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Hyph2798

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Hi, I am about to purchase the parts for my first build and would like a second opinion on this before doing so, but I also have a few questions that I would like to be answered also before I do purchase this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.85 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£50.31 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.84 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card (£129.66 @ Amazon UK)
Case: CiT SPECTRE WHITE ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply (£36.99)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £456.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 16:02 BST+0100

I do plan on Overclocking this build hence why I have included the 212 EVO Cooler, I have checked that it does fit with this case as on PCPartPicker it says it may not fit but I have been assured it does.


  • Firstly, is the motherboard good enough to be able to hand the OC on the CPU or do you recommend upgrading this? I will only be able to spend an extra £20 on this though as I am almost at my budget.

    Secondly, with the Overclocking in mind, I will mainly be playing WoW but also games such as H1Z1, Fallout 4, etc, will this CPU & GPU be able to handle these games on at least Med Settings but WoW at High Settings with a Constant 60FPS @ 1080p?

I already have the OS and Monitor with me hence why it is not included in the list.

Thanks for any help in advance.
 
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assassin445522
DO NOT GET AN FX 6300 FOR WOW

an i3 6100 will MASSIVELY outperform an FX cpu in a game like WOW or any blizzard game.
The i3 6100 has stronger cores. WOW uses 2 cores
The fx6300 has 6 cores but they are much weaker.
More cores will not help your performance in a game that only uses 2 cores.

that would be like getting a 4 gtx 750ti SLI over a gtx 970 in a game that doesnt support SLI lol

I do not like seeing fellow gamers get the wrong hardware for the games they play and get bad performance for the money they spent.
You will have a much higher minimum FPS on wow with an i3 6100.

The i3 6100 outperforms the fx 8350 in a game that USES all 8 cores (BF4)
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superninja12

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you can overclock that fx 6300, but this build is even faster than an fx8320 in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£97.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£63.30 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£32.88 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.84 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card (£129.98 @ Novatech)
Case: CiT SPECTRE WHITE ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£62.64 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £485.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 16:42 BST+0100
 
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Hyph2798

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Hi Thanks for the suggestion, I would prefer to stick with the FX6300 if im honest, would it be able to run WoW on atleast High settings @ 1080p when overclocked? I had changed around the Mobo and PSU a bit as after posting i saw the Mobo may not be so great when OC'ing the FX 6300

would this be better:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.85 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£27.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.84 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card (£129.66 @ Amazon UK)
Case: CiT SPECTRE WHITE ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.71 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £467.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 17:38 BST+0100

Thanks.
 
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superninja12

superninja12

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im sorry but youre soo soooo stupid for sticking to a fx6300.

the i3 6100 outpeforms the 8320 same price(yes in wow too even if u oc that 8320 or 6300)).
no amd chip wont bottleneck high end graphic cards.
yes u read that correctly.

why wont u get a better system for the money????
your money do with it whatever u want.

yes the
 
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DO NOT GET AN FX 6300 FOR WOW

an i3 6100 will MASSIVELY outperform an FX cpu in a game like WOW or any blizzard game.
The i3 6100 has stronger cores. WOW uses 2 cores
The fx6300 has 6 cores but they are much weaker.
More cores will not help your performance in a game that only uses 2 cores.

that would be like getting a 4 gtx 750ti SLI over a gtx 970 in a game that doesnt support SLI lol

I do not like seeing fellow gamers get the wrong hardware for the games they play and get bad performance for the money they spent.
You will have a much higher minimum FPS on wow with an i3 6100.

The i3 6100 outperforms the fx 8350 in a game that USES all 8 cores (BF4)
 
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