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Hey guys!
I'm stuck on choosing the best graphic card for my build and of course im open for solutions on any other components..im on a 450-500 usd budget.
Build:
CPU: AMD FX 6300
MB: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GBx2 DDR3 1600 or 1xKingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866MHz DDR3
HDD: Seagate 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB
PSU: EVGA 500 W1 80+, 500W Continuous Power

and now the GPUs i have in mind: gtx 750 ti,gtx 760, gtx 790, gtx 950, r9 270, r9 270x, r9 380 (all 2gb VRAM)
I will be playing on 1980x1080 resolution
 
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Do you need Windows or you have already got it? And will you need a dvd drive(the case in the list doesn't fit any dvd drives)?
Ok first you can try getting a Intel Core i3 and a LGA1150 motherboard because then you have better cpu upgrade path (i5, i7) while the FX-series is pretty much a dead end and produce more heat than what Intel offers. And get a different power supply too if you can that evga one is not very good for gaming computers.

Here is what you can get for 500 usd:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $500.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-08 17:05 EST-0500
 
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Ok first i wasn't expecting that fast reply so thank you, you are awesome :D
2.) I'll choose the case when im 100% sure with my components and I already have dvd drive (but your case seems very nice)
3.) Yes i already have windows 7
4.) To be honest, i have never had any experience with intel CPUs and i think that mine one is beter since it can be overclocked to 4+ghz + has 6 cores but i see what you mean and will check it out
5.) Do you have any experience with that pc build and could you tell on what quality and fps could i play games like bf4, arma and dayz
 
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Seriously don't get the FX 6300. Intel's offerings perform better in gaming and other single threaded tasks. 6 cores isn't important for games because games don't use more than 4. The FX also produces more heat than the i3 (stock cooler on 6300 is rubbish because of high temps). And there isn't anything that great after FX-8350 while Intel has i5 and i7.
And I don't personally own that pc build myself but it should perform okay on those games but you will want a Core i5 for the best performance.
 
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I did my research and watched some gameplay and i have decided that i'll go with intel, seems like you really gain more performance from intel..
Now i just can't decide on graphic card..what do you think about gtx 960 2gb?
 
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GTX 960 is not that good. Get the R9 380 from AMD. It's usually the same price (sometimes cheaper) and performs better. And the memory bus on the 380 is large enough to use 4GB VRAM (unlike the 960's). I recommend the 4GB version of 380 because more games are using 2+ VRAM. If you can only afford the 2GB model then that's fine, it shouldn't affect performance alot.
 
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The Intel build is decent enough but rather expensive in my opinion. the I3 can also bottleneck that R9 380 on CPU intensive games. The AMD version could do with some adjustments like getting the Gigabyte 970A-UD3P rev. 2.0 as it is MUCH MUCH better for overclocking and you can find it at the same price. I have the same motherboard + an FX 6350 OC'd to 4.4Ghz and a coolermaster hyper 3 Evo heatsink+fan and it is under 50 degrees under medium load.I also have the MSI R9 380 2gb gaming edition and is an absolut beast for what I play. Fifa 16, Battlefield 4 Arma 3 DayZ all maxed out. I have yet to try GTA V but I suspect it can run on very high as well.
 
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So since im from Europe (Croatia, to be exact) the prices are a little bit different so im left with these options:
-to cheap with fx 6300 and motherboard and get the r9 380 or 270x or gtx 960
or to go with intel and get gtx 750 ti
What do you think?

the choice is really should i save money on cpu or gpu..
 
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Well it's a bit difficult and it depends on your next upgrade and a future budget if you could predict. Choosing a weaker AMD with good GPU will allow you in the future to only upgrade the CPU to a much better one if you get a good motherboard for it now. Choosing Intel now will run a bit better than the AMD but if you want to upgrade in the future you will have to change both CPU and GPU.
 
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so to conclude i think that my best option is to get the fx 6300 build that i mentiond first, the only difference is the PSU which is Cooler Master B500 V2 500W and GPU r9 380
what do you think?
 
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