Going to my friends build, I have another choice to make. Do I put the AMD FX 8120, 6300 or 4300 in his build. He wants to play stuff like Mafia, Day Z, Skyrim and Saints Row. Will he need the 8 core or can he slip by with the quad core? He wants to run a 560 TI so my only concern is a bottleneck. Thanks!
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But the only thing I'm quesitoning is, isn't that a little overkill? I've never heard of a game utilizing 8 cores
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I'd go with the 4300 for gaming.
agree with OhSnapWord.
the 8 core is a little overkill. Games mostly don't use more then 4 cores anyway.
The 4 core solution is good enough for his gaming needs
He could also choose the six core if he feel like spending a little extra, but the 8 core is overkill.
the 8 core is a little overkill. Games mostly don't use more then 4 cores anyway.
The 4 core solution is good enough for his gaming needs
He could also choose the six core if he feel like spending a little extra, but the 8 core is overkill.
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Okay guys, here's what we just ended up purchasing today
Rosewill Gaming Case (Red)
600 Watt Cooler Master Power Supply
Geforce 560 TI
AMD FX 4300 (Coming with stock cooler)
8 GB Corsair XMS3 RAM
1 TB Western Digital Hard Drive
ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS Motherboard
I can't wait to build it for him
Rosewill Gaming Case (Red)
600 Watt Cooler Master Power Supply
Geforce 560 TI
AMD FX 4300 (Coming with stock cooler)
8 GB Corsair XMS3 RAM
1 TB Western Digital Hard Drive
ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS Motherboard
I can't wait to build it for him
