AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor

Well-Aged and Still Beautiful.
It’s hard to believe that a chip released in 2012 still has relevance today–but that’s exactly what has happened to the AMD FX 8350. An age-old dilemma among budget-minded computer builders has always been to figure out which processor will give the end user the maximum amount of bang for the minimum amount of buck, as well as which chipsets offer the best hope of upgrading. AMD has always been an attractive pin-up girl for such people, and continues to maintain that appeal well into today.Those with money to burn and want performance at any cost will likely go with Intel. There’s nothing wrong with that approach if you are in a financial position to do so. Intel’s current X99 chipset, DDR4 memory, and eight-core processors (16 virtual cores with hyperthreading enabled) are, at the time of this writing, the creme de la creme for consumer computing, and as of now no AMD offering can match it. For people after such performance, it’s only a few clicks away.However, since those people aren’t likely to be reading this review, I’m going to address the rest of us. Those of us who can’t turn our bank accounts into scorched earth for the sake of a few more frames per second on a game, or a half an hour shaved off of a four-hour video encode. Those who would expect to see real-world performance rather than an impressive benchmark score.For the AMD FX 8350 is a budget processor. Make no mistake about it. For single-threaded speeds, it compares far closer to Intel’s mid-range i5 series. For multicore performance, however, this chip once again makes its mark on Intel’s radar at almost half the price of a competing i7. If you’re into video encoding but not into throwing logs of money on your fire, this is your chip. The FX 8350 is a hard working beast with software that uses multiple cores. If the majority of your needs focus on such software, you will never regret the day you ordered it. I don’t expect any hateful comments attached to this review for saying so.Especially if you already own a motherboard that will support it. AMD is famous for supporting the same socket for lengthy stretches of time, and the AM3+ socket this chip inhabits is on a great many boards. If you own one, check the manufacturer’s web site to see if your motherboard will support this beauty. You might find a smile on your face when you realize your next computer upgrade is a single component and BIOS update away. In my case, I wound up ordering the incredible Asrock 990FX Extreme9–but it’s a foundation I know will last for years, and I still had money to spare for a few new goodies.NOW. I’m going to be a good reviewer and tell you the downside to this purchase. Unless you’re a pilot and used to this type of noise, I’d get a better cooling solution than the fan/heatsink combo that comes with this processor. Or at the very least, make sure your case has outstanding ventilation. This is a powerful beast of a chip when doing multicore work, and it throws off a fair amount of heat. If you’re doing a ground-up build with a new case, absolutely look at cases with plenty of fan mounts and a vented top (Corsair’s Graphite Series 230T will give you a good idea of what kind of case I’m talking about). Also–and of course–be diligent about blowing the dust out of your case on a regular basis: Dust loves heat, and will hang onto it as long as it can. Your processor and motherboard, however, aren’t too fond of it.

You were one of the lucky ones to have bought this back when it was first released. In all honesty, this chip still run’s today’s games!But, DO NOT BUY OR upgrade now as ryzens & better are out.About the CPU?This CPU plays well in 1920×1080 GTX 1660 AMP todays video cards in games likeMonster Hunter World 60fps with about 70% CPU utilization at 4.2Ghz or higherThe Division 2GTFORoad RedemptionKilling floor 2FortniteResident evil 2 remakePretty much any game released yesterday with the right setup.My system specs other then videocard & cpu:RAM: ripjaws x2 16gb ram with ares x2 16gb ram XMP @ 1600mhzPSU: 750w CorsairHDD’s x2MB Gigabyte 970 rev 2.#GPU’s tested with this processor:GTX 960 AMP gddr5 & GTX 1660 AMP gddr6Some games are broken as they are older or are frame limited. Other games may work better on single core performance as well such as ARMA 3 & Escape from Tarkov. However. The AMD FX 8350 series still is one of the best chips on yesterdays market for the FX series. It also holds the highest OC online 8.1Ghz! Meaning, the RAM speeds & other components is whats actually slowing it down at this point. Since there is no DDR4 am3 socket MB, there is actually no telling how far this CPU could go.P.S. I do not recommend trying to overclock pass 6ghz at all lul. On the box, yes, it says you can achive 6ghz.WARNING:DO NOT USE or BUY WITH STOCK FAN! You will expierence so many issues from noise to BSOD to freezes, lockups, shutdowns. The Stock fan cooling is way too TINY for this power hungry CPU & it will slow it down performance wise & may cause damage over time due to lack of cooling. If you do use the STOCK fan, I recommend disabling Turbo Mode right away & keeping all cooling options enabled. Power options for windows, set CPU cooling policy to PASSIVE. & be sure its always on Balanced mode in power options. This will keep things better.

Si cuentan con una tarjeta compatible con este CPU es una excelente opción, ya esta a un precio muy accesible unos $2500 y verán que en juegos es la opción recomendada en muchos casos, si van a comprar también la tarjeta madre recomiendo mejor un Ryzen ya que es generación nueva aunque este modelo les dará buen procesamiento para juegos y otras tareas pesadas.En juegos en conjunto de una GTX1060 me da 60FPS a 1080p en cualquier juego claro en algunos casos ajustando los gráficos un poco pero prácticamente todo en alto y la otra utilidad que me da es convertir vídeos en handbrake para verlos en la TV o PS4 cuando no son compatibles, donde usualmente tarda lo mismo que dura el vídeo a 1080p con buena calidad convirtiendo o 720p con calidad un poco mas reducida tarda un tercio de lo que dura el vídeo y no llega a más de 50ºC con un CM Hyper 212 EVO.