FX 6300 vs FX 8320

[thomasy]

Hi,

I'm thinking of getting a new pc for around 650-700 AUD and thought this would be a nice build:

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card
CoolerMast​er N300Cen​tre Com M​id-Tower C​ase With 4​20W Power ​Supply
CPU: FX 6300 or FX 8320

I'm stuck on the cpu, I want one that is semi futureproof and wont slow down as programs become more demanding in the future.
Will the 8320 choice be a large difference for gaming/programming (I know it will be for multitasking)?

Also, If anyone has any ideas for changes in the build, please feel free to share them.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Brandon-]

Hi,

I'm thinking of getting a new pc for around 650-700 AUD and thought this would be a nice build:

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card
CoolerMast​er N300Cen​tre Com M​id-Tower C​ase With 4​20W Power ​Supply
CPU: FX 6300 or FX 8320

I'm stuck on the cpu, I want one that is semi futureproof and wont slow down as programs become more demanding in the future.
Will the 8320 choice be a large difference for gaming/programming (I know it will be for multitasking)?

Also, If anyone has any ideas for changes in the build, please feel free to share them.

Thanks in advance.

Get the 8320, a lot more futureproof but if you could just spend a little more, I'd get the FX-8350.

 

[velo3100]

Get the 8320.

 

[Creme]

FX-8320 if you can afford it. Better yet, a 8320E delivers almost the same performance at stock while using less power, and can overclock using less voltage (and thus less power/heat and stress on the motherboard) than the non-E CPUs. I have mine at 4Ghz (same as 8350) using only 1.24V stable, on that same motherboard.

The FX-6300 is almost as good, but for multithreaded apps as well as some (not many) games, the 8320 is a winner.

As for changes, I'd be wary of that power supply. 420w won't cut it, especially a cheap built-in PSU. Try to get a good 80+ 550w or 600w power supply from Corsair or Seasonic.