FX-6300 w/ 212 EVO or FX-8320 w/ stock cooler?

Gewibrown

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Which CPU should I choose a FX-6300 w/ 212 EVO or FX-8320 w/ stock cooler? for this build- http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4CKhvK.

I won't be troubled with too much noise since most of the time I will use headphones.
Any suggestions of a modification to the build is welcome.
 
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get the fx 8320. you wont get much oc from that board. the extra 2 cores will be helpful for the future instead of overclocking your 6300 and having a cooler.

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go with 8320 with the hyper evo. thats what i have on my current pc and the sound is 100X quieter than the stock cooler, plus you can overclock it. also i would recommend a motherboard with a 990 chipset and for this if you want it cheap then try to find an open box deal at your preferred dealer.
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.49 @ Ebuyer)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste (£6.52 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£60.58 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£61.60 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.39 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£161.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£40.74 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£42.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.05 @ CCL Computers)
Other: BenQ GL2460 (£105.00)
Other: Trust Raina 2.1 Subwoofer Speaker Set - Black (£13.00)
Other: mouse (£6.99)
Other: Windows 7 (£40.00)
Other: mouse pad (£3.87)
Total: £709.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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