AMD Athlon II X4 760K or FX4300 with 7770?

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I'm building a pc for my cousin. He is nearly ten and i think he will be using the pc for school stuff and games like Minecraft and turbo dismount. While i think those games will run well. Would i be better buying a Athlon 760k or FX4300 to pair with my 7770 1GB which i have left over from upgrading my pc to an R9 280x. If you have any better CPU's to put with the 7770 please let me know.Thanks in advance.
 
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Be sure to get the exact 4GB model as you currently have, or you may face compatibility issues. CXM is low quality, that's what I've seen, but will power up the build. Good luck.
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Do you think this build is good on a budget of £400 i know it's tight but it's my cousins first pc.
CPU: FX4300 http://goo.gl/SQFJ51
£62.99
MB: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 http://goo.gl/Ql465u
£43.74
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00CEU Sport 4GB http://goo.gl/yyiQPu
£30.96
HDD: WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue http://goo.gl/UWTUqC
£39.99
GPU: 7770 1GB http://goo.gl/KbMVCl
£20 from me.
Case: Prodigy M BLACK http://goo.gl/xgDXme
£69.46
PSU: CX 430M http://goo.gl/KM3Ala
I have one to go in the build
OS: Windows 8 http://goo.gl/RCi6Df
£65.93
Wireless Adapter: TP Link 300Mbps http://goo.gl/tGcxmD
£12
Dell Wireless Keyboard+Mouse http://goo.gl/FgNn2f
£19.99
LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x SATA Half Height Internal DVDRW Drive - Black http://goo.gl/86H8Po
£12.31
£377.37 with my leftovers.

 
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Yeah I just seem to like amd for some reason and i think with the budget I have (£400) it would be the better option.
 
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I went for the prodigy because it's one of the smallest cases that can fit a Micro ATX board and my cousins house is tight on space.
 
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I have the Corsair left over from a previous pc build in which it was used for 8 months. Furthermore it's semi-modular so i thought it would make cable management easier in the prodigy m,
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.78 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.15 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.66 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £285.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 09:40 BST+0100

+Windows, Keyboard+mouse, WiFi, DVD drive, GPU= ~400 quids, and will perform even better than FX 6300.
 
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I the case would be to big and the MB would not fit in a smaller case. Also would a FX4300 be better at newer games due to its extra to cores? Or are these extra cores not as efficient as the i3?
 
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We're back to the AMD vs Intel arguement. FX 4 can't compete with i3 in terms of gaming. It's more like vs Pentium. FX 6 competes with i3, FX 8 with i5. And i3 is Hyperthreaded dual core, with more than enough juice to defeat FX 4 in ANY given game, and edges out FX 6 on stock.
 
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What about....
CPU: FX6300 http://goo.gl/tX6W5E
£78.69
MB: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 http://goo.gl/Ql465u
£43.74
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00CEU Sport 4GB http://goo.gl/yyiQPu
£30.96
HDD: WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue http://goo.gl/UWTUqC
£39.99
GPU: 7770 1GB http://goo.gl/KbMVCl
£20 from me.
Case: Prodigy M BLACK http://goo.gl/xgDXme
£69.46
PSU: CX 430M http://goo.gl/KM3Ala
I got one already
OS: Windows 8 http://goo.gl/RCi6Df
£65.93
Wireless Adapter: TP Link 300Mbps http://goo.gl/tGcxmD
£12
Dell Wireless Keyboard+Mouse http://goo.gl/FgNn2f
£19.99
LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x SATA Half Height Internal DVDRW Drive - Black http://goo.gl/86H8Po
£12.31
£393.07 with my leftovers.

 
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Better build, will still loose to i3 w/o OCing. 4GB RAM will be on it's edge on newer titles. Did you see you can go 8GB RAM with i3? I'm no fanboy, will recommend what's better raw performance wise, and no matter how hard you try, i3 is indeed a good CPU for that budget. You get a new PSU in that budget too.
 
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Buying an after market cooler is extra cost for OCing . I can always add another stick of 4GB later down the line can't I? As for the PSU i think it wil do the job. I really appreciate all your feedback and wish you well in the future.
 
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