FX 6300 Overclocked vs FX 8350 Stock

[Ameer Abdallah]

Basically as the title suggests. I wont overclock the 8350 because I would use the stock cooler to cut down on costs. I would have a liquid cooler for the 6300 though so that I can overclock to about 4.5-4.6 GHZ. So basically I would think the 8350 would preform better but idk. Don't suggest any intel CPU because to be honest, I'm trying to have a budget build so using intel wouldn't really help it that much. My GPU is gonna be a GTX 970.

 

[DeathRabit]

For almost all games FX-6300 @ 4.5 GHz will win vs FX-8350 at stock speed.

 

[indiferenc]

with a water cooler you could get as much as 5.0 out of the 6300. i have one with a hyper 212 and i can get 4.4 easy. but as usual with cpu OCing: YRMV

 

[geofelt]

If you will overclock the FX-6300, you need a better than average motherboard. More so for a FX-8xxx
Research using this link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383150/motherboard-tier-list.html

If your usage is multithreaded apps, then the FX line is a good value.
For gaming, you could read this article on tom's best gaming cpus for the money.
Prices will have changed since June.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

 

[Ameer Abdallah]

If you will overclock the FX-6300, you need a better than average motherboard. More so for a FX-8xxx
Research using this link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383150/motherboard-tier-list.html

If your usage is multithreaded apps, then the FX line is a good value.
For gaming, you could read this article on tom's best gaming cpus for the money.
Prices will have changed since June.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

so I'm on a slight budget, so if I have the gigabyte 970a-ud3p would that be fine for a 4.5-4.7ghz oc?

 

[geofelt]

If you will overclock the FX-6300, you need a better than average motherboard. More so for a FX-8xxx
Research using this link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383150/motherboard-tier-list.html

If your usage is multithreaded apps, then the FX line is a good value.
For gaming, you could read this article on tom's best gaming cpus for the money.
Prices will have changed since June.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

so I'm on a slight budget, so if I have the gigabyte 970a-ud3p would that be fine for a 4.5-4.7ghz oc?

A very good quality motherboard for either FX-6 or FX-8 and overclocking.
Remember that how well you can overclock any cpu is determined by the quality of the chip and your tolerance for dangerous voltage levels.
High OC levels you hear about come from those with golden chips.
Those with average chips or dogs are silent.
OC your cpu as well as you can and be satisfied.

 

[Ameer Abdallah]

If you will overclock the FX-6300, you need a better than average motherboard. More so for a FX-8xxx
Research using this link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383150/motherboard-tier-list.html

If your usage is multithreaded apps, then the FX line is a good value.
For gaming, you could read this article on tom's best gaming cpus for the money.
Prices will have changed since June.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

so I'm on a slight budget, so if I have the gigabyte 970a-ud3p would that be fine for a 4.5-4.7ghz oc?

A very good quality motherboard for either FX-6 or FX-8 and overclocking.
Remember that how well you can overclock any cpu is determined by the quality of the chip and your tolerance for dangerous voltage levels.
High OC levels you hear about come from those with golden chips.
Those with average chips or dogs are silent.
OC your cpu as well as you can and be satisfied.

Thank you for answering my question!