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Hey guys,

i have an old (roughly 5 years) pre-built computer from an Australian brand (Pryon)

over the past 2 years i have replaced the PSU (was ripped off have way more power than any build should need), added an extra fan and upped the GPU to a GTX 760. The time has come for me to upgrade the MOBO (currently and old Foxconn) and CPU (an early i5)

Thats where you guys come in.

I think i have settled on the AMD FX 6300 and was looking for a MOBO to support the rest of my Franken-build (has to be compatible with my RAM

 

my parts -

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VJsMD3

http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-12800cl9d-8gbxl

 

notes -

i have no overclocking experience but would be open to trying it

fairly tight budget

first time replacing parts myself

Planning on wiping my HDD

 

Cheers, Trusty

 

ps is there any issue transferring from intel to AMD

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There is no issue from transfering to Intel from AMD (or the other way round), apart from the price premium.

 

And at this point you've basically completely rebuilt the PC. In MOST circumstances I'd recommend a G3258 and any H97 motherboard. Would probably be just fine with the GTX760 and gives you a platform to build off of in the Intel Motherboards in a later iteration. AMD haven't updated their FX chips in a while, they're approaching outdated-ness.

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I personally can't recommend AM3+ processors anymore. If you want a budget AMD pc, get a APU or 860K. Or a i3 + H81 board

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if the AMD FX 6300 is a bad choice can anyone suggest an alternative roughly same price range

It's not a bad choice. I have the 6100 sitting in my computer right now and it runs wonderfully.

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if the AMD FX 6300 is a bad choice can anyone suggest an alternative roughly same price range

Intel i3 or 860k

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id go with anthlon 4k 860k if ur dead set on that budget. get a 212 evo overclock it to 4.5 and be a happy camper. id never go duo core unless ur just web browsing or doing micro things, games do use 4 cores now and duo cores do the job but not nearly as well.

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id go with anthlon 4k 860k if ur dead set on that budget. get a 212 evo overclock it to 4.5 and be a happy camper. id never go duo core unless ur just web browsing or doing micro things, games do use 4 cores now and duo cores do the job but not nearly as well.

I3 has hyper threading and it still gets the job done gaming.

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i can probs push it to $320ish AUD

i3 + h81 board

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i can probs push it to $320ish AUD

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Storm Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $138.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 03:24 EST+1100
 
huilun02, on 18 Jan 2015 - 08:24 AM, said:

Just the graphics card and memory alone costs $300

 

And your total budget is $320?

I think its for mobo + cpu. But if total is 300... I don't even know what to recommend

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i have the GPU and Memory already im spending that to get the CPU

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.00 @ Storm Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $138.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 03:29 EST+1100
 
Edit: Making a i5 build

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would you recommend the i3-4130 over the i5-4460

You can afford a i5 so, i'd recommend getting a i5. Heres a CPU+Mobo

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($237.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $306.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 03:31 EST+1100
 
Another one
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($237.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $297.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 03:34 EST+1100 Cheaper as well

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