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Dropping that amount of money on a mobo for a 6300 is a waste. If you really want to go with the 6300 go with this mobo


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Correct me if I'm wrong but that MOBO you linked has a different socket (FM2+) than the 6300 (AM3+).

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ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - Newegg.com

I'd just really hesitate at going super cheap on the CPU, I think you're going to regret going with an AMD 6300 within a couple years.

Another thing to think about is doing something like this:
PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant/Benchmarks

CPU:Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory:PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory($61.96 @ Amazon)
Storage:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Case:NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply:Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total:$616.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-22 20:36 EST-0500)

That builds you a VERY nice system only without a video card. You could game for a while on the Intel video that is built in to the processor while you save up more money for an actual video card down the road. The nice thing about this is, you're going to be set on processor and motherboard for 5+ years. The only things you might have to upgrade down the road might be adding more RAM at some point, and obviously upgrading video cards every few years.

This $600 investment would last you for 5+ years easy, whereas these AMD builds that you are looking at you'l probably want to ditch the whole thing and start over in a couple years. If you plan ahead a little more, it will save you a lot more money in the long run.

Alternately, if you are willing to bump your budget up just a tad, you can still throw in a 660 video card and you're at $~750.

I just can't stress enough how much better this build at $750 would be than a $600-$650 AMD build. This Intel build will easily last you twice as long(talking CPU and mobo). That extra hundred bucks now will save you a lot down the road.

What a coincidence, I was just looking for advice on a cheap build. Got a recommendation for a graphics card for that build joeboo?

Right now I'd just stick with Nvidia GPUs due to AMDs weird bitcoin inflated prices and scarce availability.

If it's in your budget to shell out $250 for a video card, the 760s are quite good.
If you have a $400 budget for a video card, the 770s are awesome as well.
If you need to stay cheap, you can get a 2GB 650 ti for like $150ish.

If your budget is lower than $150 for a video card, well, run on integrated video until you can save up more.

760s for $250 are a damn good sweet spot for price/performance. If you need a little more beef in a year or two you could always add a 2nd and end up with more horsepower than a $700 Nvidia 780/Amd 290x

Also set up a notification on slickdeals you will see alot of deals on 760s sometimes even below 200. Should be good deals after the new year too.

It'll be gone in a little over an hour but Amazon has

Kingston Digital 240GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5 (7mm height) with Adapter Solid State Drive SV300S37A/240G
for 139.99 About 40$ cheaper than anywhere else. Good drive too.

Just to reiterate others, don't go for the AMD CPU. You will regret it.

What video card did you go with?

Tmac47_sl said:

Just ordered all of that + the SSD that was posted above.

I've been drinking, so hopefully I won't regret this decision at any point.

I'll mock it up to a "business" expense ^_^.

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Good! You'll be happier in the long run. The SSD was a wise choice as well. Now you just gotta snag a decent GPU and that'll be a solid build.

Ah, figured maybe you bought one and upped your budget since you splurged on a SSD too (although you were definitely right to get an SSD...so awesome)

What resolution do you want to play on and what settings. If you are just going 1080p then you won't really need more than 2gb of GRam, if you are going to go higher resolution then you want to look for more ram. As for brand I would look more for what deals are going on and then take a look at the fan and warranty. Others might be able to give you better advice but as far as I have found the cards are pretty similar the brands (EVGA/MSI/PNY etc) just add fans and warranty.

Brand really doesn't matter a whole lot, everyone sticks to Nvidia or AMDs base design for the most part, about all they do beyond that is add more/better fans for cooling. Usually stock cooling on most low to midrange cards are only going to have 1 fan on them, if you can find a manufacturer that is putting 2 fans on their card, even better. Occasionally you might even see 3 fans, but that's usually more on the $300+ higher end cards, so don't kill yourself holding out for 3 fans if you are staying well under that price point.

For example, these are ALL various Nvidia 760s:
- $250
- $280
- $330

Theres more to those prices than just the cooling however, that $330 card has 4GB ram, the other ones just 2.

Don't discount nvidia's stock reference blower design, it's really good.