What is a good and cheap motherboard for fx6300

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lackjack5

lackjack5

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Hi,

I'm getting an fx6300 and it won't work with my "unbranded" motherboard.

Can you give me a list of motherboards (DDR3) where you can overclock the cpu
$50-$75

Specs:
Intel i3-2120
EVGA superclocked gtx-1050ti
Hyperx fury 8gb ram ddr3 1866MHz
Evga 600bronze 600w power supply
"Unbranded" motherboard
 
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Onus

Onus

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Let's clear up some confusion here...do you have an i3-2120 now? That is an Intel CPU, which uses an entirely different socket than the FX-6300. If you are wanting to buy a newer, faster CPU, then you either need to stick with Intel, or wait for Ryzen.
This compares a current i3 with a FX-6350 (to approximate a mildly overclocked FX-6300): http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1682?vs=1281
As you can see, although they do trade, in anything poorly threaded (most applications and games), the Intel CPU wins, sometimes by enormous margins. Your older i3 would not do as well vs. the FX, so the latter is technically an upgrade, but imho is not the best use of funds unless the new CPU is a gift. Otherwise, a current i3 (or i5, which wallops the FX badly) will be a much better choice.

If you're being given the FX-6300, you will want a 970 or 990 series chipset board, with heatsinks on its VRMs. The one ItsChristian listed is decent.
Please clarify a little, so we don't end up suggesting what might amount to a very suboptimal use of your money.

 
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lackjack5

lackjack5

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best choice is to wait for ryzen though.
The fx-6300 might lower down even.

The board you guys gave me was a tiny bit over my budget, so i have to be prepared and wait for ryzen.
 
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