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August 11, 2014 6:37:09 AM

Hello everyone,

I have been working a build : http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RamySar/saved/Znt9TW

and I cant decide whether to get the FX 6300 vs. FX 8350 vs. Intel Core i5 4570.

I would prefer an overcockable CPU, and I am open to suggestions.

On a side note if anybody knows a good gaming case under $50 I am looking for one.


Thanks for the help in advance!

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August 11, 2014 6:43:02 AM

Intel no doubt
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August 11, 2014 6:44:09 AM

Overclocking will be the FX cpus or Intel k cpu so an i5 4670k or 4690k.
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August 11, 2014 6:44:59 AM

hiimmikkel said:
Intel no doubt


Why do you think so
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August 11, 2014 6:45:47 AM

Suztera said:
Overclocking will be the FX cpus or Intel k cpu so an i5 4670k or 4690k.


Which one do you think is better
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August 11, 2014 6:46:05 AM

RamySar said:
hiimmikkel said:
Intel no doubt


Why do you think so


I would always go with a Intel processor so if u had the money i would say i7 4770k
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August 11, 2014 6:46:39 AM

RamySar said:
Hello everyone,

I have been working a build : http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RamySar/saved/Znt9TW

and I cant decide whether to get the FX 6300 vs. FX 8350 vs. Intel Core i5 4570.

I would prefer an overcockable CPU, and I am open to suggestions.

On a side note if anybody knows a good gaming case under $50 I am looking for one.


Thanks for the help in advance!


the 4670k would be the next option if your where to go intel but if that is to expensive and fx 8320 might be a good idea as it is really cheap and just a 200mhz lower clocked fx 8350 and for a case iw ould reccomend a cooler master elite 431 or corsair carbide 200r
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August 11, 2014 6:47:16 AM

hiimmikkel said:
RamySar said:
hiimmikkel said:
Intel no doubt


Why do you think so


I would always go with a Intel processor so if u had the money i would say i7 4770k


Like I said I am on a tight budget so maybe I should go for the core i5 4570K
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August 11, 2014 6:47:32 AM

i7 is completely unnecessary. i5 4690K if you can afford it, if not 4670K.
Intel chips are better for gaming. :) 
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August 11, 2014 6:47:57 AM

hiimmikkel said:
RamySar said:
hiimmikkel said:
Intel no doubt


Why do you think so


I would always go with a Intel processor so if u had the money i would say i7 4770k


Eum no as an gaming cpu an i7 is not reccommended as the HT is just not used enough to justify the purchase thats why an i5 is always the smarter buy.
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August 11, 2014 6:49:22 AM

Alex Kelly said:
i7 is completely unnecessary. i5 4690K if you can afford it, if not 4670K.
Intel chips are better for gaming. :) 


Ok thanksm because alot of people tell me Intel is better and I wasnt sure
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August 11, 2014 6:50:00 AM

jaslion said:
hiimmikkel said:
RamySar said:
hiimmikkel said:
Intel no doubt


Why do you think so


I would always go with a Intel processor so if u had the money i would say i7 4770k


Eum no as an gaming cpu an i7 is not reccommended as the HT is just not used enough to justify the purchase that why an i5 is always the smarter buy.


Thats wath I was thinking
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August 11, 2014 6:51:46 AM


FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.

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August 11, 2014 6:54:39 AM

13932382,0,117113 said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.

Many people on this post have told me that the intel core i5 4570K would be a better option and I looked at thye r9 280X and the reviews were horrible compared to the reviews of the gtx 760.

Here is my build : http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RamySar/saved/Znt9TW
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August 11, 2014 6:56:00 AM

The 280X is a lot better than a 760.
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August 11, 2014 6:58:21 AM

Wisecracker said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.



Actually i would reccommend this more then the intel part because an ssd is like a most have as a boot and programs drive + you get a better gpu but one thing i would change is get and fx 8320 that will also help i noticed the difference between the 2 and it is worth the 15$ more
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August 11, 2014 6:58:50 AM

m3ch said:
Intel is usually faster than AMD for gaming but it's not as significant a lead as it used to be. Here are some benchmarks that might help:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-a...


I understand that the performance is better but is the quality good. The price difference between the core i5 4570K and the fx 6300 is $130 so I dont understand how they could be the same performance
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August 11, 2014 6:59:51 AM

jaslion said:
Wisecracker said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.



Actually i would reccommend this more then the intel part because an ssd is like a most have as a boot and programs drive + you get a better gpu but one thing i would change is get and fx 8320 that will also help i noticed the difference between the 2 and it is worth the 15$ more


Ok thanks for the info, but are they both OCable
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August 11, 2014 7:00:38 AM

Alex Kelly said:
The 280X is a lot better than a 760.


Maybe so but the reviews are bad for AMD and very good in NVIDIA
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August 11, 2014 7:01:27 AM

RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Wisecracker said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.



Actually i would reccommend this more then the intel part because an ssd is like a most have as a boot and programs drive + you get a better gpu but one thing i would change is get and fx 8320 that will also help i noticed the difference between the 2 and it is worth the 15$ more


Ok thanks for the info, but are they both OCable


Every amd fx-series cpu is ocable so yes. and glad i could help.
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August 11, 2014 7:05:15 AM

jaslion said:
RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Wisecracker said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.



Actually i would reccommend this more then the intel part because an ssd is like a most have as a boot and programs drive + you get a better gpu but one thing i would change is get and fx 8320 that will also help i noticed the difference between the 2 and it is worth the 15$ more


Ok thanks for the info, but are they both OCable


Every amd fx-series cpu is ocable so yes. and glad i could help.


Thanks alot, I will look in to see if the intel core i5 4578K is better than the cpus suggested here.
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August 11, 2014 7:10:23 AM

jaslion said:
RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Wisecracker said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.



Actually i would reccommend this more then the intel part because an ssd is like a most have as a boot and programs drive + you get a better gpu but one thing i would change is get and fx 8320 that will also help i noticed the difference between the 2 and it is worth the 15$ more


Ok thanks for the info, but are they both OCable


Every amd fx-series cpu is ocable so yes. and glad i could help.


Also wich mobo should I get for the fx 8350
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August 11, 2014 7:13:41 AM

RamySar said:
jaslion said:
RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Wisecracker said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.



Actually i would reccommend this more then the intel part because an ssd is like a most have as a boot and programs drive + you get a better gpu but one thing i would change is get and fx 8320 that will also help i noticed the difference between the 2 and it is worth the 15$ more


Ok thanks for the info, but are they both OCable


Every amd fx-series cpu is ocable so yes. and glad i could help.


Also wich mobo should I get for the fx 8350


i useually reccomend the asrock 970 extreme 4 as its an very solid and not so expensive board with a lot off features
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August 11, 2014 7:14:11 AM

RamySar said:
jaslion said:
RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Wisecracker said:

FX-6300: $110

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
: $75 after rebate

That gets you to an R9 280X on the video side, with enough cash left over for an SSD.



Actually i would reccommend this more then the intel part because an ssd is like a most have as a boot and programs drive + you get a better gpu but one thing i would change is get and fx 8320 that will also help i noticed the difference between the 2 and it is worth the 15$ more


Ok thanks for the info, but are they both OCable


Every amd fx-series cpu is ocable so yes. and glad i could help.


Thanks alot, I will look in to see if the intel core i5 4578K is better than the cpus suggested here.


4578k? its 4670k or 4690k :p 
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August 11, 2014 7:19:08 AM

Suztera said:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is a better board than the ASrock extreme 4 if overclocking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970...


both are about the same ocing has a lot to do with the cpu to so if he has a lucky cpu then he will need a 990fx chipset to unlock that cpu's potential but if he has an unlucky cpu any board will do.
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August 11, 2014 7:23:28 AM

jaslion said:
Suztera said:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is a better board than the ASrock extreme 4 if overclocking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970...


both are about the same ocing has a lot to do with the cpu to so if he has a lucky cpu then he will need a 990fx chipset to unlock that cpu's potential but if he has an unlucky cpu any board will do.


Better VRM and VRM cooling.
8+2 power phase design= more "cleaner" voltage into the cpu
Similar or cheaper than the Asrock extreme 4,
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August 11, 2014 7:24:50 AM

Suztera said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is a better board than the ASrock extreme 4 if overclocking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970...


both are about the same ocing has a lot to do with the cpu to so if he has a lucky cpu then he will need a 990fx chipset to unlock that cpu's potential but if he has an unlucky cpu any board will do.


Better VRM and VRM cooling.
8+2 power phase design= more "cleaner" voltage into the cpu
Similar or cheaper than the Asrock extreme 4,


Oops i guess i did skiped that part on the website about that 8+2 vrm sorry well then that should be your motherboard.

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August 11, 2014 7:36:22 AM

jaslion said:
Suztera said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is a better board than the ASrock extreme 4 if overclocking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970...


both are about the same ocing has a lot to do with the cpu to so if he has a lucky cpu then he will need a 990fx chipset to unlock that cpu's potential but if he has an unlucky cpu any board will do.


Better VRM and VRM cooling.
8+2 power phase design= more "cleaner" voltage into the cpu
Similar or cheaper than the Asrock extreme 4,


Oops i guess i didn't skiped that part on the website about that 8+2 vrm sorry well then that should be your motherboard.



Ok I will look into that. Do you think the r9 280X is worth it because it has alot of bad reviews
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August 11, 2014 7:42:18 AM

^ Yep. The 8XXX series have pretty much no place in the market right now.
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August 11, 2014 8:20:50 AM

RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is a better board than the ASrock extreme 4 if overclocking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970...


both are about the same ocing has a lot to do with the cpu to so if he has a lucky cpu then he will need a 990fx chipset to unlock that cpu's potential but if he has an unlucky cpu any board will do.


Better VRM and VRM cooling.
8+2 power phase design= more "cleaner" voltage into the cpu
Similar or cheaper than the Asrock extreme 4,


Oops i guess i didn't skiped that part on the website about that 8+2 vrm sorry well then that should be your motherboard.



Ok I will look into that. Do you think the r9 280X is worth it because it has alot of bad reviews


in 1 word YES btw i wrote didn't up there but i meant did (fail from me again :p ) and really get the r9-280x from sapphire or msi or gigabyte or asus and so just don't get the cheapo unknow brands
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August 11, 2014 8:23:06 AM

jaslion said:
RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is a better board than the ASrock extreme 4 if overclocking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970...


both are about the same ocing has a lot to do with the cpu to so if he has a lucky cpu then he will need a 990fx chipset to unlock that cpu's potential but if he has an unlucky cpu any board will do.


Better VRM and VRM cooling.
8+2 power phase design= more "cleaner" voltage into the cpu
Similar or cheaper than the Asrock extreme 4,


Oops i guess i didn't skiped that part on the website about that 8+2 vrm sorry well then that should be your motherboard.



Ok I will look into that. Do you think the r9 280X is worth it because it has alot of bad reviews


in 1 word YES btw i wrote didn't up there but i meant did (fail from me again :p ) and really get the r9-280x from sapphire or msi or gigabyte or asus and so just don't get the cheapo unknow brands


Ok but the reviews are all bad. Should I trust them
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August 11, 2014 9:00:40 AM

RamySar said:
jaslion said:
RamySar said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
jaslion said:
Suztera said:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is a better board than the ASrock extreme 4 if overclocking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970...


both are about the same ocing has a lot to do with the cpu to so if he has a lucky cpu then he will need a 990fx chipset to unlock that cpu's potential but if he has an unlucky cpu any board will do.


Better VRM and VRM cooling.
8+2 power phase design= more "cleaner" voltage into the cpu
Similar or cheaper than the Asrock extreme 4,


Oops i guess i didn't skiped that part on the website about that 8+2 vrm sorry well then that should be your motherboard.



Ok I will look into that. Do you think the r9 280X is worth it because it has alot of bad reviews


in 1 word YES btw i wrote didn't up there but i meant did (fail from me again :p ) and really get the r9-280x from sapphire or msi or gigabyte or asus and so just don't get the cheapo unknow brands


Ok but the reviews are all bad. Should I trust them


maybe that 1 card you are looking at is bad but trust me an r9-280x isn't bad at al its at the same level of an gtx 770 but a bit cheaper (at least where i live i can't find a gtx 770 that isn't more then 50€ cheaper then a normal priced r9-280x) plus the never settle bundle is back and you get a couple of free games with the r9.
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August 11, 2014 9:50:03 AM

Alex Kelly said:
The 770 is actually cheaper in a lot of countries. This is a great 280X if you can afford it. :) 
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/02/16/xfx_double_di...


O lol the gtx 770 is a lot more expensive where i live (so luch that i can easily buy an new realeased game with the difference) so yeah it depends on where he lives
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