Help me with my build!

[Master Yuki]

Hey guys! I was wondering if any of you guys can help me with my build. Should I buy an FX 6300 and an r9 280x, or an i5 4460 and an r9 270x?

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I would go with the I5 build as that cpu will last you for a long time meaning you will only require gpu upgrades where as with the FX6300 build that cpu will not last you very long.

[ImBleu]

I'd save up more and go i5 + 280x.

 

The 280x is leaps ahead of the 270x, but the FX6300 is such a useless chip nowadays that you'll have to upgrade it pretty quickly.

[nuttysandwich]

i5 simply because amd cpus are crap and save a bit more for the 280x, the 270x won't last you very long before you need to upgrade, but the 280x is decent enough.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202137 this is an amazing deal if you ask me

[Sam Z Man]

What's your budget?

[Master Yuki]

What's your budget?

No more than $550 and I'm only using this build primarily for gaming.

[Sam Z Man]

Save 6$ more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.00 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $555.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 14:52 EDT-0400

[Master Yuki]

Save 6$ more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.00 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $555.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 14:52 EDT-0400

Thank you for trying to help me with that build, but I don't use rebates on my build, so that build would be a lot more expensive

[Sam Z Man]

Thank you for trying to help me with that build, but I don't use rebates on my build, so that build would be a lot more expensive

Promo codes to the rescue.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.00 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $555.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 14:52 EDT-0400

[capdauntless]

Normally I would say go AMD as I prefer their chips (even though in the big scheme of things you will never get the performance from them that you can from an intel chip). That said in this case it's a no brainer to go Intel. The AMD chip you mentioned is way behind the boat in terms of specs though the video card you chose is decent enough. Right now until AMD brings out their new chips I wouldn't be buying much from them as socket AM3's days are numbered. I personally am a big fan of the A10 Kaveri APUs but they still aren't in the same class as a top end AMD AM3 chip. At least not yet.