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I have decided to plan to get the 6300 and probably get the mobo I mentioned but I may get another mobo.

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I have had some bottlenecks on my GPU. I have a gtx 660 and my CPU is a and phenom 9650 (2.3x4). I'm not sure if I should get an athlon 750k or an fx 6300. How much better will the 6300 be for me, and will it justify the price gain (I will need a new mono and ram anyways).

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do you plan to overclock. if not go with the athlon

  I will probably overclock

Budget? Expected life cycle?

my budget is as low as I can without much bottlenecking and the wanted lifespan is three or more years preferable four or more.

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($126.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $236.97

that mobo is more expensive than I will probably get, I'm going for $100 or less.

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that mobo is more expensive than I will probably get, I'm going for $100 or less.

 

Indeed. I was just trying to think long term incase you upgrade CPU or do a heavy OC. It's the cheapest good 990 board available.

 

Edit: the UD3 is currently listed at 124.

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I did a little research and this mono is basicly what I want except for pcie 3.0 but that's not too important. http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Socket-Motherboard-970A-G43/dp/B00B9BDB14/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_2

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please don't just say one of them, give an explanation.

The 6300 will last you longer and since it's AM3+ you could upgrade later to something like an 8320 if you find that the 6300 is not enough. The Athlon should only be bought in cases of extreme budget restrictions.

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I have decided to plan to get the 6300 and probably get the mobo I mentioned but I may get another mobo.

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