Advice on building gaming computer

Hello, in my opinion you would be best going with an i3 as they generally perform as good if not better than fx-6300.

If you want an fx-6300 avoid MSI 970 boards they aren't good.

ram seems fine

Very good GPU

Get a PSU by a better manufacturer an XFX 550W unit is available fairly cheap.

CPU- Great dor the price.
Mobo- One of the best 970 mobos, mybe get a 990 of 990fx, but a 970 would be fine.
Case- More of a personal choice.
Memory- 8GBs, gaming sweetspot.
GPU- Excellent, and very powerful.
PSU- Alarms! get something better than that. I would go with something like a Corsair AX/AXi series, or an EVGA 1000 G2. Nothing less money than a EVGA Supernova NEX 650G. That is my mark for where the quality PSUs begin.

An i3 will not outpace a 6300 in games, or practically anything. AMD practically owns the budget market. Intel will whip them when it gets to the big stuff, but an i3 will never beat an FX 6300, definitely in games.

If you went with an i3 (not sure why you would) you can't use the same mobo, because it has a different connector/socket.

No, you would need to buy a different motherboard for the i3 as they use different sockets.

and Scizor on what basis do you say the 970 G43 is a good board?

also an i3 is better than an fx-6300.

OP, what's your budget for parts and where are you from?

Wattage is not an indicator of quality, the manufacturer is more so.

AMD FX-6300 has multiple cores yes, and yet the i3 performs equally if not better and an i3 build isn't more than an fx-6300 one.

That will not beat an FX 6300 system, dude he is wrong. An FX 6300 loses on a couple of things, heat, and power consumption. Single core performance is slightly worse, but the multiple cores will blow that i3 out of the water.

Give me a second, and I'll put together a build, I'm guessing you need a monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse etc?

I also put in my recommened peripherals, because they are very good.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rqq2Bm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rqq2Bm/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $99.98 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag43) | $70.97 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31333c9d8gns) | $70.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.67 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g) | $190.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Apevia X-DREAMER4-BL ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/apevia-case-xdreamer4bl) | $59.99 @ Mwave
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | $79.99 @ NCIX US
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Keyboard** | [Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000040na) | $89.90 @ Amazon
**Mouse** | [Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-mouse-ch9000052na) | $44.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $881.34
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 15:42 EST-0500 |

also if you're spending $1000 you'll want a better CPU than an i3 or fx-6300.

something like this,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $945.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 15:45 EST-0500

Go with either my original build or this:
This will blow that i5, and the i3, and the FX 6300 into space. This thing can compete with an i7 3770k or sometimes higher in real world gaming. Maybe not as much in some productivity, in fact it will be beaten, but for gaming it is beautiful.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QLkKkL) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QLkKkL/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $159.99 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3) | $99.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31333c9d8gns) | $70.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.67 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g) | $190.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Apevia X-DREAMER4-BL ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/apevia-case-xdreamer4bl) | $59.99 @ Mwave
**Power Supply** | [XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx) | $76.18 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Keyboard** | [Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000040na) | $89.90 @ Amazon
**Mouse** | [Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-mouse-ch9000052na) | $44.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $966.56
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 15:53 EST-0500 |

with all peripherals:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.19 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Mouse: SHARKOON FireGlider Wired Laser Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $994.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 15:55 EST-0500

The sharkoon mouse isn't expensive but personally served me very well for 2years+ and isn't damaged @ all.

The keyboard is also well reviewed and fairly popular.

+1 on AshyCFC's post.

I would spend the extra $20 and get an H97 board.

Acually h97 would be better, he's right.