Good CPU to pair with R9 280 (non X)

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MatTech

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I've picked my AMD CPU. I can't fit Intel into my budget. I just want to see what you guys say before I say what I picked. $370 budget for CPU and GPU. I plan on Minecraft shaders (keep in mind it's CPU and GPU intensive with shaders) and BF4 (GPU intensive). If you pick a different combo then tell me. Intel fanboys, keep it in your pants. Thanks!
 
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Yeah, FX-6300. Should work fine on any am3+ board. However if you have the money I'd take an fx-8320. But that depends on your motherboard.
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$350:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($210.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $349.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 14:34 EDT-0400)

Just make sure the motherboard you chose has sufficient power delivery. You don't want to choke your CPU!

And because I just have to:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $373.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 14:36 EDT-0400)

:p
 
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