Suggestion for AMD CPU upgrade for 6 bot instances

[Sharpmaxim]

Hello, guys.
I have a hardware related question. I am a new enthusiast, running only 1 instance of bot, but look forward to improving my operations and install up to 6 bots. However, I am bottlenecked with once great, but currently outdated CPU (AMD 2 X2 255) with only 2 cores.
Right now as I am running 1 bot the system tells that WoW + HB load 25-26% of my CPU and use around 600 Mb of RAM. So in the long run I can not add more than 2 bots, since they will utilize the rest of my CPU potential.
I currently have two options - either upgrade to 4 core FX-4300 for 85 EURos, or upgrade to FX 8350 for 230 EURos (170 EURO for a CPU + 20 EUROs for cooling + 40 EURos for 650W power supply as my current 500 W won't cut it).
I must mention that I currently am on the tight budget, so every EURO count.
The question is to those currently using this 8-core AMD CPU. Is 230 EUROs for upgrade worth the price for someone planning to run 6 instances of bot and be able to surf the Internet/work with MS Word simultaneously, or a cheaper FX-4300 upgrade for only 85 EUROs will best suit my needs? If FX-4300 would suffice me, would it be a good upgrade from my current Athlon 2 X2 255 at 4 Ghz?
I am not considering a GPU upgrade, as my current one (GTX 550 Ti) is enough for my gaming needs and won't effect 6 windowed instances of WoW on lowest settings.
Also I might have missed something, so any suggestion as to AMD II X2 CPU low budget upgrade would be welcome.

 

[evilgelato]

I would say that for that kind of processing power, I would go to intel's i7 3770-k series or something as that would be the best for what you are looking for. A self-built system of that quality runs somewhere around 1000$US, can be much cheaper if you have some of the parts.
Seeing as you are looking to stay with AMDto utilize ur current mobo n ram, the 8350 or 8370 are the best options for pure processing and they are the cheapest price per benchmark value of ANY cpu currently. I assume that you have the required am3+ slot. That in mind, they are still massively outperformed and out overclocked by intel. The 8350 and 8370 ARE ABSOLUTELY worth the price over the 4300 series!

 

[Sharpmaxim]

I would say that for that kind of processing power, I would go to intel's i7 3770-k series or something as that would be the best for what you are looking for. A self-built system of that quality runs somewhere around 1000$US, can be much cheaper if you have some of the parts.
Seeing as you are looking to stay with AMDto utilize ur current mobo n ram, the 8350 or 8370 are the best options for pure processing and they are the cheapest price per benchmark value of ANY cpu currently. I assume that you have the required am3+ slot. That in mind, they are still massively outperformed and out overclocked by intel. The 8350 and 8370 ARE ABSOLUTELY worth the price over the 4300 series!

Thanks for the advice. I think I will go with 8350 though. Not sure if AMD FX 8360 processors even exist, perhaps you meant something else. Also I do not even think about Intel as it's a lot more expensive alternative. Yes, i7 only has 4 cores/8threads, but its each core is a lot more powerful than each of 8350's 8 cores, but the price of a descent i7 stone is almost twice as high as that of AMDs 8350. Plus I also checked online, from economical standpoint 8350 give better value for the buck (i.e. dollar per productivity).

And what do you mean by that type of processing power? My old Athlon 2 x2 with 2 cores is able to simultaneously run 3 WoW clients. Are you sure that it only takes the power of i7 to run 6 of them?

 

[republican]

I have a 8350 and one wow / buddy session uses about 20% processing. On ultra settings. 8350 it totally worth it.