Need help with PC build please

[gadzi_h]

AMD 8350 is sub i7 and only $200.

[Fiorana]

AMD 8350 is sub i7 and only $200.

You need a really good motherboard for any of the 8 core AMDs though, the cheap ones can't hack it on the power delivery section for the most part, the 6300 is a 95 watt and can use a cheaper board and runs most games pretty good.

[Bloodclaw]

AMD 8350 is sub i7 and only $200.

I can get an i5 For cheaper than that right now, and I know it works.

[gadzi_h]

I can get an i5 For cheaper than that right now, and I know it works.

Like i said the 8350 is just under the i7 much faster than the i5. Just giving you a ballpark.

[Kittra]

Like i said the 8350 is just under the i7 much faster than the i5. Just giving you a ballpark.

I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but current i5s are just as good (if not better... no seriously) than their i7 counterparts at gaming.

i7s are really really good at video processing and handling multiple applications at the same time flawlessly, but turn off the Hyper-Threading and you basicly have an i5 of the same speed.

A couple people I've talked with have identical PC builds to mine with the only difference being an i5 CPU over an i7 CPU and their benchmarks floor my i7 PCs by a good margin.

If you go with AMD you will most likely save money on the processor and the "good" motherboards cost about the same as their Intel equivalents.
Going with Intel you'll typically spend more on the processor and good motherboards that last a long time can be a challenge to find cheap.

As it stands right now, the best bang for your buck is probably going to be an i5. Someone in my family recently purchased a PC with an i5 at it's heart for only $450 (sans a GPU to support it).

You mentioned you could get an i5 for less than $200 now, do you know what model it is by chance?
Also, do you have a budget in mind?