Fx 8300 or fx 6300

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I've already ordered MSI 970A-G43, but I just found out it has problems with CPUs that are 125w like the amd fx8320 which I wanted to get originally so I don't bottleneck my gpu. I have a evga gtx 760 sc so between the fx 83xx or fx 63xx that are 95w which one would you recommend so I get the best performance from my gpu.
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Let me speak from first hand experience. I have the fx 6300 overclocked to 4.4ghz alongside a r9 280x and the asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard. My friend has a fx 8350 (his temps are too high even with an aftermarket cooler so he can't oc until he get's water cooling) and a 7950 with the same motherboard. I beat him significanlty in every game benchmark and he is reduced to having to put his settings down to 1600x900 just to get anywhere near my results on ultra that I am getting at 1920x1080. So the lesson that can be learned is: the fx 8350 really won't give you too much of an advantage over the 6 core, it's the graphics card that matters the most. If you do end up making the sensible choice and getting an fx 6300, overclock it(or maybe...
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I built my PC about a week ago and got the FX 6300 for that exact reason. It will not bottleneck your GPU so don't worry. I also have the MB and it does perfect with the processor. save the money and use it to buy a better CPU fan. Believe me, youll need it. Stay away from the stock cooler whichever one you get though. But, I am very HAPPY with the FX 6300
 
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That's one of the very few pet peeves I have with AMD, their compatibility. Otherwise they're quite good

Get the FX-6300 it'll be just fine and shouldn't bottleneck your GPU and if it does it will be very minor.
 
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The 8300 is 95w too I'm thinking I'll get that since it's not much of a price difference and I can oc it to the speed of the 6300 but I haven't read anything from anyone with that setup so I'm a little hesitant
 
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With the OP's motherboard I would not OC at all.

I would play it safe and get the FX 6300. It will do everything you could ask of it at reasonable speed.
 
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I was thinking the 83xx but so many people were having problems and compatibility issues with MB bios's, I just got the fx6300. Didn't want to deal with any potential headache.
 
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Let me speak from first hand experience. I have the fx 6300 overclocked to 4.4ghz alongside a r9 280x and the asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard. My friend has a fx 8350 (his temps are too high even with an aftermarket cooler so he can't oc until he get's water cooling) and a 7950 with the same motherboard. I beat him significanlty in every game benchmark and he is reduced to having to put his settings down to 1600x900 just to get anywhere near my results on ultra that I am getting at 1920x1080. So the lesson that can be learned is: the fx 8350 really won't give you too much of an advantage over the 6 core, it's the graphics card that matters the most. If you do end up making the sensible choice and getting an fx 6300, overclock it(or maybe don't; I'm not sure about that motherboard). Otherwise, get a 6350.
 
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