Best way for me to upgrade to the FX-8350 ?

[mrcnarine]

Hello everyone, I posted this a week ago but I wasn't getting anywhere. I have a budget of 500$ and want to upgrade my budget gaming pc to more of an editing pc from the 6300 to the 8350. I was told that most of my parts aren't going to be able to be used again if I was to upgrade and it doesn't matter to me as long as I can get the 8350 and stay below 500$.

So far I think I would be best to get a new motherboard, a bigger case, and the 8350, but I'm not to good with estimating for cooling and if I would need a bigger power supply. I DO NOT plan on overclocking. I'm not editing as a job at the moment, it's just a hobby. I don't plan on rendering in 1080p right now either 720p is just fine. I'm working with programs like After Effects and Cinema 4D. If you think the 6300 is good enough for what I'm doing right now then let me know since I haven't tried rending on my pc yet. If you can, make the upgrades as cheap as you can. I also don't plan on buying all the parts till December at latest so prices will change.

Thanks for the help!


Current Build
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c89Jpg) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c89Jpg/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $98.98 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | $54.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g) | $184.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210002) | $45.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $45.00 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $563.92
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 02:58 EDT-0400 |


Upgrade I came up with
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Wb8xVn) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Wb8xVn/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $169.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20) | $129.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | Purchased For $0.00
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | Purchased For $0.00
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g) | Purchased For $0.00
**Case** | [Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011040ww) | $69.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | Purchased For $0.00
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $369.97
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 03:00 EDT-0400 |

 

[prit87]

You dont have to buy a bigger case and stronger PSU get the fx 8350 with the 990fx board and hyper 212 evo cooler if you dont OC the processor you will still need it because amd stock cooler are crap.

 

[Anarghya]

So ,as far as CPU and Mobo comination for the new rig,it is very good combo!
And the RAM would be just Fine for the new build.
Storage and GPU are your personal choices.
I recommend getting a higher capacity PSU.Just to be assured and for future expansions! many options are there like XFX 650,Corsair RM650,Seasonic G-650 etc
Case is matter of liking,but I have a favourite for your need.Have a look at Phanteks Enthoo pro! it is large full of features and good build quality!
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes614pbk

As far as cooling goes,CM Hyper 212 Evo.It is very effective!