CPU buying advice

[jackjw6]

i am looking to buy a cpu to build my first computer I have a £450 budget for the computer and need advice on good affordable cpu that can be used for gaming on new games like watchdogs please rember my budget and take into account the prices of gaming mother boards and graphics cards it is compatible with thank you.

 

[AshyCFC]

I'll suggest a build just one question.

Do you want windows?

 

[jackjw6]

yes

 

[AshyCFC]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£32.14 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£96.78 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£81.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £453.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:27 GMT+0000)

FX-6300 is better than the i3 when the FX-6300 is overclocked but the i3 4130 also offers better upgrade path(if you choose to stick with same mobo)

 

[jackjw6]

will this be able to run something like watch dogs smoothly (about the medium specs)

 

[AshyCFC]

Yep, the 260X is an ideal first card for medium specs.