I'm building a budget rig for gaming, maybe some recording eventually for now gaming (some parts from my uncle but i've spent about $200 so far). I had a phenom 965 BE off ebay for $75 but the seller shipped it in a make shift packaging and put it in backwards so many pins were destroyed in shipping. I have everything i need except a cpu which is why i'm stuck i wasn't planing on this at all but i figured i might as well spent a bit more for something with a bit more headroom. As far as benchmarks in gaming, is the 8350 worth the extra $60? I know its a silly question but games don't use 100% of the cpu so I wasn' sure what would be best. I am planning on building a high end intel build eventually but that may not be for a year or so.
It's worth the extra 60 dollars if you'rew willing to spend extra money on a decent cooler.