AMD 6-Core gaming rig.

[CZ7752]

I have assembled parts that I assume would work well with each other making a great budget PC!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CCDD99

 

Leave your thoughts if you have any and thanks for taking time to read this.

[Kobathor]

Not horrible!

[The Cool n00B]

I would say no-go on the CPU but then again that price is hella attractive.

[Vegetable]

for $550 I dont think you can get a better deal. Room for upgrades in the GPU department, and I suppose you could grab a octa-core AMD CPU later on if need be.

[Memories4K]

Not bad. But you may want to swap out the FX-6300 for an athlon x4 860k (and a new motherboard obviously). It is not only cheaper but has better single core performance for games.

The 860k is an FX-4300.

OP i'd encourage you to spend your money on Intel.

For gaming Intel is an EXTRAORDINARY better value than AMD.

 

Also, i'd opt for a better PSU. You don't need aftermarket thermal paste since the TX3 should come with some and $5 is too much for a 1-3 degree difference. Also, i'm not sure about that SSD but from reviews it looks ok i guess.

[Matt420740]

For a $500 budget rig that FX6300 is acceptable. 

 

But I'd add $20 to the budget if possible and step up from the R7 260X to the R9 270X.  Its a WAAAYYY better card and only $20 or so more.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202059

[Memories4K]

No the 860k is not the same as the FX-6300. For starters compare the benchmarks:

 

AMD FX-4300:

 

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-4300+Quad-Core

 

Athlon x4 860K

 

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+X4+860K+Quad+Core

 

While yes they DO perform closely they are not the exact same die.

 

Anyway I recommended the 860K cause it has a slightly better single-threaded score on passmark. Alternatively he could go with a haswell core i3, spend a little more money (and give up overclocking) and get single-threaded performance that would walk all over any of AMDs CPUs right now. 

Literally 2-3% difference in the FX-4300's favor on single-threaded performance.

The 860k has only ever so slightly better quad-core and multi-threaded performance with both chips on stock and when OC.

It's not any better than an FX-4300, not really.

I'm calling it an FX-4300 because that's really what you're suggesting OP uses.

There's nothing about the 860k that's a good value just like the FX-4300.

There are Pentiums that have better single-threaded performance on stock than FX chips have with heavy OCs.

(Note: don't get a Pentium OP, i'm just making a point about how terrible of a value AMD CPUs currently are for gaming)

 

OP go Intel.

Save your money for a bit, lurk around the forum learning more about PC components so you get a bit more tech savvy, then re-make your list on PCPartPicker.

You'll feel much more confident knowing you picked the right parts for what you want and that they'll serve you well.