Choosing the best CPU for my needs.

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codetrasher

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Ok, here's the deal: I'm going to build my very first PC anytime soon. I'm going to do some gaming (not in ultra high settings necessarily), programming, picture editing and every day computing in general. I'm on a budget £500-600 and I don't expect getting a lightning fast build with it. My problem is choosing a CPU that should be best bang for buck, within my budget and list of needs (things I'm going to do). I've been looking AMD's FX-4300 or 6300 because they're cheap but can handle some gaming in reasonable detail, or Intel's i5-4430, 4440 or 4460.

What would you suggest? Thank you!
 
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Scremin34Egl

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This will play most games maxed out at 1080p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£120.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£53.08 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.10 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£203.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.32 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£37.23 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £596.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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sora

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Seems like a solid build.


@Computersloeber, the FX-6300 is a weaker version of an i3.
 
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ali saqib

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This is what he need mid-range gaming Easly 1920p gaming with a little drop to price and slightly to performance
[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KgFBhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KgFBhM/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34330) | £87.59 @ Aria PC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock B85 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85killer) | £76.03 @ Amazon UK
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b) | £62.38 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £38.70 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx760dc2oc2gd5) | £179.69 @ CCL Computers
**Case** | [BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcneo100kkxskrp) | £29.99 @ Aria PC
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | £45.57 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £519.95
 
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