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Here's a decent adaptation of OP's build. The 6300, a better mobo, better PSU, (imo) better case. All together, it's sub $500.

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $496.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 18:50 EST-0500

 

It would be better to get this PSU, It is about the same price but 600 watts, It would be more efficient since a PSU is usually the most efficient at about 50% load.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

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Ok you guys win,

 

im too tierd to start a flame war.

i didnt actually see a flame war happeneing this time. :o 

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It would be better to get this PSU, About teh same price but 600 watts, It would be more efficient since a PSU is usually the most efficient at about 50% load.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

And it's a bronze rather than the just 80+ that I chose :) EVGA all the way :D

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Mk28sY

 

Adaption of OP's build. For the price of a 270X VaporX you can get a 280, more VRAM. Also - Deepcool Tesseract is a good case

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in b4 the intel parrots arrive. 

sorry? 

 

And it's a bronze rather than the just 80+ that I chose :) EVGA all the way :D

EVGA do make good units. 

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a FX6300 has no problem maxing out any midrange gpu like a 280.

So if you are on a budget, the FX6300 with a 280 would still be a decent combo.

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this is what i would do :P upgrade cpu later and add ssd later like you originally planned.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $594.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 19:07 EST-0500

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a FX6300 has no problem maxing out any midrange gpu like a 280.

So if you are on a budget, the FX6300 with a 280 would still be a decent combo.

just like my core 2 quad q8200 (should) still be enough for my 7870 ghz. :D 

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For around 600$ this is the best value;
 

 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($152.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $586.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 19:36 EST-0500

CPU is just a i7 4770K without an IGP, they go for much cheaper because of that and they can't overclock but it's not needed as it outperforms a 8350 at 5GHz..

Anyways to quickly sum it up, between a simple i5 4430/8320 the 4430 is a much better all-rounder and ending cheaper up so avoid 8320's at all costs and they're worse for most multithreaded workloads. A 6300 can be a good choice over the i3 if video editing is all you do but it's worse than the i3 for gaming. I'd still go with the i3 as it offers a much better upgrade path, all you can get from AMD is like a 33% boost theoretically from their 8 cores and zero performance in games. The i5 and up still shows a performance increase (can be huge) over the i3 as many games only use between 2-4 cores. On AMD's side, actually anything higher than the 4300 is performing the same thing.
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For around 600$ this is the best value;

 

 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $587.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 19:13 EST-0500

CPU is just a i7 4770K without an IGP, they go for much cheaper because of that and they can't overclock but it's not needed as it outperforms a 8350 at 5GHz..

Anyways to quickly sum it up, between a simple i5 4430/8320 the 4430 is a much better all-rounder and ending cheaper up so avoid 8320's at all costs and they're worse for most multithreaded workloads. A 6300 can be a good choice over the i3 if video editing is all you do but it's worse than the i3 for gaming. I'd still go with the i3 as it offers a much better upgrade path, all you can get from AMD is like a 33% boost theoretically from their 8 cores and zero performance in games. The i5 and up still shows a performance increase (can be huge) over the i3 as many games only use between 2-4 cores. On AMD's side, actually anything higher than the 4300 is performing the same thing.

 

 

Also: OP could get a 280 for $10 more.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202099&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

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you should have gone for white/gold instead of black/blue #thedress

 

OT: however much i want to keep away from fanboyism, intel really is the better option here, while your build will deliver a decent chunk of performance, amd falls behind intel quickly on more cpu-heavy workloads.

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Why is it "better"?

Intel processors are for people who want a faster PC but AMD is better than intel for on board graphics because AMD processors are APU's which have a integrated graphics chip inside the CPU

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If you want AMD you can go with FX 6300 or 6350, FX 8320 or FX 8350 would be better.

You would be better off getting the 6300 or 8320 and spending the saved money on a better overclocking motherboard and CPU cooler.

 

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Intel processors are for people who want a faster PC but AMD is better than intel for on board graphics because AMD processors are APU's which have a integrated graphics chip inside the CPU

No. It is only their A-series CPU's that has powerful integrated graphics.

The FX-series are regular CPU's.

A FX 8320 can compete against a i5-4460 when using all cores.

And a FX 4300 is kinda Meh, But it is still about as good as the Pentium G3258.

The FX 6300 Competes againt the i3-4370

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is al of this already purchased? :D

No, not yet.

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What is your budget & location? There's one or two things that I'd personally change if I were you, in the name of performance!

750$, and i live in Croatia.

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Get intel, thank me later  ;)

If only Intel was cheaper... then i would have to swap the motherboard and that can cost me more than AMD motherboard and CPU.

Also i'm not be like playing on ultra settings 1080p. So AMD will serve me good.

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That isn't all that great :/

 

I'll get a better parts list for you now :)

 

BTW, do you do video editing? You might be better off going with an i5 4460 if you game more

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£39.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.97 @ PC World Business) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£52.12 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£128.72 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £509.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 23:46 GMT+0000
 
Something like this might be better if you game more than video edit, hopefully the parts are a similar price in your area 
 
Also, the motherboard might need updating to the latest bios, but I'm not sure

 

Yeah with all these parts it will go over 1000$ US in my country...

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