FX 4350 @ 4.2 Ghz or FX 6300 @ 3.5Ghz

[Emojied]

My current situation is I have a tight budget of $400 and need a mobo, cpu, case, and gpu, my plan is to get a GTX 1060 6GB but I'm conflicted over the cpu and if I should get the 6300 and overclock later, or the 4350, or just wait for ryzen 3. If someone could help Asap that would be amazing!
Thanks

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

I honestly would just get the g4560 for that kind of budget over any FX chip.

 

[Emojied]

I honestly would just get the g4560 for that kind of budget over any FX chip.

That was my original plan, but I would personally rather have a better gpu and upgrade the cpu in the future than the g4560 as I would need new memory and the motherboard prices for LGA 1151 are a lot higher in my experience.

 

[DSzymborski]

I honestly would just get the g4560 for that kind of budget over any FX chip.

That was my original plan, but I would personally rather have a better gpu and upgrade the cpu in the future than the g4560 as I would need new memory and the motherboard prices for LGA 1151 are a lot higher in my experience.

There are several budget b250 motherboards under $70.

Even in this scenario you outline, an FX is a very poor choice. You talk about upgrading the CPU later, but once you buy a budget AM3+ motherboard, there *is* no upgrade. Budget FX motherboards are absolutely horrid at running the 125W CPUs, so upgrading to them isn't really an option unless you spend $100+ to get one of a handful of recommended 970 motherboards or a 990FX. You wouldn't even *want* to run a 4350 on a cheap AM3+ motherboard (it's a 125W CPU).

Which leaves you with a 6300, a good budget CPU five years ago and no upgrade path. The next upgrade you'd need a new CPU and a new motherboard and new RAM, just to get you into a platform that is worth buying in 2017. And truth be told, you'll be bottlenecking it before you get to a 1060 6GB.

A Kaby Lake Pentium or waiting for Ryzen 3 and re-evaluating then is a far better option and waiting until RX 480/580 availability improves is a far better option than a 95W FX CPU with a cheap motherboard and a 1060. In the end, it's your money, your decision, and you're the one that faces the consequences, but in my opinion, your choices are extremely short-sighted and you'll regret them later.

 

[teknobug]

FX 4350 can go to 4.7GHz with no effort (and no voltage bump) and doesn't run hot, but it's still a weak as heck CPU at that speed. At this point right now, it's not even worth mentioning when on the shopping list. I still have my FX 4350 but it's collecting dust. (and it does run on a 4+1 phase mobo).

If you're rebuilding a system, then an AM4 with a Ryzen would be a good choice.

 

[Superkoopatrooper]

I honestly would just get the g4560 for that kind of budget over any FX chip.

That was my original plan, but I would personally rather have a better gpu and upgrade the cpu in the future than the g4560 as I would need new memory and the motherboard prices for LGA 1151 are a lot higher in my experience.

Doesn't make much sense tbh. you have no upgrade path and from personal experience, anything past a gtx960 = a gpu bottleneck with most games when paired even with a 8320. Personally, I'd consider waiting for the Ryzen apu's and saving up a little more in the meantime.