Low budget System (AMD or INTEL)

SingMeFear · May 18, 2014

Hi,

I'm planning on building my own low budget system for ~700$ (-+20) and I have 2 options at the moment. To build my PC with i3-4310 or amd fx-6300 processor. I was advised to buy i3-4310 because it performs better for most of the current games than fx-6300 and it uses less power, has less problems with heating/noise. I would like to hear some opinions on this if possible.

And mind me, I'm not really good at this, have never built my own PC.

Here are builds in question:

AMD FX-6300, socket AM3+, 64bit, 3,5GHz, 95W, cache 14MB, BOX 134$
Cooler Master cooler Hyper TX3 EVO 26$ (figured if fx-6300 has heating problems, this might help, though I was advised that I'd need better cooler for this and combined cost of a better cooler and fx6300 would be almost as much as i5...)
MB AMD 760G/SB710 SAM3+ MATX/960GC-GS FX ASROCK 55$
DDR3 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHz CL9 1.5V 85$
Seagate SV35, 3.5'', 1TB, SATA/600, 64MB 74$
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC, 2GB GDDR5 (256 Bit), HDMI, 2xDVI, DP 290$
PSU Cooler Master ATX B500, 500W 52$
ZALMAN T4 Mini Tower MATX 31$
Total: 747$

Intel Core i3-4130, Dual Core, 3.40GHz, 3MB, LGA1150, 22nm, 54W, VGA, BOX 133$
H81M-HDS ASRock H81M-HDS, H81, DualDDR3-1600, SATA3, 1600, HDMI, mATX 54$
DDR3 Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHz CL9 1.5V 85$
Seagate SV35, 3.5'', 1TB, SATA/600, 64MB 74$
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC, 2GB GDDR5 (256 Bit), HDMI, 2xDVI, DP 290$
PSU Cooler Master ATX B500, 500W 52$
ZALMAN T4 Mini Tower MATX 31$
Total: 719$

P.S. Buying from other than my country (EU/Lithuania) shops is not an option for me, because it will be too expensive.

EDIT: If possible, I'd like some feedback on these systems.

Thanks.

Echocookie · May 18, 2014

The 6300 beats out the 4130 when it is using all cores, but you might not even be using all cores anyway so that's when the i3 wins. It dominates in single-core performance over the 6300. The 6300 can overclock to MUCH higher speeds than the 4130. The 6300 can go 4.8GHz if you have a nice CPU cooler and the 4130 could probably do 3.5GHz. Another reason to consider the 4130 is the built-in graphics, eliminating the costs of a good GPU. You already have a GPU picked out in your Intel build and it beats the built in graphics of the i3 by a long shot, so the built-in graphics would be useless to you. The i3 does have better power solutions, and it is hyperthreaded (but its intel so you would expect that). The pt/W (performance per watt) is almost double that of the 6300 so if you want a better eco-friendly CPU that can cut down electricity costs (by $10 for annual home energy cost, about $40 for annual commercial energy cost) the 4130 is the way to go. The 6300 has more l3 cache as well as more l2 cache to store data in the cache to be accessed later.

The 6300 beats the i3 in Geekbench 32-bit, Geekbench, and Passmark but the i3 beats it in Passmark single core. The i3 has much more powerful individual cores but the 6300's combined cores could beat it out (if you manage to use all of them at once). *ALSO* the 6300 is unlocked while the i3 is not so the 6300 would be easier to overclock with. The 6300 has 6 cores while the i3 has 2 hyperthreaded cores but the hyperthreading still doesn't make up for those 4 cores.

Short summary: The i3 has better performance per core and has a better solution towards power, but if that's not a problem the 6300 has better speeds, more cores, and beats the i3 in everything except single-core performance. It also only costs $1 more so if you are willing I say the 6300 wins.

SingMeFear · May 18, 2014

Let's say power usage is not a problem, I'm more concerned about fx6300 heating (or is there even such a problem?). If there isn't, do I need CPU cooler? Like the one I specified Hyper TX3 EVO. What's more, I don't really want to OC any of these CPUs, what that still make 6300 a better option?

SingMeFear · May 18, 2014

Ok, I need few more responses to make my mind about these builds ^^

Echocookie · May 18, 2014

SingMeFear :

If you don't want to OC, the 6300 is still a better option other than the single-core performance. If you are using all cores, the 6300 beats the i3 in core performance, but if you are only using 1 then the i3 wins. I still suggest the 6300 for this build because of speeds.

The normal idle temperature for a FX 6300 is about 35 to 40 degrees Celsius (95-104 F). The normal for working is 50-60 C, and the max temp allowed is 62 C, after that it will shut down. The safe range for the 6300 is no more than 60 C, and most people don't experience that if they aren't OCing. If you want to feel safe with your processor, I suggest getting the TX3. It's not only cheap but it should definitely get the job done.

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