FX-6300 Gaming Build, is it good?

aredflyingbird · Apr 20, 2013

Hello, here are my specs:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RQMg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RQMg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RQMg/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($60.97 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.72 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $510.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-20 04:25 EDT-0400)

Will everything "fit"

and will there be any bottlenecking? Thanks. Notice: Don't need RAM, HDD, ODD, OS as I already have them.

slomo4sho · Apr 20, 2013

If you are going with a 960 chipset board, go with the BIOSTAR A960D+ from newegg, it currently comes with 8 gb of ram.

Alternatively, you should upgrade the board to a GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 or MSI 970A-G46

Lastly, add an aftermarket cooler. The stock AMD coolers are loud.

aredflyingbird · Apr 20, 2013

slomo4sho :

Thanks, .... that free 8GB ram looks shady.... are you sure that motherboard is a better upgrade than the ASRock?

ksham · Apr 20, 2013

I vote for the Gigabyte one. MSI, not so much.

slomo4sho · Apr 20, 2013

aredflyingbird :

The board is a side grade. What is shady about Team Group ram? It is quality ram. Newegg has had similar promos previously where they bundled ram, this time they chose this brand. Previous offerings were corsair and kingston.

envy14tpe · Apr 20, 2013

I like OP's build but i would spend a little more on the motherboard and add a cooler such as the Cooler Master Evo. Everything else is good. Good job OP.

stmaki16 · Jun 6, 2013

I have an MSI 970a-G46 and it great with the fx-6300.. i would also get a 600w psu instead but other than that you should be go to go!

-Scott

Cielxo · Jun 6, 2013

I would seggust an and CPU, I've had 3 and I hate them almost religiously

get an i5-2500k or 3570k, they compete with the fx-8k series and win alot! Itel doesn't bottleneck either! My fx-6100 bottle necked me to the point were I'm giving it away free to a freind! Go intel for gaming!

realchaos · Jun 6, 2013

^I don't even know why you are here. Your english is a troll. Your FX-6100 is a bulldozer processor. It was bad, everyone knows. The phenom x4 965 was as good, if not better, than the fx-6100. AMD's new piledriver processors are alot better. The FX-6300 is a great buy and cheap too. Look at prices. Intel cpu: $200-300. AMD cpu: $100-200.

@OP: You have a nice setup. As others have stated, you might want a 970 board with an aftermarket cooler.

slomo4sho · Jun 6, 2013

Lets all resurrect month+ old topics and then contribute nothing to the discussion!

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