FX-4300 or FX-6300? / Is this gaming PC build good?

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Gaming Gecko

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I am hoping to build this computer in the next week or so, and I was going to ask the great community here for help with the quality of the build.
My biggest question is whether or not I should spend the extra money to get the AMD FX-6300 over the FX-4300.
Also I am basiacaly wondering if there are any changes I should do to the build before i buy the parts.
Here's a link to the build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GamingGecko/saved/7pVD4D
Thanks to everyone who replies!
 
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bradsctt

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You should get the FX 6300 if you can, it will perform better in games compared to the FX 4300

This is a build i created for someone else here on Toms the other day:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $735.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 20:28 EDT-0400

Of course, you may not like the case :)
 
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maddogfargo

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I tweaked bradsctt's list (* it was a really good build to start with so it was easy) a little thanks to some nice AMD GPU price drops that happened recently:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FwVmFT

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $716.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 21:19 EDT-0400

Better motherboard, slightly better RAM, much better GPU, $19 less.

Suggestion: Put that $19 into bumping the CPU up to an FX 6350. Why? Well, I recently got an FX 6350 to 4.950GHz stable on this board under water (Corsair H110), and it did 4.5 GHz on well below stock voltage with VERY low temps. So you may be able to get a really nice OC out of it.

Hope that helps. :)
 
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RazerZ

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Gaming on a budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($143.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($254.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $736.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 21:35 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $632.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 21:37 EDT-0400
 
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bradsctt

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Glad to see that someone had a use for my parts list :)
I hadn't seen the AMD price drops, but seeing the price of that 280 :love: :D

The FX 6350 is a good idea, because even if you don't plan to overclock, it has a higher base clock speed than the FX 6300. And, if you do, you may be able to reach some very nice clocks, as maddog said.
 
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RazerZ

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That would work well. If you don't plan on purchasing it soon, the 8320 does go on sale quite frequently for $130, so you might want to consider that. But the 6300 will work fine with the 280x.
 
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