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Friji

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Hello.

I'm on a £450(ish) budget and I've been stuck between a few builds. A lot of different people have stated that an i3 processor is better, and others have said the FX-6300 is better. I need to make a final decision on which to go for, so I don't want any bias opinions if possible :D.

I will be playing games such as: Battlefield 4, World of Warcraft, DayZ, CS:GO, Far Cry 3 and others. I do NOT mind playing on LOW graphics as I have been for the past few years due to my awful performing laptop.

I do NOT plan on overclocking, but I DO plan on upgrading in the future. I already have a keyboard, mouse, mouse pad, headset, monitor and OS so they do NOT need to be included in the build. If anymore information is needed please let me know and I'll try my best to supply it.

Thanks in advance!
 
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I'll go with the i3. Why? Simple, most of the games you listed do not use more than 2 cores so having 6 cores will not do that much. The i3 will also give you a better upgrade path. That are my reasons, also what's the exact model of the i3 you're talking about?
 
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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pY94Jx

So will this build be fine?
 
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Yes it should be fine, it'll run games at high settings with a decent FPS.
 
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Alright. Thanks a lot :D
 
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You're welcome, I hope you enjoy your new system.
 
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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 H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.75 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £446.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 18:44 GMT+0000

Roomy case and Bigger power supply for easier upgrades.
 
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Is that build better than the one I listed? If so, how? Thanks for your reply :D.

EDIT: Could you get all those parts from Amazon UK? I like to order from Amazon only due to free delivery. Thanks again!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£86.16 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £457.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 19:23 GMT+0000
 
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Friji

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Thanks a lot. How will that build perform with Battlefield 4?
 
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