Maximum PC

I am going to buy a new desktop at some point soon. Do I wait? Not sure if a new chip is coming out in next few months.

My current desktop is 7 nearly 8 years old. I don't game often but when I do would like it not to be choppy. Basically play Diablo if I play anything.

AMD FX vs i7 vs A10 what is better?

Budget is limited to around $600 - 800

I really hate to buy because they put crap in the computers but I just don't have the time to do RMA if there is a defect etc...

Flipper, If you want a mild game machine, go with AMD, everybody laughs but they do work well as I am typing from one now. I would like to be up front and say I am not an AMD fanboy, I just like to stretch my bucks to do what I need to do with my pcs. AMD FX 8150 filled the bill for me when it was first introduced along with two 6970s in crossfire. Every game that I toss at this machine runs just fine with no slideshow effects at high rez and all high video options.

It is up to the individual if they want to spend a lot of money for Intel or spend a lot less for AMD and get the same results. For example I run Skyrim with everything on high and it looks and runs super! I also run BF3, GW2, COD4, Mass Effect 3, Dungeon Siege 3, many Steam games and...Balure's Gate 1 and 2 look and run just like they did when they first came out along with Diablo 2.

For 6 to 800 bucks you can build a nice AMD machine that will run anything you toss at it.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=7718

Nasty

PS...I don't like the psu...

There's nothing wrong with going for AMD... for a shorter term possibly. A lot of games are GPU-bottlenecked, but at the end of the day, AMD does trail behind and it'll hit the CPU cap sooner if you don't plan on building a new system every two years. Also AMD processor run hotter and eat up more power. The FX series is like the Pentium 4.

Just have a look at http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gam ... 106-3.html (If you want to spend somewhere between $110-$180 on a processor, otherwise the whole article is a nice read)

Look at the fps here, for 1 fps I would buy the AMD 8350 in a heartbeat...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gam ... ,3106.html

Nasty

You gave me a good laugh on this but right and I have to agree wait till June.