Best budget AM3+ CPU

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Hello all,

Just upgraded from a ASUS GTX 750ti to a MSI GTX 770. Contrary to what the guys at frys told me my AMD FX 4170 is not enough computing power for this card. I found this out the hard way when I got EXACTLY the same FPS and performance after I installed it and bench marked it against my old 750 (3dMark11).... So now I need a new CPU. This is a drag because I also had to get a new PSU (520 antec to 750 Corsair) which wasnt in the budget.

So what is the best budget CPU that will fully utilize my 770? I have a AM3+ mainbord. I really hope i can find something for around $100ish. Ill do up to $150 if I have to... anything over that I will have to wait. I was considering the FX-6300. The FX-8320 was recommended to me but I dont want to spend that much if I dont have to.
 
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The Protagonist

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As far as I read comments from others, 6300 won't bottleneck gtx770. Saw some tests also
http://www.hardwarepal.com/battlefield-4-benchmark-mp-cpu-gpu-w7-vs-w8-1/8/
And it's best budget cpu around, no doubt. I own it, and I don't regret.
 
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ok, my next question is, will my mainbord handle a 6300 or a 8320? i have a MSI 970A-G45, Iv heard bad things about there VRM's... will i be able to overclock anything on this mainboard? and as far as games. playing watch dogs now. play alot of skyrim, heavily modded.
 
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so what would be a good mainboard upgrade for this system? somthing around $80? at this point im thinking of just building a computer from all my old parts and selling it..
 
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wow... a possible diffrence of 43w in its tdp... yeah, thank you 125w is close enough as it is, that could have easily fried my mainboard.
 
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IMO, wait and get an intel setup. You're dumping money into a pit if you start looking at 'ok' CPU's for a pretty bad motherboard. It would be wiser to wait and invest in something solid.

Having said that, what would be your budget for a CPU and motherboard? I'm guessing it was around $180?

I'd take this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qtLfhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qtLfhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $201.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 07:41 EDT-0400

It'll perform similarly to an FX 6300 or 8320 in most titles, often better and sometimes worse. However, the major difference is that it gives you a solid upgrade path onto an i5 or i7 which FX's generally can't match. Moreover since it's a 97 series motherboard it will support Broadwell upon release.
 
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