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So I'm trying to decide whether I should get a R9 380, and an AMD phenom II x4 945. Or a R7 360 and a FX-4350.
 
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Now that I'm thinking about it, you're going to need a new mobo if you were to go with the FX 4350 anyways, so that takes out that option. Either grab the R9 380 or save up for a new build. Unfortunately CPU upgrades can be more expensive than just the CPU itself and if you were to go with a 6000 series Intel you may need to get new RAM. From my understanding there are ddr3 and ddr4 mobos so pay attention to which you pick up.

Edit: *If you were to pick up a 6000 series Intel. Haha*
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if you are trying to get the most performance for your money find the lowest cost CPU that wont bottleneck the best graphics card you can buy. This is typically a 380 and a FX-6300 as both the phenom and 4350 will both bog down in CPU intensive games.
 
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Do you have any components already? What is your budget for your build? The processors you've listed are both quite weak in the single core performance department. The R9 380 is a pretty solid 1080p gaming card and will give you a smooth 60fps on medium high settings on AAA titles as well as 100+ on less demanding games such as Minecraft and LoL. The main bottleneck you will see is your CPU. It's much more important to allocate about 40% of your budget to your video card to get the best gaming experience but you will also want to get a good CPU to pair with it so it can perform at 100%. I would recommend the i3 6100 or i5 4460/6400 instead. The i3 is a 2 core processor with hyperthreading and the i5s are true 4 core CPUs.

Give us an idea of your budget and we can throw together some parts lists to give you an idea of where you want to put your money.
 
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Boboy74

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I have the phenom ii x4 945 in my pc right now, and I have about a 240 dollar budget. I was thinking maybe I could stick with the processor and get a good graphics card or upgrade both my graphics card and the cpu.
 
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if you only have 240 to spend I would recommend saving up for one of the combos Zach stated or buying a gtx 750 ti as you will most likely need a power supply upgrade with this purchase as well. ( unless you have a solid 450-500 watt unit)
 
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In that case you'll be better off upgrading the GPU and just getting the 380. The next time you feel like upgrading I would hop over to Intel since a $240 budget won't get you too far (since with Intel you'd need a mobo as well).
 
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Now that I'm thinking about it, you're going to need a new mobo if you were to go with the FX 4350 anyways, so that takes out that option. Either grab the R9 380 or save up for a new build. Unfortunately CPU upgrades can be more expensive than just the CPU itself and if you were to go with a 6000 series Intel you may need to get new RAM. From my understanding there are ddr3 and ddr4 mobos so pay attention to which you pick up.

Edit: *If you were to pick up a 6000 series Intel. Haha*
 
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