Nighthawk12
In the zone
You are correct when you say that most software has multi-core support.. But not to the extent that it uses all 8 cores..
With the exception of some software like WinZip,andencoding/streaming software, all other software runs better on the Intel.
Please do your OWN research.. In games a stock Intel i5 4670k can beat a 4.8Ghz FX8350..... The overclocked AMD is 10-20 FPS lower in it's overclocked state..
Btw Intel has much much higner IPC than AMD.. and that helps it make up the difference when a software actually uses 4+ cores
And with software which uses <4 cores, It beat AMD by a big margin.
I, I completely agree with you plus Intel consumes WAY less power compared to an overclocked FX 8350. In gaming performances Intel i5 beats overclocked FX 8350 by consuming much lesser power around 60W or less/more(Than overlocked). Plus I doubt games would use more than 4-6 cores in near future I mean at least till 2014. And even when they start using them the performance difference will be negligible, Since around that time this processor will be old & slow.
And for GPU +1 for GTX 760sLI. Or a 770 if you don't want multiple card setups.
Go for Z87 if you're doing any overclocking.