AMD FX 6300 and GTX 960 WF 4GB. Bottlenecked?

[Xemnaz]

I have seen some youtubers play Witcher 3 and GTA V on 60fps and 1080p with most high settings, but they don't mention their cpu. So i would like to ask. As my budget is kinda strict, should i buy amd fx 6300, or is outdated by now?

 

[CTurbo]

No the FX6300 is old and gets beat by the i3 more times than not. The 960 really isn't an "60fps at ultra" kind of video card either.

 

[Xemnaz]

No the FX6300 is old and gets beat by the i3 more times than not. The 960 really isn't an "60fps at ultra" kind of video card either.

Yeah, it's not the best graphics card out there, but definitely plays the latest games on 60fps (with medium-high) and 60fps.
As for the cpu, which one do you think would be better combined with that gpu?

 

[CTurbo]

What is the budget? What are the rest of the parts?

 

[Xemnaz]

here it is, if you can recommend something to lower the price, i will appreciate it.
just say that my budget is 670, forget the monitor, it's optional atm.
http://imgur.com/otEkfjk

 

[CTurbo]

What country are you in? I would completely redo almost every part.

 

[Xemnaz]

im from greece, the prices are kinda high here? if you don't want to change each part specifically, you can just post a build of yourself, and i'll check it out

 

[Outlander_04]

Yes the FX 6300 is fine . Its way more powerful than an i3 , and mostly the i3 will only win in older game engines that cant use all of the FX cores well
In especially graphically intense games like the Witcher3 the cpu is less important than the graphics card, but its nice to have cores available to help with all the load when you play online .
http://wccftech.com/witcher-3-cpu-benchmarks-fx-63008350-i7-4790ki5-4690ki3-4130g3258-oc/

Use a mb with a 970 series chipset and overclock a little . This is very easy to do .
Boards with a 760G chipset basically suck

If you can build a skylake i3/ DDR4 build it might be worth it . All other intel hardware is obsolete

Got a total hardware budget ?

 

[Outlander_04]

660 Euro , but German prices
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€99.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€35.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€84.10 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€49.96 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€50.58 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (€206.61 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case (€64.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€68.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €660.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 06:41 CEST+0200

 

[Xemnaz]

660 Euro , but German prices
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€99.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€35.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€84.10 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€49.96 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€50.58 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (€206.61 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case (€64.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€68.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €660.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 06:41 CEST+0200

thanks for bulding an entire build for me, but why should i pick this over mine? is it better for gaming? if yes, for what reason?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The build is decent except the PSU.

 

[Xemnaz]

The build is decent except the PSU.

what is wrong with it? aren't 530w enough? the recommended one for gtx 960 is 400w

 

[Outlander_04]

660 Euro , but German prices
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€99.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€35.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€84.10 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€49.96 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€50.58 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (€206.61 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case (€64.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€68.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €660.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-12 06:41 CEST+0200

thanks for bulding an entire build for me, but why should i pick this over mine? is it better for gaming? if yes, for what reason?

Better mb with stronger power circuitry and better overclocking
Better cpu cooler
cheapest 4 gig GTX 960
I couldnt find your case for sale , and couldnt confirm it was wide enough for a tower cooler so i went with what I know to be good . If you like your case more then check the cooler will fit and run with that instead .
The RAM was selected on price and color to match the motherboard .
The BeQuiet psu is good quality too , though not well known in the US

 

[madmatt30]

Agree with outlander - the 2 bad points on your original build in first post are
1.the asrock 970 Pro3 is a dire quality board IMO.
2. Wouldn't buy any PSU from thermaktake