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+1 to both of the above posts. For gaming, it's always Gpu, then Cpu. You really only need to make sure that the Cpu isn't starving the Gpu for information to process. The fx6300 is a great budget gaming Cpu, and when paired with the 7950 will outperform the better gaming 4570 cpu/7850 Gpu combo.
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Yep, though the i5's are almost 'twice as good' as the FX 6300. At the end of the day, priority goes to your graphics card on gaming performance.

Intel Core i5 4570 + HD 7950 (best combo)
(FX 6300 + HD 7950) combo better than (i5 4570 + HD 7850)

But if it's a budget issue, choose GPU first, then CPU.
 
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+1 to both of the above posts. For gaming, it's always Gpu, then Cpu. You really only need to make sure that the Cpu isn't starving the Gpu for information to process. The fx6300 is a great budget gaming Cpu, and when paired with the 7950 will outperform the better gaming 4570 cpu/7850 Gpu combo.
 
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For about the same price, you can upgrade to the 3470. Still looking at 70-80 dollars or so for the motherboard, and if that's the difference between getting the 7950 or having to make do with the 7850 it's not worth it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $187.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 13:24 EST-0500)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($167.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $237.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 13:25 EST-0500)

Good deal on the 3350p right now actually.
 
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tiny voices

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Agreed, the fx6300 + 7950 is the right way to go.
 
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For gaming, it is better but not at the cost of a lesser video card. If the 3350p is the same price as the 4570, then you buy the 4570. Might be slightly more for the motherboard, but there is an AsRock H87m for probably 80 dollars US or so. However, I'd still get the fx6300 with a 7950.
 
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if it is between 6300 amd i5 4570 how long each of them will last for high setiings on 1280*1024 res (19 inch screen)?
 
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21VF1
CPU
i5-3570K @ $209.99 @ Newegg (After mail-in rebate)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX
LGA 1155 Motherboard @ $85.56 ($5.67 shipping) @ Newegg (After mail-in rebate)
RAM
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
@87.32 @ NCIX US
Storage
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
@ $59.94 @ OutletPC (After mail-in rebate)
Video Card
Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card @ $179.99 @ Microcenter (After mail-in rebate)

Case

NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case @
$42.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply

Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply @
$83.98 (After mail-in rebate and $3.99 shipping)
@ Newegg
Operating System

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) @$84.98 (After mail-in rebate) @ OutletPC




Base Total: $885.15
Promo Discounts:$10.00
Mail-in rebates: -$50.00
Shipping:$9.66
Total:$834.84
Without OS: $749.86
 
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