM3+ with a new CPU, or you bought into AM3+ keeping your old CPU (In which case, you should have kept the older board)

The only people in my opinion who didn't get the short straw are the CHIV owners and the other 1 or 2 boards than can take AM3+ chips, and that's assuming they get an update for Piledriver.

For gamers that is.

Heavily multithreaded situations, as we can see, the FX8's did, and still do give excellent price/performance and I wouldn't consider it as making the best of a mistake from 2011, I'd say it was pretty logical given Intels choice to keep quads mainstream.
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I bought into AM3 with an 890 chipset board from Gigabyte in 2009. In 2011, I got a very good deal on MM for the ASUS AM3+ 99x board for £50 and sold my 890 board for £35, upgrading the processor as well from a 1055T to a 1090T for a nett of £25.

Original cost 2009, mobo and CPU ~£250
2011 upgrade nett cost £40.

So now if I buy into PD at £170 and sell the 1090T for half that, it would be a reasonable choice for the next couple of years.

2012 - 2014? upgrade cost £85

2009 - 2014 Total cost mobo and CPU ~£375 (250 + 40 + 85).

In 2014, I will reappraise again. Intel or AMD or whatever. Currently AMD supports whatever I do with a computer.

andy.
 
Martini1991 said:
Ha, that's fair enough, think I'd just stick with the 1090T to be honest, see how SR comes out.
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New toys, I know. I like incremental upgrades, this way if SR is still AM3+ with reasonable performance from the chipset without a new motherboard it will still be a cheap upgrade. Or go to a completely new setup in a year or two.
 
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