well, for the price of 3 FX 83xx it better be! :biggrin:
no doubt, but its also ultimately still no better than even the 3770K in such a task, of which it would be cheaper for me to grab a 3770K to replace a 3570K in a Z77 rig I already have, than to buy this new chip and a motherboard only for it to be no faster for x264 but worse for just about everything else
and considering I've had experience with 4.7+GHz 2600Ks that simply weren't fast enough for what I wanted them for, I don't think the 8300s will be fast enough either, although I am curious as to how viable they will be as a poor-man's alternative as the 8320 + motherboard would run comfortably under $300.