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agktiger

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Here is my setup now
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.11 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($136.76 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $481.79


I want to build another rig thats more powerful. Here is what I came with


Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.04 @ Amazon)
Total: $536.00

I was thinking of getting myself an fx8350 with a gigabyte ud3 990fx mobo. Is an fx6300 still good enough and wont bottleneck with a gtx660?
Will I see little difference between the 8350 with gtx660 and 6300 with gtx660?
 
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Don't bother upgrading the Ram. There isn't enough of a performance difference between them to justify even 60 dollars spent. Same with the jump from an fx6300 to fx8350. For most games, you won't notice enough of a difference. There are some games that you will though, but still not great enough to justify 180 dollars spent.

There really isn't any reason to purchase an nVidia 660 now. There are cheaper Radeons that will out-perform it. The Radeon 270 is the same price, and offers better performance, or you could get the same performance with the Radeon 265, but spend less money.

I wouldn't recommend spending 110 dollars on a a 550w Psu either. Stick with a good bronze certified 650w - 750w Psu such as this...
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For the biggest bump in performance, switch this into your build:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)

That is like the Fx-8350 in that it has 8 threads (hyperthreaded). Dollar per dollar, you will get so much more with this than by upgrading with AMD. This will unleash the full potential of the GTX 660, and by far, the GTX 660 will be the bottleneck.

For gaming, you really don't need a better hard drive and I think your power supply is just fine, even for the above build. You could get a new case, but that doesn't matter; and that memory may improve things a bit, but dollar per dollar, this ^ will work wonders.

Hope that helps!
 
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Don't bother upgrading the Ram. There isn't enough of a performance difference between them to justify even 60 dollars spent. Same with the jump from an fx6300 to fx8350. For most games, you won't notice enough of a difference. There are some games that you will though, but still not great enough to justify 180 dollars spent.

There really isn't any reason to purchase an nVidia 660 now. There are cheaper Radeons that will out-perform it. The Radeon 270 is the same price, and offers better performance, or you could get the same performance with the Radeon 265, but spend less money.

I wouldn't recommend spending 110 dollars on a a 550w Psu either. Stick with a good bronze certified 650w - 750w Psu such as this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-hive750 The Rosewill Hive 750w, bronze certified and semi-modular. I'd also recommend getting a Samsung 840 Evo SSD instead. More expensive, but better performance and reliability.
 
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freshbakd

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Just go gpu for now, get the most powerful one you can afford. Very few games or cards will have a problem with that chip (intel fanboy saying this) most of the load is taken by the gpu. The only time you will need to worry with this gen of cards would be if you were using up pci slots with other cards audio, lan , and sata extensions and whatnot then you would be slowing down the card. You will get the most performance per dollar this way, lean towards a flagship card before throwing away tossing useful gear.
 
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