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Originally Posted by blibba
I think you're better off sticking with your existing CPU or getting an FX4*** for games.
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If you wanted a quad-core AMD CPU a Phenom II would be better than an FX4xxx CPU in almost all situations. I'd say go for the FX8320 since it's unlocked anyway, OC it to 8350 speeds or better, and use the savings to buy a nicer cooler. Or if gaming go for an i5-3570K if you want the OCability or lower end IB-based i5's since the i5-3570 was able to go blow for blow with the 8350 in this review. If you wanted the best Price\Performance the FX-6300 seems pretty solid as well and is only $10 more than the equivalent FX43xx CPU.
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Originally Posted by os2wiz
Except ,your wrong, dead wrong. The Newegg price is $25 above MSRP and is only there for perhaps 2 weeks before they will be forced to lower it to $195. They pulled the same crap when Bulldozer was released. That is why at that time I bought my cpu from Amazon for $30 less. $195 will be the price when the dust settles and the supply chain is full. You can bet your undies on that.
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Which he addressed but you chose to ignore. He said the price on Newegg for the i7 was $330 and the FX-8350 was $220. Then said the MSRP for both; $313 and $195 respectively. If you had read his whole post you would have seen he pointed out that Newegg was selling them for $25 over the MSRP--and I imagine more etailers will for the first few weeks.