Advice for gaming rig

[Shrey Sagar]

Hi

I am building a new pc and i would like advice on which processor should i use. I only intend to game, no video editing or streaming,just simply game.
Right now i am torn between
AMD FX 4300 with 4 cores

AND

AMD FX 6300 with 6 cores

also if someone could suggest a suitable motherboard which can allow medium level overclocking, then that would be of great help.

Lastly i want to add an amd r9 270 graphics card. Can tell which psu should i go with. 

[EarthboundHero]

A 430W PSU will be fine. I think the EVGA B2 500W is pretty cheap though, I'd go with that. The 6300 will have a bit more power, and extra cores if the game needs them. I'd go 6300. As for motherboard I don't know.

[JeffreyEagan]

FX6300 with the asus M5A99FX pro motherboard.

[Subduck]

Hi

I am building a new pc and i would like advice on which processor should i use. I only intend to game, no video editing or streaming,just simply game.

Right now i am torn between

AMD FX 4300 with 4 cores

AND

AMD FX 6300 with 6 cores

also if someone could suggest a suitable motherboard which can allow medium level overclocking, then that would be of great help.

Lastly i want to add an amd r9 270 graphics card. Can tell which psu should i go with. 

A great motherboard for overclocking is the Sabertooth 990fx. Also i would recommend either a 500 or 600W PSU.

[n.ZERO_g]

if you have a tighter budget for motherboard go for asus m5 a97 r2,0....
otherwise sabretooth and the asus m5a99fx is too good...

[JeffreyEagan]

if you have a tighter budget for motherboard go for asus m5 a97 r2,0....

otherwise sabretooth and the asus m5a99fx is too good...

The M5A97 R2.0 is out of stock and I don't think they're going to make them anymore.

[Shrey Sagar]

wait....wait hold on. i am still stuck on psu...is it 430w or 600w. Can someone clear it out.

thanks guys

[Vavetti]

msi 970A-G43 should do you well enough. 

[EarthboundHero]

wait....wait hold on. i am still stuck on psu...is it 430w or 600w. Can someone clear it out.

thanks guys

I'd go 500W just to be safe, but if you must, 430 should be fine.

[JeffreyEagan]

wait....wait hold on. i am still stuck on psu...is it 430w or 600w. Can someone clear it out.

thanks guys

Don't go under 500 for your system. I reccomend the CX600 from Corsair. It's sitting in my system and I love this thing.

[Archangel1994]

@Shrey Sagar

 

An I3/I5 is much better than any FX for gaming

[WelshDdraig]

Here is a pc part picker I just made up for you.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v7kwpg

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v7kwpg/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($136.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $567.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Shrey Sagar]

I'd go 500W just to be safe, but if you must, 430 should be fine.

thank you so much. That really helps.

[Shrey Sagar]

 

Here is a pc part picker I just made up for you.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v7kwpg

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v7kwpg/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($136.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $567.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 14:23 EST-0500

 

wow. thanks, that is actually cool

[Shrey Sagar]

wow. thanks, that is actually cool

and i also use PCPartPicker. So same pinch

[JeffreyEagan]

wow. thanks, that is actually cool

You ha better not be doing any overclocking on that board. the difference between the M5A97 R2.0 and the LE version is no mosfet heatsink, you will burn out your board really fast if you try to do anything from stock.

[Shrey Sagar]

You ha better not be doing any overclocking on that board. the difference between the M5A97 R2.0 and the LE version is no mosfet heatsink, you will burn out your board really fast if you try to do anything from stock.

then which motherboard do you recommend??

[WelshDdraig]

You ha better not be doing any overclocking on that board. the difference between the M5A97 R2.0 and the LE version is no mosfet heatsink, you will burn out your board really fast if you try to do anything from stock.

I picked the LE? I thought I picked the R2.0, I'll change that now

 

There you go,

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NtX2YJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NtX2YJ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($136.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $592.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 14:50 EST-0500

[Shrey Sagar]

i already have a 450w psu. Do i have to upgrade to 500w or 550w if i am going to do some overclocking

[JeffreyEagan]

then which motherboard do you recommend??

The M5A99FX Pro.

[JeffreyEagan]

i already have a 450w psu. Do i have to upgrade to 500w or 550w if i am going to do some overclocking

Upgrade to a 600 watt. It'll give you some headroom for a new graphics card and overclocking.

[Shrey Sagar]

The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 supports 2 graphics card and 4 ram sticks. And that is way more than my requirement.
I just need one that supports only 2 ram slots and just i gpu

[Shrey Sagar]

Upgrade to a 600 watt. It'll give you some headroom for a new graphics card and overclocking.

so a 600w will be able to take fx6300 and r9 270 with no problem?

[ZerueLX11]

Would an FM2+ board and Athlon 860k be better than the FX series? 

 

 

The FX series is a proven platform but Im worried about its compatibility in the near future. Also the Athlon has slightly better Single core performance or even greater performance with some tiny overclocks. I know you can get more cores on the FX series, but games are rarely optimized for that many cores and even pentiums perform just as good or better. 

 

Some good things about the Athlon is that its 4 cores, updated architecture, PCIe 3.0, FM2+, $80 super cheap. Also I know some games are having issues on 2 core processor thanks to shitty DEVs/Publishers. 

 

I think you can survive with out a CD Drive and SSD for a bit

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.05 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($61.03 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.05 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.05 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($190.16 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.03 @ Newegg) 

Total: $574.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-15 15:14 EST-0500