Budget PC: Should I stick with the fx 6300 or go with Intel?

Skydog07 · Feb 9, 2015

I currently have most of the parts for my first build. I think the 6300 is a really cpu, but others tell me that most i3's can preform better for gaming. I'm new to pc and have researched quite a bit, but im still not so familiar with different branded parts and criteria that make them better. So should I switch to an i3? My budget is around $450-500 and I will use it for mainly gaming.

Parts so far:

FX 6300
Cant decide if I should go with the r7 260x or gtx 750 ti
HyperX Beast (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM 1600
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Western Digital blue 1 TB

11sphere92 · Feb 9, 2015

stay on FX 6300, its more budgetable rather than I3.

ExKiller · Feb 9, 2015

If you could go with AMD FX 8350 its a much better buy

11sphere92 · Feb 9, 2015

If he could buy FX 8350 he should ask either FX 8350 / Core i7..

Which means he cannot,
So on his case, the best is FX 6300

Please don't answer if you didn't read

ExKiller · Feb 9, 2015

''LOL'' He has a budget of 450$ and he said that shall he switch to intel that will cost him more bcoz he got to change his mobo too so i said you must use FX 8350 i just told him what is better thats why in my answer i said ''IF YOU COULD''
Carry on your work because crying here like this wont get you a best answer for which you are almostly dying

11sphere92 · Feb 9, 2015

Well you didn't read well then.
450$ Budget IS NOT ONLY FOR THE CPU.
He also need a GPU which he can't decide which one either the 750Ti or R7 260x

Archgaull · Feb 10, 2015

Have you already purchased anything already, or are you still in the planning phase? I had a hard time working a i3 into a $450 budget, but a Pentium provides similar performance, it just doesn't utilize hyperthreading like the i3 does.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3440 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $455.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 00:14 EST-0500

Skydog07 · Feb 10, 2015

Archgaull :

Have you already purchased anything already, or are you still in the planning phase? I had a hard time working a i3 into a $450 budget, but a Pentium provides similar performance, it just doesn't utilize hyperthreading like the i3 does.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3440 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $455.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 00:14 EST-0500

Wow, thanks! I will definitely look more into intel and this build.

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