Please help me decide which CPU and GPU to buy for my build (Full build list added)

farazk86 · Feb 20, 2016

So I recently bought a half built PC from local ad listings. The guy ran out of money and advertised for sale what he had managed so far.

He had already bought the motherboard, power supply, RAM and casing.

I have to buy CPU, GPU and SSD/HDD to complete the build. This is what I have come up with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£31.19 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.66 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£97.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£70.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £494.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 18:39 GMT+0000

Its worth mentioning that I will be using this for gaming.
Can I do better with a different CPU? I was conflicted between this and the FX 4300 but I went with this.

I know I went with an older GPU but I would like to keep the total price below £500, so a card around £100 is my budget. Can I get anything better in this price range?

Many thanks

damric · Feb 20, 2016

I would tell him to return the stuff he already bought.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100T 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£91.10 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£103.53 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£39.21 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£45.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card (£122.34 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos White/Silver ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.19 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £505.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 19:08 GMT+0000

Forever Oleg · Feb 20, 2016

Spend more on the i5 and you will be able to upgrade to any GPU later without bottleneck:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£144.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.49 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£97.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £502.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 19:13 GMT+0000

Get an FX now and spend more on GPU to get more performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£35.03 @ More Computers)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card (£126.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £501.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 19:19 GMT+0000

Thanks for posting on forums,

Oleg.

farazk86 · Feb 20, 2016

Thanks for the answers guys.

Unfortunately the intel is not an option as this is what I already have. I cannot ask him to return what he bought as I have already bought the mainboard, case, RAM and PSU from him. So this is what I have to work with..

I have been reading up and almost all benchmark sites state that there is only a minor difference between FX 6300 and FX 4300. The difference is not worth the extra £30. So should I go with FX 4300?

Also I chose Samsung SSD because of the benchmarks here: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/

Samsung 850 is leading on every level. But both response suggested different SSD's which according to that chart does not rank well.

So is the benchmark chart BS??

Thanks

Forever Oleg · Feb 20, 2016

farazk86 :

SSD is an SSD. Paying up 15 more pounds for a Samsung one isn't worth it over Sandisk or other ones (although I do not trust OCZ at all).

FX-6300 is a 6-core while FX-4300 is a 4-core. Single core performance is the same so difference is marginal in gaming. It's when you start editing, rendering, and multi-tasking you will see a significant difference.

damric · Feb 20, 2016

The Samsung is fine. You can resell that board and stuff on ebay or something. But if you insist on keeping it I would go with the FX-8320E.

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