AMD fx 6300 for future games

[sayanghosh48]

i am planning on building a decent gaming rig to play games at 1080p. i plan to save on a processor to buy a more powerful GPU.so i was wondering whether it would be good to buy a AMD FX 6300 processor to go along with my NVIDIA GTX 970 for future proofing, i.e whether the fx 6300 will be handle to handle the future games for the next 3 years.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

i5 4460 \ 970

 

[DonkeyOatie]

The CPU struggles with some CPU intensive games today. I think things will get worse in the future. Do you plan or want to overclock?

An Intel i5 based system will be better for gaming now and in the next few years.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($95.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $218.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 13:21 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($172.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $243.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 13:22 EST-0500

and considerably better.

EDIT :SNAP

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

i5 4460 like I stated above.

 

[sayanghosh48]

no i do not plan on overclocking. i had the idea that a less powerful cpu with a more powerful gpu might have sufficed, also my current motherboard would have supported the fx 6300.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

What is your current motherboard? It may fit, but.....

To remain competitive, both now and in the future, you will need to overclock a FX6300. What is your PSU?

 

[sayanghosh48]

motherboard is gigabyte 78lmts2pt v4.1 and psu is corsair vs 550

 

[DonkeyOatie]

The motherboard has 4+1 power phases and no heatsinks for the VRM. I would not run a FX6300 on that board and I would certainly not want to overclock it. You will need to overclock the FX6300 to play many modern games at useful framerates. If you are happy with 1080p low effects, then the FX6300 may work.

 

[sayanghosh48]

what if i game in 1366*768? can i run in high then? and arent most of the effects work done by gpu? i plan on buying a gtx 970, i guess its preety decent

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Why have a GTX 970 and run at that resolution. Effects like shadows, smoke, water, population, and sight distance may use CPU.