FX 6350 $130 vs. FX 6300 $120

leftisthominid · Feb 22, 2014

I want to build next week. I always keep hearing that an FX-6300-to-6350 upgrade is generally not worth it, so I was always planning around an FX 6300. I hesitated and just barely missed a $110 deal on the FX 6300

Now, I read that Newegg has a $130 FX 6350 (vs. $120 for the 6300). I was wondering, would it be worth $10 to upgrade?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($118.49 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler (Purchased For $9.99)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Purchased For $116.98)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $76.49)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $59.99)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $249.99)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $49.99)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $49.99)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $16.99)
Total: $748.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-22 13:35 EST-0500)

rolli59 · Feb 22, 2014

The FX6300 easily overclocks to and past the specs of the 6350 which I would only choose if you are not going to overclock yourself.

leftisthominid · Feb 22, 2014

Amazon restocked the FX 6300 at $118. Since I have Prime, I just ordered the FX 6300 from there.

rolli59 · Feb 22, 2014

Great enjoy!