Fx 6300 ...... G3258

[Rybo]

My Stepsister is soon to be building a new pc to replace her old one. I was originally thinking about recommending the fx 6300 due to its low cost and good performance.

I got to thinking I could recommend the G3258 as it has a rather good future upgrade path.

She'll be playing games and browsing the internet. The G3258 I would think would be enough for right now as it can be O'ced rather easy and in a few months she can replace it with something from the broadwell line. I'm thinking for the G3258 I'd like to pick a z97 board due to broadwell support and on some models sata express support.

I'm not sure which to reccomend.

If we come to the conclusion of the G3258, can we also come to a conclusion on a z97 board? I'm looking at the 130-140$ price range for it, as the build is going to be 600$ or less(technically why I'm considering the G3258, to bump up the gpu.)

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

You might tell her to wait, and try saving a little more money. And apply the money you would be spending on the G3258 towards an i5.

 

[Rybo]

You might tell her to wait, and try saving a little more money. And apply the money you would be spending on the G3258 towards an i5.

Reason that's not an option is her old pc, well, it's dead.

 

[jaimelmiel]

Have here get a better processor. That processor would be ok if you OC it. In games it only will have go single core performance. Other than that it is Old technology an a basic P.O.S. You can say upgrade path smuckgrade path.
Pay some money and have her get something decent. Go with an I5.

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

Ahh, I see. Well then it is tough. You are correct that there is a much better upgrade path with the 1150 socket. Does she need and OS, monitor, optical drive, keyboard or mouse?

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

Well here is the best I came up with for $600 without a monitor, OS, optical drive, keyboard or mouse. But this is ready for Crossfire. All you would have to do is buy the second 280.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $593.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 19:45 EDT-0400

 

[Rybo]

Well here is the best I came up with for $600 without a monitor, OS, optical drive, keyboard or mouse. But this is ready for Crossfire. All you would have to do is buy the second 280.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.49 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $593.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 19:45 EDT-0400

Already have the OS and monitor and all the other fixins.

So, skip the 6300 and stick on the proper upgrade path? I think thats the better option really, even if the pentium is slower(still fast enough for games for now), then in a few months lets say 6 months or so, snag up broadwell, or when broadwell drops pick up a Devil's canyon if it's cheaper.

 

[LookItsRain]

Dump the amd thought, not worth it for no upgrade path, and even if all 6 cores of the fx are used by a game, the graphics will bottleneck anyways at this price range.

 

[Rybo]

[strike]Ok great, now for the intel, the motherboards I was looking at were the asus z97-a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118
And the Msi Z97 U3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130777
Other thoughts?[/strike]

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

[strike]Ok great, now for the intel, the motherboards I was looking at were the asus z97-a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118
And the Msi Z97 U3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130777
Other thoughts?[/strike]

Both of those boards are good. If you want to save a little money, you can go with the ASRock Extreme 3 I listed in my build. It's a great board, and is only $110 after rebates. Supports SLI and crossfire, usb 3.0 headers, 32 gigs of ram at a wide range of speeds.