Reddit reviews AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition CPU Quad Core FM2+ 3700Mhz 95W 4MB AD860KXBJABOX

AMD Athlon X4 860K I use it in a secondary PC and it runs great, also overclocks nicely.

The Next-gen Crusher

^Last ^restructured ^8/28/14. BEWARE, the newer and faster Athlon X4 860K will be here soon! Here it is on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-Edition-4000Mhz-AD860KXBJABOX/dp/B00MU00IOQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409795149&sr=8-2&keywords=athlon+860k


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $79.49 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard | $45.38 @ Newegg
Memory | Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $44.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $53.98 @ OutletPC
Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card | $164.99 @ Micro Center
Case | Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case | $35.03 @ Amazon
Power Supply | EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply | $24.99 @ NCIX US
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $448.85
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 13:36 EDT-0400 |

Augmentations

• Improved Hyper212 cooler for the overclockable CPU ($30)
  
• Fast 120GB SSD to replace or accompany existing HDD ($75)
  
• Additional 4GB stick of RAM to take the 4GB/single to 8GB/dual channel ($40)

the Athlon 860K from AMD gets a lot of love for the budget conscious.

> 860k

Do you mean this one? As for £65 I could pick that up quite happily if it helps. To be honest, I don't know what I'm going to stick with. The motherboard and CPU are the things I know need an upgrade and that's the plan. In the perfect world I would then upgrade the CPU after Zen comes out. And yeah, I have a Noctua cooler ready to go so.

Is there a reason why you asked about the FM2+? Is there something to look out for?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor | $87.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard | $39.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $38.50 @ Amazon
Storage | Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $42.66 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card | $229.99 @ Amazon
Case | NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $58.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $49.99 @ Amazon
Optical Drive | LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer | $20.98 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $85.95 @ Amazon
Monitor | Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" 60Hz Monitor | $89.99 @ Amazon
Keyboard | Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard | $9.99 @ Amazon
Mouse | Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse | $43.00 @ Amazon
Speakers | Logitech S120 2.3W 2ch Speakers | $15.00 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | ~$870.01
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-13 17:40 EDT-0400 |
You could probably go even cheaper than that: the games you list have low requirements and could run off of an AMD APU processor, but you might not get ultra gfx. Which I assume is part of the point of modding these games, so I put a newish GPU in the build. LMK what you think!

Depending on your motherboard, you can upgrade to an A10 APU or an Athlon x4, which is an A10 without the integrated GPU portion.

A10-7850K: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7Z7YMI

Athlon 860K: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MU00IOQ

Resubmitted to satisfy rule 5.

AMD Athlon X4 860K Quad-Core 3.7GHz is £57 @amazon, just sayin'. This is the go-to CPU I use on budget builds. Boost clock is 4ghz!

EDIT:
here's my PCMR The Next-Gen Crusher - UK spec @£215.

thanks for posting this. I've been researching about a 4k htpc and couldn't figure out which processor to use.
What do you think about AMD Athlon X4 860K?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MU00IOQ/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

its cheaper and it has about 1.5k higher passmark score than the pentium g4520

I see in your other comment that you're getting a gtx 750 ti in a few months. I used to have a build with that card before I swapped for better parts. I had an AsRock FM2A88M Pro3+ mobo and an Anthlon X4 860k. That should fit your budget.

Amd CPU, fm2+ Socket, 4 core budget processor clocked at 3.7ghz, if you need anymore information heres a direct link to the processor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Processors/AMD-Athlon-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/B00MU00IOQ

Vale gracias! estuve revisando, crees que este cpu este mas o menos? y esta bien ese precio al que me lo dan? https://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/product/B00MU00IOQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3BWELMBWVCY9T
de verdad gracias

I went with this it's a little better than an i5 processor for cheaper. And it overclocks like crazy. I've had no need to overclock mine yet and I stream, record and have multiple applications running at once. My GPU I went with the cheapest one that can still run everything I want it to which I will upgrade soon. I have the EVGA gtx 950. It can handle pretty much anything I give it. GTA V max settings, BF4 max settings at around 80-90 frames. It's a good first build for the price I paid.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MU00IOQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What about going with an AMD quad core instead of the FX? Don't some newer games have minimums of 4 cores?

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-Edition-3700Mhz-AD860KXBJABOX/dp/B00MU00IOQ/ref=zg_bs_229189_13

if you want to stay on your socket the best that you can get is the Athlon 860K and overclock it or even try that route with the APU you already have, with a proper OC it should handle the 1050ti decently but you will be set back in CPU heavy games .

the best way to get out of it is getting a standard GTX 1050 and a decent air cooling for your APU to OC it.

I bought it for around $90, and I thought it ran cheaper now, but its at $87 on amazon now. http://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-Black-3700Mhz-AD860KXBJABOX/dp/B00MU00IOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451936669&sr=8-1&keywords=athlon+x4

So I want to upgrade my pc and I have $175 here are my specs
MOBO: some fm2+ gigabyte board
ram: 4GB 1333MHz
cpu: AMD a6 6400k
gpu: gtx 750 ti windforce oc edition

Would these two items be good upgrades?
https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-Black-3700Mhz-AD860KXBJABOX/dp/B00MU00IOQ/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1482708656&sr=8-23&keywords=cpu+fm2%2B

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-DDR3-2400MHz-Memory/dp/B00FMRV7OY/ref=sr_1_16?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482774510&sr=1-16&keywords=ddr3+ram

I need a price check on:

• 2x8gb Corsair Vengeance RAM DDR3 (I don't have the rest of the specs, about 2 years old and I picked it up on sale at TigerDirect)
  
  
• AMD Athlon X4 860K ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MU00IOQ/?tag=pcpapi-20 )
  
  
• Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ( http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4683 )
  
  Thanks in advance!

so if i invest in something like
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MU00IOQ/?tag=pcpapi-20
would that be compatible with everything and will run properly with my hardware and improve performance a lot. and does it make a difference in the type of thermal paste i get? the last thing i want is to get it and have to send it back because it doesnt work

I use an X4 860k and I've been impressed with it. I tried it transcoding 2 x 1080p, 3 x 720p (4 internal and 1 external). Various devices: XBOX, Galaxy S5, Fire TV, Laptop, PC.

Worked fine for 10-20 minutes then I stopped them as I was satisfied.

Unfortunately not compatible with your motherboard.

Awesome, thank you! I think I'm deciding on this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MU00IOQ/?tag=pcpapi-20
Processor instead, will this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795 motherboard work with it?

Mobo

CPU

It has a 4 and a 8 pin connector that are fastened as tight as I could get them.

Yeah the 860k is a solid little processor. Just pair it with an FM2+ motherboard like this one and you're good to go!

If your cpu is this one: http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-Edition-3700Mhz-AD860KXBJABOX/dp/B00MU00IOQ

I don't see AD860KXBJABOX in the list.

I keep trying to post this but every time I do it it viewed by the rest of the reddit as deleted. So I have no idea what to do!

Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Yes.

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

I plan on starting up a YouTube channel for League of Legends and a few other online games like Starcraft II and Overwatch.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

I want at the very least 720p with a very stable 60 fps for league at medium settings the least, but would prefer to have setting pumped to max.

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

My budget is $500-$525 (taxes and OS included)

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

United States

Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!).

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Athlon Quad Core FM2+ | $95.63 @ Amazon
Graphics Card | XFX PCI-Express Video Card R7-360P-2SF5 | $101.47 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte AMD FM2+ Micro ATX | $49.99 @ Amazon
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB | $34.99 @ Amazon
Case w/ Power Supply | Rosewill Ultra High Gloss Finished MicroATX Computer Case with 400W ATX 2.2 12V Power Supply, Black R363-M-BK | $56.64 @ Amazon
|| Total
| | $338.72"

Provide any additional details you wish below.

I really only want this build to be able to run League of Legends and also be able to record with no drop in FPS or in setting. My goal is to have it on high settings as well. I am a big newbie at computer building so this is a pre-build that I want to use because it is cheap. If you have any suggestions that I should change a part out or if I forgot something let me know, I'm only running 8gbs of ram but I might want to run 16 if it will help the recording while playing. Also another question, can I mix ram? Two different ram sticks of different brands? My guess is no but if someone could tell me that would be great. I already have a SSD that I'm going to have installed also but didn't put in the build.

Side note I do no know how to choose the OS. I want to go with Windows 7 but everywhere I look it's about $100, any solution to this would be great thanks.

I'm running it on this, with this mother board and this video card.

It's not the greatest, but it runs Cities Skyline pretty well.

also should I have bought this instead ? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MU00IOQ/ref=psdc_229189_t1_B00LUH1N4O

Alright, so if I were to have plans to eventually overclock an AMD x4 860k how would I find out what motherboard would be compatible?

And thanks for responding. :D

I don't know if this is necessarily a "Simple Question," but I'm always nervous to make posts, so hopefully this doesn't cross the rules, if so I'm sorry. Also if I need to add more info, please let me know, I'm new to this.

I think I want to upgrade my CPU and GPU.

My current setup:

GPU: XFX PCI-Express Video Card R7-360P-2SF5

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition CPU Quad Core FM2+ 3700Mhz 95W 4MB AD860KXBJABOX

I don't know if the rest of the stuff matters but here it is:

Case+PSU: ROSEWILL Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case with PSU, Steel Computer Case + 400w Power Supply, Front I/O: 2x USB 2.0 and Audio In/Out And 90mm Rear Case Fan (R363-M)

HDD: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX

Motherboard: Gigabyte AMD FM2+ A68H SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX ATX DDR3 2133 NA Motherboards GA-F2A68HM-H
Ram: Ballistix Sport 8GB Single DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) UDIMM 240-Pin Memory - BLS8G3D1609DS1S00

And I do want to say, that currently, it works great already. I just can hardly run the new Injustice 2 Beta, and a few other games, and now that I have the money, I'm looking to upgrade. I've been looking for hours, and I just want to make certain that these parts will work still, and that they are significantly worth it.

These are the parts I'm looking into:

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING, 2GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 02G-P4-6150-KR

CPU:

Either:

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1200BBAEBOX)

or

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1400BBAEBOX)

So please, help me out, let me know if you need more info. Either CPU is in my price range, but I don't know if the 5 is worth the extra money compared to the 3. I believe everything will work with my computer. I think I want the 5, just sorta want confirmation, y'know.