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Matthew Keeton

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Which would be a better deal for a purely gaming pc. The fx 6300 or the fx 8300 since my motherboard supports both? No suggestions for other systems please I'm not buying another motherboard.
 
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Dunlop0078

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Neither to be honest, I would not spend money on either of those CPU's on 2018. I would personally just stick with the 860k and save up for a switch to ryzen or a modern intel platform.

Also the 860K is on the FM2+ platform, the 6300 and 8300 are AM3+ so if you have a FM2+ mobo the 6300 and 8300 are not compatible.
 
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geofelt

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What is your motherboard?
It takes a better than average motherboard to properly run a FX-8xxx.
The best use for a FX-8300 is for batch multithreaded applications where 8 threads is good.
But, for gaming, most games will not even use all of the 6 threads on the fx-6300.

Today, the FX line is all but obsolete for gaming. The cores are simply too slow.
I would not spend a dime on it.




 
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As pointed out, the only reason to buy either one is because a) you're replacing a broken CPU on your current system, or b) you're looking for a quick upgrade on your existing system & don't have the budget for a full system replacement.

First off, are you 100% sure that both CPUs are supported by your motherboard? Best place to check is on the website. If you're not sure, let us know which model of motherboard you have.

Secondly, if they are supported, it's a toss-up as to whether 1 is "better" than the other. The 6300 has a higher base clock, but is only a 3C/6T CPU; the 8300 has a slightly better max Turbo, & is a 4C/8T CPU, plus has slightly more L1 & L2 cache. However, I would only recommend either one if you're limited to 95W CPUs (which, if you are, I'd recommend the 8320E or 8370E as alternatives to the 6300, as they're also 4C/8T CPUs that are roughly equal to the 8300). If your motherboard can officially support the 125W CPUs, a full-blown 8320/8350/8370 would be a better choice.

Thirdly, a lot of it's going to come down to which CPU your system previously had. If you already had a 6300 or 8300, then it makes sense to replace it with the same CPU. If you had the 4300...I'd skip the 6300 & go for the 8300, as the 6300 is at the same tier as the 4300, while the 8300 is 2 tiers higher (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html). If you had one of the earlier Bulldozer CPUs (41xx, 61xx, or even 8100), then either CPU is a definite upgrade (although if you're replacing the 8150, you'll need the 8300 or better just to equal it).
 
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Matthew Keeton

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I love how almost all of the people on tomshardware either sound condescending when answering a question or straight up think if a person is asking a question they are officially a infantile moron. 1. If I said that I didn't want to buy a new system at the end of the post so don't give suggestions then why on gods green earth would you comment that you think its a dead platform and should use something else or that I should get neither. I don't care that wasn't the point of the question. 2. Yes both of the cpus work with my motherboard so again why ask I know they work the question of which is a better value. 3. I literally had to wait for spdragon's response because of the incredibly crap responses I actually got since he at least sounded the least condescending yet also the most helpful. Seriously either you guys need to get you head out your a*&($* about being a intel or amd fanboy or should read questions more carefully before commenting something dumb, not helpful, or especially condescending.
Edit: since I have posted this I have already purchased a fx 6300 since it was cheaper than a fx 8300 by 30 hell even almost 40 dollars and bought a case and a be quiet shadow rock LP with the rest of the money seriously took 6 or 7 posts and literally my own opinion to get a better deal and idea about what to get.
 
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You'll be surprised at the number of people with FX8xxx's that 'don't work well' and it turns out their mobo can't cope.
You'll be surprised at the number of people buying FX6/8/9xxx's that 'don't work well' and it turns out that they were designed 5-6 years ago and were rubbish then.
You'll be surprised at the number of people who upgrade and then wish they had waited a bit longer, saved a bit more, and gotten a much better experience as an end result.
You'll be surprised at the number of people who ask about 'value' or 'better deal' whilst leaving out any semblance of cost or budget.

So we, seeing these posts every week try to answer the question in the best way possible.

So you've brought a 6300, the 8300 for $40 more was a better deal. The quiet shadow is OK, but probably a waste as your next CPU will need more.

If you want to hear the answer you already know, then that's fine, can I suggest an echo chamber, it'll save wasting everyone's time.
 
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Matthew Keeton

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I do apologize for being way to brash and I understand your point of view of the situation. I just always have issues with people on the forums with "dated hardware" and the fact that everyone more than half of the suggestions were to save my money for something else down the line if I already have the hardware I have in front of me I'm sorry if I pissed off anyone especially a moderator I should have also added that I was using a n68c gs4 fx as the motherboard cause I had the board since it first came out. I thank you for your suggestion I just always get condescending ones from everyone else about the FX line. Thanks everybody for the insight I understand, but going to a PC hardware site needing assisstance for choosing a product and getting another product suggested still isn't very helpful anyone has to admit to that.
 
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Matthew Keeton

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I understand I have seen people using this cpu with this motherboard though if the mosfets/VRMs start freaking out and gaining heat I have the shadow rock LP for it but if it keeps getting worse I'm going to have to buy small heatsinks for each mosfet/VRM. Thank you for your help as well trying to figure out the CPU's. I will now go and try not to make anything arc or light on fire.
 
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