would any of the AMD multicore systems be suitable for

mistersprinkles said:
An 8 core FX wouldn't be a bad choice, however, with ZEN (probably? Who knows with AMD...) around the corner, you might want to wait. 40% more instructions per clock cycle=big performance improvement.

Have you considered and i7? Or do you prefer the cost savings offered by an 8350 or similar CPU?

Keep in mind there are 4 core 8 thread Xeons that will fit a standard board and they are quite cheap. That might be a better option for you.

Also, while the 8 core AMD cpus are cheap, the motherboards they need to run properly without overloading the power delivery section of the board causing premature board death cost about $130 and up. You could mate a Xeon with a $60 board. Just something to keep in mind.

Also, the AMD AM3+ platform is limited to DDR3 and PCIE 2.0. It also lacks many modern connectivity ammenities in most implementations.
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It's for a mate of mine who is about to start college and I think he has about £1200. He doesn't know anybody who could just buy the components and assemble and unfortunately I don't have the time to put something together myself. A capable system of any kind for that price and under would do- but he wants to game as well as render using Max. Thanks
 
He needs everything. I think I'll just look at a few prebuilt systems and send him a link. If anybody could recommend anything in particular, that would be great. Thanks.
 
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