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Is this a good PC?

 

CPU: Amd FX 6300

GPU: ASUS Radeon r9 380

PSU: EVGA 500w

Case: Either Master Case, or Corsair spec-01

Motherboard: MSI 970

Storage: 1tb wd blue and 120gb ssd

RAM: whatever ram i can find for a good price

OS: Win 10

 

I would like to run most games at 1080p

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Maybe a 600W PSU for overclocking?

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Yes. However I would recommend trying to squeeze an i5 instead. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $224.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($93.97 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $192.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Yes. However I would recommend trying to squeeze an i5 instead. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $224.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 11:26 EST-0500
 

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($98.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($93.97 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $192.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 11:27 EST-0500

 

Would it make that big of a difference?

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No i am also doing video editing 

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Would it make that big of a difference?

It's not that big, but it's definitely noticeable. I would pay 30$ more for it.

 

If you are doing video editing keep the 6300, the extra cores will come in handy

i5 will beat 6300 in video editing by a lot  :lol:

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For Gaming you should switch to an i5.

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For Gaming you should switch to an i5.

and video editing. i5 matches fx8's. fx6 is competing with an i3.

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Is this a good PC?

 

CPU: Amd FX 6300

GPU: ASUS Radeon r9 380

PSU: EVGA 500w

Case: Either Master Case, or Corsair spec-01

Motherboard: MSI 970

Storage: 1tb wd blue and 120gb ssd

RAM: whatever ram i can find for a good price

OS: Win 10

 

I would like to run most games at 1080p

The psu is to low go with at least 550w and even better 600w but else it looks fine.

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The psu is to low go with at least 550w and even better 600w but else it looks fine.

why? Just because you feel like it?

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