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January 4, 2014 5:38:50 AM

I am buying a gaming computer on a budget of around 550 to 575 which could play Skyrim and other large games on high settings. Here are the two specs:

Number 1:
CPU: AMD A8-6500 Quad core 4.1 GHz
RAM: 8GB Kingston Dual DDR 1600 MHz
GPU: 2GB AMD Radeon HD7850
HDD: 1 TB

Number 2:
CPU: AMD FX 6300 six core 3.50 GHz
RAM: 4GB Kingston Dual DDR 1600 MHz
GPU: 2GB AMD Radeon R9 270
HDD 500 GB

Thanks

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January 4, 2014 5:45:07 AM

Number 2, since it has a better CPU and GPU.
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 5:45:36 AM

If these are the only parts you want I'd go with the second one, also you could up its HDD to 1TB if you want, it's only like 20 bucks.
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January 4, 2014 5:49:53 AM

Would the 4GB of Ram be a problem?
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 5:51:18 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $445.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:51 EST-0500)
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 5:54:00 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)
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a b 4 Gaming
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January 4, 2014 5:55:47 AM

joe_young said:
Would the 4GB of Ram be a problem?


Maybe at some point, but ram is easier and cheaper to upgrade compared to a CPU
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 5:55:49 AM

Just keep in mind that you will need more parts than the ones stated.

No, the RAM won't be a problem right now, at least in those games.
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 5:57:59 AM

This is a complete build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone Element 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.50 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $601.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:57 EST-0500)
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January 4, 2014 5:58:53 AM

KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.
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January 4, 2014 5:59:29 AM

Would this be any good?

CPU: AMD FX 6300 six core 3.50 GHz
RAM: 8GB Kingston Dual DDR 1600 MHz
GPU: 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7850
HDD: 1TB
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 6:01:08 AM

bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.


Yes... Unless this guy's on a SERIOUS budget :p 
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January 4, 2014 6:03:26 AM

bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.



I am on quite a tight budget, how would the FX 4350 quad core do?
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a b 4 Gaming
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January 4, 2014 6:06:34 AM

KillerGamer said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.


Yes... Unless this guy's on a SERIOUS budget :p 


If that was case I'd still suggest the FX-6300 over the FX-8120 for a gaming rig.
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January 4, 2014 6:07:16 AM

joe_young said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.



I am on quite a tight budget, how would the FX 4350 quad core do?


Whats your budget and what parts do you need?
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January 4, 2014 6:09:30 AM

bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.


Yes... Unless this guy's on a SERIOUS budget :p 


If that was case I'd still suggest the FX-6300 over the FX-8120 for a gaming rig.


Just based on performance, what would be better: the FX-6300 or the FX 4350?
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January 4, 2014 6:11:22 AM

joe_young said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.


Yes... Unless this guy's on a SERIOUS budget :p 


If that was case I'd still suggest the FX-6300 over the FX-8120 for a gaming rig.


Just based on performance, what would be better: the FX-6300 or the FX 4350?


FX6300
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January 4, 2014 6:12:11 AM

bignastyid said:
joe_young said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.



I am on quite a tight budget, how would the FX 4350 quad core do?


Whats your budget and what parts do you need?


My budget would be no more than £600 (I am British) so I think thats about 900 dollars and I have all the other parts sorted

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a b 4 Gaming
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January 4, 2014 6:13:55 AM

"Just based on performance, what would be better: the FX-6300 or the FX 4350?"

FX-6300
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January 4, 2014 6:14:05 AM

KillerGamer said:
joe_young said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.


Yes... Unless this guy's on a SERIOUS budget :p 


If that was case I'd still suggest the FX-6300 over the FX-8120 for a gaming rig.


Just based on performance, what would be better: the FX-6300 or the FX 4350?


FX6300


Thanks and how about the GPU- GTX 650 TI or the AMD HD 7850
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 6:17:14 AM

GTX 650ti is a really powerful card, but I'd recommend one of the newer ones like a GTX 770.
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January 4, 2014 6:19:38 AM

eadlef said:
GTX 650ti is a really powerful card, but I'd recommend one of the newer ones like a GTX 770.


As much as I would love to buy a better card, like I said, I am on a tight budget. But out of the two cards above which would you recommend?
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January 4, 2014 6:21:27 AM

joe_young said:
bignastyid said:
joe_young said:
bignastyid said:
KillerGamer said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $505.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 08:53 EST-0500)


Might aswell get the 8320 for $10 more, the whole fx-X1XX series was horrible for gaming.



I am on quite a tight budget, how would the FX 4350 quad core do?


Whats your budget and what parts do you need?


My budget would be no more than £600 (I am British) so I think thats about 900 dollars and I have all the other parts sorted



In the original question you only have a cpu, gpu, hdd, and ram listed. The 2 cpu's use completely different sockets so I'm going to assume you need a motherboard aswell. If you have one please post the make and model so we can verify compatibility and possible rework the build. Also whats the make and model of the PSU as it may need to be upgraded to accommodate the new hardware. for 600 you can get quite a bit here's a preliminary build thats under budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.93 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£95.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£76.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£202.49 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £527.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 14:19 GMT+0000)
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a b 4 Gaming
January 4, 2014 6:22:36 AM

If you're planning to play at 1080p then I'd recommend a 7850. If you're going to play at 1680x1050 or less I'd get the GTX 650ti.
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January 4, 2014 6:25:20 AM

eadlef said:
If you're playing to play at 1080p then I'd recommend a 7850. If you're going to play at 1680x1050 or less I'd get the GTX 650ti.


That's great thanks- If I were to be playing at 1680X1050 could I still use the 7850 effectively as its only £4 more
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