AMD FX 6300 System

[oShando]

I'm thinking of building this computer system, I just want to know how good it would do in gaming and other applications. I haven't picked a GPU yet but I will pick one shortly and do you have any recommendations?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2qkD5

 

[AMD Radeon]

good build

you have to know upfront
AM3+ doesnt have microATX form factor, except for old and obsolete mobo
so you cant use 350D case

here is the revision
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.49 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.62 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£124.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £476.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 15:09 GMT+0000)

 

[Computer__GUY]

Good build. GPU depends on what budget you have. I recommend a 550ti boost but if you can spend a little more get an R9.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£49.49 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.55 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card (£137.35 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.59 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £506.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 15:44 GMT+0000)

Also you may want to consider getting an optical drive and some sort of operating system like Windows 7.

 

[oShando]

good build

you have to know upfront
AM3+ doesnt have microATX form factor, except for old and obsolete mobo
so you cant use 350D case

here is the revision
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.49 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.62 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£124.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £476.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 15:09 GMT+0000)

The motherboard says it a micro atx motherboard though, I'm confused....

Thanks a lot anyway!

 

[oShando]

Good build. GPU depends on what budget you have. I recommend a 550ti boost but if you can spend a little more get an R9.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£49.49 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.55 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card (£137.35 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.59 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £506.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 15:44 GMT+0000)

Also you may want to consider getting an optical drive and some sort of operating system like Windows 7.

Thanks a lot!

 

[Computer__GUY]

good build

you have to know upfront
AM3+ doesnt have microATX form factor, except for old and obsolete mobo
so you cant use 350D case

here is the revision
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.49 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.62 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£124.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £476.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 15:09 GMT+0000)

The motherboard says it a micro atx motherboard though, I'm confused....

Thanks a lot anyway!

The case you chose is fine for the motherboard. There both micro ATX.

 

[AMD Radeon]

The motherboard says it a micro atx motherboard though, I'm confused....

Thanks a lot anyway!

AMD 78 series mobo is OLD and obsolete
it may have some compatibility issue with FX cpu
even it has no SATA 6Gbps


buy AMD 970 or 990 for FX 6300

 

[oShando]

The motherboard says it a micro atx motherboard though, I'm confused....

Thanks a lot anyway!

AMD 78 series mobo is OLD and obsolete
it may have some compatibility issue with FX cpu
even it has no SATA 6Gbps


buy AMD 970 or 990 for FX 6300

Ok I see what you mean, can you recommend any mobos then?

 

[Stefag40]

I recommend you Gigabyte ga-970a-ds3 Its good mobo and cheap (for that CPU) but doesn't support fx 83xx series

There is also a Gigabyte ga-970a-ud3 which support fx 83xx series but it's more expensive

#1
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4122
#2
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3907#ov

 

[AMD Radeon]

i put a very good mobo in the list,
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20

the price is cheap is UK, lucky you. it is listed near $100 in US

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[oShando]

i put a very good mobo in the list,
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20

the price is cheap is UK, lucky you. it is listed near $100 in US

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if you find it helpful, please select as solution

Thanks a lot! Was just a bit confused at the beginning