Is my my AMD Quad -Core processor ok for a gaming PC?

Question

I'm thinking about building a gaming computer and I wanna know if the everything seems ok , but before I show the specs, I have to make a quick statement the processor I chose is an AMD processor ,and people say those are bad for gaming.

Here are the specs:
processor:AMD FX-4350 Vishera Quad-Core 4.2GHz Socket AM3+ 125W FD4350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor

motherboard:MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ AMD 970 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

case:NZXT H440 Razer Steel Mid Tower Case

Ram:G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Graphic card:SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100373L Radeon R9 280 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Hard drive: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

power supply: Thermaltake TR2 TR-700 700W ATX 12V V2.3 & EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

cooling: 2 Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

final price:687.25

Answer 1

its an okay level cpu not a good one,most probably your cpu will tend to slightly bottleneck the gpu. You should go for a fx6300 hexacore its a great budget cpu or the fx8320 both of em will run your gpu at max performance.

Answer 2

depends on the games but more and more new games are coming out which benefit from more cores. The FX 4350 series really competes against i3 would do better.FX6300 and 8320 is a good compromise for a budget gaming build sitting right in between.



Ps>FX4350+R9 280 is good pair..no bottlenecks....

Answer 3

AMD is fine. They tend to do fairly decently in gaming, honestly, though they're a bit more power hungry and hotter.

Answer 4

Thanks guys this helped a lot.