350$ budget to grab a Video card and CPU

djthiago1 · Dec 27, 2013

So what's the best i can buy with 350 bucks? It's for my gaming PC, i only use 1 screen, 500W PSU, and i got an AM3+ motherboard. I just need a video card and a processor.

mprhead · Dec 27, 2013

I think getting AMD FX-6300 CPU and Geforce GTX 760 graphics card will most likely be the best solution for you. It should fit in your budget and you will get good enough CPU and solid graphics card. If you play CPU intensive games or titles that make better use of multiple cores, then you might want to look at FX-8350 and R9 270 combination, but most likely you will be better of with FX-6300 and GTX 760.

iceclock · Dec 27, 2013

whats ur current specs.

djthiago1 · Dec 27, 2013

A shitty 4670 and an Athlon II 265 (dual 3.3).

iceclock · Dec 28, 2013

whats ur country of residence and list full specs pls

djthiago1 · Dec 28, 2013

iceclock :

500W power, AM3+ motherboard, 8gigs DDR3, Athlon II 265, Radeon 4670, 1400x900 LCD, 7200RPM 500Gb HD. United States.

mprhead · Dec 29, 2013

As I said in my first post, since you already have AM3+ mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286 will be the best CPU option, and for GPU, something like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130933, if you want to stretch your budget a little bit. If you want to save some money, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161452 or similar will also be a good choise, especially because you will be using a bit lower resolution.

iceclock · Dec 30, 2013

what motherboard do u have?

djthiago1 · Dec 30, 2013

iceclock :

First post has that info. AM3+.

iceclock · Dec 30, 2013

it doesnt say witch model mate.

djthiago1 · Dec 30, 2013

iceclock :

It's this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637
PCI 2.0 16x fitting all modern cards, AM3+ fitting all amd fx cpus, i honestly don't know why you need the model for.

mprhead · Dec 30, 2013

Oh, one more thing: Are you planning to overclock your cpu? If not, then maybe getting FX-6350 with R9 270 or 270X (depending on price) would be the thing for you. Your motherboard and PSU should be able to handle combination like that and it would give basically the biggest improvement below 350$ ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113327 + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814550001 would be 340$ ). Here is a comparison on your current CPU and FX-6350 http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/195/AMD_Athlon_II_X2_265_vs_AMD_FX-Series_FX-6350.html If you are planning to OC, then save a bit of money and get 6300 instead.

djthiago1 · Dec 30, 2013

mprhead :

I was planning on overclocking after a few years, when games start requiring more than i can handle.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 30, 2013

What make and model PSU?

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 30, 2013

If you have a good 500w PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $359.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 18:34 EST-0500)

djthiago1 · Dec 30, 2013

It's a 550W Corsair, no worries there.

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