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Marios_7

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Hello guys , I am new at PC building and I need some help . I was wondering which combination would work better .
First choice: Amd FX 6300 with GTX 750 ti 2gb
Second choice : Amd Athlon X4 860k with GTX 950 2gb.
Other suggestion are also welcomed.
 
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It's really a toss-up, I would lean a tiny bit towards the X4 860K and the 950 card. Issue is that it's a dead-end platform with no way to upgrade it.

At least with an Intel i3-6100, not only are you getting faster speeds right away, you can upgrade to an i5. I'd wait till you can get another $100 to get the i3-6100 unless that is really impossible for you.

The difference between the X4-860K and the i3-6100 on Newegg is about $30, not really that much. Motherboard prices would be about the same, and so would DDR4 vs DDR3 RAM prices. So not even another $100.
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hang-the-9

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Better would be to list your budget for the build.

The two combinations you picked are just about equal depending on what the system is running.

For a budget gaming system, I'd go with a i3-6100 CPU and the 950 which is available with some decent rebates now.
 
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Marios_7

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Thanks for answering .Unfortunately my budget is limited around 350-380 $ and I prefer to spend more to the GPU than the CPU. So I am not able to buy another CPU than those two . Maybe if I told you what I am thinking to build you could help me more .
1st: CPU FX 6300
MOBO: MSI 760GMA-P34
GPU:GTX 750 TI 2GB
RAM : Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600MHz 8gb
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320 GB
Case: Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX
PSU: EVGA 430 W
=363$

2nd
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K
MOBO:ASRock Micro ATX DDR3 2400 FM2 Motherboard FM2A58M-VG3+ R2.0
GPU:EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB
RAM:Kingston Technology ValueRAM 8GB 1600MHz
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue 320 GB
Case:Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case with USB 2.0 Cases RANGER-M Black
PSU:EVGA 430 W1 80+
=371$





 
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hang-the-9

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It's really a toss-up, I would lean a tiny bit towards the X4 860K and the 950 card. Issue is that it's a dead-end platform with no way to upgrade it.

At least with an Intel i3-6100, not only are you getting faster speeds right away, you can upgrade to an i5. I'd wait till you can get another $100 to get the i3-6100 unless that is really impossible for you.

The difference between the X4-860K and the i3-6100 on Newegg is about $30, not really that much. Motherboard prices would be about the same, and so would DDR4 vs DDR3 RAM prices. So not even another $100.
 
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