Upgrading my rig need opinions fx 8350

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Alee Haleem

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Hello

im upgrading my rig from:

Intel core 2 quad q8400
asrock g41m-vs3 r2.0
ballistix sport 1866 ddr3 8gbx2 = 16gb
radeon hd 6970
psu corsair 600w

to

AMD FX-8350 or AMD FX-8320 or AMD 6300 or AMD 6350
MSI970A-G43 or MSI990FX-GD65
ballistix sport 1866 ddr3 8gbx4 = 32gb instead of 16
crossfiring the 6970 with 6950 or 6970 depending on availablity\
new psu if needed

i need budget pc im using this website to order my parts if you guys can help me with budget upgrades less than 300$

 
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The i5 is the overall better chip. I typically prefer AMD but I really cant deny the sucess Intel has had with the Core i3/i5i7 family.
I dont know which website you are using but typically the FX8350 goes for about $189 and a low end i5 goes for about $185-190.
you can also go with an Xeon E3-1230v3 which is an i7 without the intergrated graphics, you have a dedicated graphics card so that wont be an issue. Granted an E3-1230 is typically $250 but as Icaraeus mentioned, you can get away with 16GB of RAM. and you can always add more RAM much easier then you can upgrade your CPU.
Sticking with 16 gigs of RAM and only one Graphics card should save you enough money to invest in an i5 or e3-1230.

The HD6970 seems to have plenty of bite...
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Upgrading RAM is unnecessary unless you need it. You can have all the RAM in the world but if nothing uses it the RAM goes to waste. You should stick with an AMD 8320, or if you can go with an Intel Core i5. Crossfiring GPUs isn't really good. There are problems to be had if you do that.
 
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Alee Haleem

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i5 is expensive i guess and its out of my budget i posted a link to a website im going to buy from if you can provide me links to which i5 should i buy or comparsion between i5 and 8320 it would be nice thank you x
 
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The i5 is the overall better chip. I typically prefer AMD but I really cant deny the sucess Intel has had with the Core i3/i5i7 family.
I dont know which website you are using but typically the FX8350 goes for about $189 and a low end i5 goes for about $185-190.
you can also go with an Xeon E3-1230v3 which is an i7 without the intergrated graphics, you have a dedicated graphics card so that wont be an issue. Granted an E3-1230 is typically $250 but as Icaraeus mentioned, you can get away with 16GB of RAM. and you can always add more RAM much easier then you can upgrade your CPU.
Sticking with 16 gigs of RAM and only one Graphics card should save you enough money to invest in an i5 or e3-1230.

The HD6970 seems to have plenty of bite. I sticking with that and upgrading from a core 2 quad to a i5 or E3-1230 should give you a noticeable boost.
The Intel chips use much less power then the AMD counterparts. the FX8350 clocks in at 125w and I think the E3-1230 is 84w maybe.

Let us know if you have any questions.
 
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