I've been following this thread, and have noticed that just like every AMD thread out there it is being hijacked by Intel fans. The thread was supposed to be FX 8370 review, not Intel Haswell is so awesome you don't need a wife if you are blessed enough to have one because Haswell is made to fully pleasure.....
I will be the first to admit that Intel Haswell is the best, most powerful processor on the market, and if you own one you are saving the earth with its awesome power usage.... But what Intel owners/fans fail to realize is that AMD owners are mostly upgrading their rigs, not building brand new ones. If I were to build a brand new rig, I would probably, but not definitely opt for Intel. The reason I couldn't say definitely is because the cost of the Intel vs AMD rig is more than just the processor, its also the fact that most Intel motherboards are also priced higher than AMD as well and unlike AMD if your going to upgrade an Intel system you are more than likely buying a new motherboard as every new generation Intel makes you get a different motherboard. If building a brand new system it would be a tougher decision Intel vs AMD, and you would also have to decide if you really need all the power the Intel system is capable of (especially their $1000 8 core beast). Heck, my Phemon II 980BE is still running any game I throw at it.
Lets face it though, the main advantage of AMD is even if you built your system 8 years ago you can still upgrade it to the latest and best processor AMD makes (talking FX 8370(E) not 9000 series). Most people interested in the FX 8370 or 8370E are people like me who are looking to upgrade their current AMD rig. I personally had a 8350 that I gave to my nephew for college, and am now running my old reliable Phenom II 980BE on a Sabertooth motherboard. I was really hoping AMD would have a Steamroller FX upgrade, I don't want to have the extra heat of the 9000 series, so the FX 8370 looks very attractive. Anyone like me upgrading from a Phenom II to FX 8370 is going to be pleased with the performance boost plain and simple. And you can upgrade by simply popping out the old cpu and popping in the new one. No new motherboard needed!!! Try putting a Haswell chip in a two year old Intel motherboard, oh wait Intel wants you to spend as much money as humanly possible so every time they make a better processor you need a new motherboard chip set to use it.
If the Intel fans here have not beaten it do death yet, yes the Intel Haswell chips have better power consumption, however in the real world its not going to make or break anything. In all the benchmark tests I've seen thus far the FX 8370 outperforms or is dead even with Intel i5 (i5 uses less power though), but is beaten by the i7. Intel i7 processors are also priced higher than the FX 8370. For a budget gaming rig the FX 8370 isn't bad. I really hope that we can stop talking about power consumption though, it reminds me of my annoying neighbor who talks about his Intel i7 rig and its low power consumption vs my AMD rig (like he is single handily saving the world by using less fossil fuel to power his computer) while a Hummer sits in his driveway. Your computer uses under $20 a month less in power than mine, but your Hummer gets 10 miles to the gallon so.... yea your an @$$.
Lets get the thread back to what it was titled FX 8370 review. If your upgrading from a 8320, or 8350, your probably not going to notice much of a difference so its probably not worth it. If your upgrading from an older chip Phenom II, ect. its going to be a nice upgrade and between the 8350 and 8370 I'm going with the 8370 as there is a much better chance of getting a better chip, better overclock with it.
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