Is the AMD FX-9590 obsolete? Newegg has them for $130 right now.

>>59437991
That might sound really cheap but consider that you will also need a $100 water cooler

>>59437991
They will almost always be outperformed by an i5 and you need to think about cooling with it as well. Is it for gaming? If so either get a cheap i5, the Pentium g4560 or wait for amd to release their r5 lineup processors, you can still use the 9590 but it's just not a very good option considering there is no upgrade path and the relitively poor performance.

>>59437991
Oh, and also most AM3+ boards for normal people can't handle 220W so you'll need to pay the "gaming hardware" tax

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>>59438040
I do have that covered already.
>>59438044
Light gaming, yes. I predict that I'll eventually wander into VR. Looking a little harder, there don't seem to be many AM3+ boards out there with PCIe 3.0, which is kinda shit. At least not that I'm seeing. R5 is looking like a better and better option.

The main reason I need a decent machine is CAD work and modeling. I do a lot of 3D printing, and some of the meshes you have to work with get crazy huge, and slicing takes a good bit of computation to do with any expediency. That's my primary use. Honestly, gaming is just a bonus to me.

>>59438063
Yeah honestly fuck that. R5 it is.

The R7 1600 and 1700X are a little cheaper, but still expensive. Thoughts?

>>59438258
The 1700 is probably your best bet since you say you work with Cad and such where more cores would be more beneficial (even though it's a bit pricey) so either get that or wait for the cheaper 6 core lineup when it's out

>>59437991
All of AMD's old lineup, and about half of Intel's, just got obseleted. Thanks Ryzen.

The entire FX series is fucking trash, proven over and over again
Get a 1700

>>59437991
Probably not worth it, if R5 1600 is 219$. Unless you are a collector or have such reasons to have them as oddity.

The FX-9590 and FX-8370 have such a high leakage that they will have high power consumption even when you play with mild underclocking and undervolting.

At same voltage/clock, their power draw is higher than that of regular FX like 8300 or 8350.