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Hello

I havent build a new system since 2006 so please help. Open to AMD and Intel suggestions... please go easy i am 48 and have no idea of current processor tech...

I am looking at the FX4300 for 90$.I am upgrading from a Athlon 64 X2 so also need suggestions for an AM3+ Motherboard as well.Will be used for gaming at below FHD resolutions and regular detail levels.Also GPU should i get ? (am looking in the 150$ range).I looked at AMD only because i got really confused with all the INTEL i3/5/7 generations and a too many cpus available...

 
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Depending on your motherboard you can simply drop in a better cpu.

Do you know the model?

Also we need to know the wattage on your power supply before a recommendation on a gpu can be made.
 
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The CPU selection for the machine will be best determined by the type of games you want to play and what conditions you expect to play them in. Most first person shooters in single player mode will run great on just about any CPU made in the last 4 years or so. On the other hand, in multiplayer mode, those same games will run pretty poorly on entry level CPUs made today (like the FX-4300).Then, your expectations of FPS are also an important factor. Competitive players tend to want 60FPS or better at all times. This requires a much better CPU than maintaining 30FPS minimums, which is a reasonable FPS goal for play-ability. Strategy games with high unit count conditions as well as MMORPGs tend to be compute intensive, and run best on strong CPUs.

In general, FX chips are best suited to builders who are interested in overclocking and performance tuning (with the act of doing this as a stated goal regardless of whether the outcome is a better value than simply using a locked Intel). If you're not going to overclock the FX chip, then there is a haswell chip at basically every price point that is better suited to gaming (real-time) workloads.

If you're looking for some ideas regarding an entry level inexpensive system that can play any game out there at sub-HD resolution with respectable FPS in most conditions, look no further than an i3-4150 and GTX750Ti. Such a configuration can be done as a small form factor build and will have very low power dissipation.
 
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Couple other questions first:

What Power Supply are you using? Some modern graphics cards require minimum 600 Watts.
Are you upgrading memory? Gaming or otherwise should be minimum 8 GB Ram.
What computer case will you use? Motherboards come in different sizes.

Here is a couple of suggestions:

MotherBoard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873&cm_re=asus_970-_-13-131-873-_-Product

Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286&cm_re=fx_6300-_-19-113-286-_-Product

GPU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202090

There are other similar ones but this is a good card to start with.

AMD products will save you a bit of money on your build and you wont give up that much more performance to intel/nividia products. Also it is difficult to recommend you products because I only know what you are looking for but not what you have thus far I do not like recommending things and not knowing what we are starting with first. Some parts might be incompatible with what you have now if you are planning on just upgrading.

Newegg also sells bundled packages like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1763591

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1751406

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=asus+970&N=-1&isNodeId=1


Its fun building your PC but its also about enjoying it once your finished and if you end up with incompatible parts well you add onto the cost. Read some of the reviews not only on Newegg but google search the parts I gave you and the ones you look up to see what others think on forums like this. Everyone will give you different suggestions but its up to you to pick the parts in the end. The most fun is reading the reviews and seeing what others find good/bad about the different parts.

I would start with a wishlist before buying anything and buy everything once you are sure what you want. Buying things here and there even if they are on sale will increase likelihood you will buy something you do not need, or something incompatible.

Good Luck.
 
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