Will this be a decent gaming PC?

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I am building a mid range gaming PC on a tight budget. I want to play latest and upcoming games like COD Ghost, Far Cry 3/4, at medium to high settings. So far I have looked at these products-

Processor-

AMD 3.5 AM3+ FX 6-Core Edition FX-6300(About $121)
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-FX-Series%20FX-6300.html

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Intel 3.1 GHz LGA 1155 Core i5 3450(About $185)
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_i5/Intel-Core%20i5-3450.html

Motherboard

ASUS M5A97 LE (about $95)
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_LE_R20/

Graphics
Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon R7 260 X 2 GB DDR5(about $157)
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?pid=2040&lid=1

RAM
G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 4 GB (about $53)

PSU
Corsair SMPS CX500 500 Watts PSU(Abou $60)

The case is a Corsair Carbide Mid Tower Gaming Case. I have a 160 GB HDD which I will replace with a 1 TB HDD in a month or two due to budget constraints. Between the two processors, is the $64 additional cost worth it? Or is there a better, more value for money CPU in that price range for me? Is there a cheaper alternative to that GPU? Is the motherboard good enough, or should I look for an alternative for that too? And will the power supply be able to support the components?
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You're not going to get much for $600.

But try -

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $585.37
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The i5 would be better than the fx6300. But you need an H87 lga1155 mobo to go with it.

Only 4gb ram may cause problems at times. If you can, get 8gb.

The CX500 and 600 powers supplies have had lots of problems here. For an R7 260 pc you need 450W min. Try Seasonic 520, XFX 550 or Antec HCG 520M instead.
 
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I have to agree with i7Baby that an i5 would be better but it looks like you have a really tight budget. Maybe you can use the price difference between the i5 and FX-6300 to get a better power supply, more RAM and perhaps an R9 270. You can also try and go with 4GB RAM and just buy another 4GB later.
 
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If you are comfortable with overclocking (or learning to) the new Pentium G3258 for about $90 with an aftermarket cooler like the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo for around $35 (= $125) is a very good budget performer when OC'd.

Check out this video here and skip to the 5 minute mark and watch the benchmark results https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evXpqpNhu_Y&list=UUXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw.

Although as mentioned in the vid this would require a more expensive motherboard and low performance with multi-threaded tasks and heavy multi-tasking. But if you are simply gaming it could be a good choice.
 
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Using a motherboard such as this one:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CRJSV9O/?tag=intelmobos-20 ($140)

Plus the $125 for the CPU and Cooler you would be looking at a total of $265 for motherboard and CPU combo to be able to OC.

With the original parts mentioned this would bring your build cost to about $550, and considering the performance of the Pentium G3258 when OC'd I would say it is worth it if you are PURELY gaming. The i3 would work better if you plan on using multi-threaded applications due to the i3 having hyperthreading and the pentium not.



 
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Okay I will maybe use Photoshop a little bit but nothing too advanced. And also I doubt the G3258 will be available in my country (India) any time soon. So an i3 or i5 is probably the best option if AMD is out of question.
 
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Yes definitely go with either an i3 or i5 if availability will be an issue. For minimal photoshop (eg. a few short sessions a week) the i3 will do fine on a budget, and in gaming. While of course the i5 will perform better.
 
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Thank you. What about the GPU if you could tell me, is it alright or should I look elsewhere, maybe an Nvidia card in the same budget? And the brand of RAM, if that needs to be looked at too?
 
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You're not going to get much for $600.

But try -

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $585.37
 
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