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My budget was around 500 and ive tried doing alot of research beings that this is my first build and knew next to nothing when I first started. I'm using it for gaming and a good college desktop for researching. I may over clock down the road but do you think this will do fine without overclocking? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/xram67/saved/PcTRsY
 
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Although your build is fine, I would spend a couple of bucks more for the MSI 970 Gaming, which a generally better board and will overclock even better, if you decide to later. If you want Gigabyte, then the UD3P for about $4 more.

'Fine' depends on the games you play. some games which hammer one or two cores heavily will respond well to overclocking, but even then this CPU may not be enough. In other areas, where all three modules are working at full song, it will fly.
 
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I agree with you here +1
 
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Good midrange gamer mate - as donkey says the ud3p is a better board but for a 6 core the d3p will do & still allow overclocking a reasonable bit.
Which brings me to the suggestion of going circa 6300 with an aftermarket cooler for the same budget.
They're the same chip essentially & even at stock speeds the performance difference is minimal.
You'll push well past 6350 speeds with that cooler anyway.
You're honestly far better off including a decent cooler in the first place - most of the good ones (themis included) need a custom backplate & it makes sense to do this when you build rather than a few months down the line.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS Evo 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $564.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 10:59 EDT-0400

$23.49 is the current price of the themis on newegg in case you were wondering
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA66Z28G3802&cm_re=themis-_-9SIA66Z28G3802-_-Product
 
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I don't see the point of getting a 50 dollar case if you can get a 20 dollar one that will do the same thing. Unless one of your main goals is for your PC to look good, having an expensive case is not really important.
 
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^ that's exactly the point - you won't get a $20 case that will do a decent job or fit a decent range of components or provide ample cooling.
Not for an fx chip with a decent cooler & a GPU like the 280 which does run fairly hot.
Cases are about much more than just looks IMO
 
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Thanks for the replies guys. How easy is it to overclock the 6300? Would the 8320 run about the same the 63 OC? Because 6300 with a fan to OC woild be around the same as the 8320 without. Maybe down the road I could buy a fan for the 8320? are they hard to install if everything else is installed Already? And as for the case I kind of liked that one but if you guys have any suggestions that are cheaper I'll be more than happy to look into them. Anyway to save money would be nice!
 
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Some of those games are very heavy GPU users. You will want to overclock if you can. It is a comparatively easy process provided you are careful and deliberate and educate yourself. These games will not be using the extra module in the FX8, but an overclocked FX8 will be needing better cooling.
 
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Thanks. So for around the same price (6300 with fan vs 8320 with out fan) I would probably get better performance with the 6300 beings if I overclock it compared to the stock 8320? What games would utilize all 8 cores that the 8320 has?
 
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Ill try not to be too technical here

THE 6300 - incredibly easy to overclock - expect 4ghz at least on all 6 cores on stock voltages (more likely around the 4.2ghz mark) - in 20 or so builds I have never had a 6300 fail to hit 4ghz minimum without any voltage increase
the 8320 - exactly as above
the 8320e - not as simple imo as you definitely need to tinker with voltages (they come with a lower base clock & a lower stock voltage)

the 6300 & the 6350 are EXACTLY the same chip with different preset voltages & clock speeds - the 6350 tends to be set way higher than it need to be hence you get higher temperatures & a higher tdp than you would with a 6300 clocked manually to the same speed
the 8320e/8320/8350/8370 are also all EXACTLY the same chip with voltages ,clocks & tdp's that differ.
for this reason I tend to only use the 6300 or 8320 for amd builds unless there are insane value for money offers on the others.

the d3p board you selected is a split plane 4 phase board - many people would not entertain running an 8 core on anything less than a 6 phase board but ultimately gigabyte use very good quality mosfets & vrm's - if the board states 125w tdp it will do that at an absolute minimum imo (there will likely be headroom to around 140w but that is just guesswork my end)
a 6300@4.2ghz on all cores full load will throw a tdp of around 115w over the stock 95w
an 8320@4.2ghz will likely be pushing around 140w - which is a risk on that board

ultimately to you as a user an overclocked 6300 will perform substantially better than a stock 8320 for gaming & for 99% of other uses.

If you want to run an overclocked 8 core then you would have to rethink about going for the 8 phase ud3p board instead - its still rated at 125w but in my experience first hand it doesnt really seem to have any limitations with regards to overclocking even an 8 core - ive had an 8320 up to 4.7ghz on air cooling on very low voltages with it with absolutely no stability problems.

Aftermarket cooler - with an fx chip especially ,always budget when you are building - you seriously seriously dont want to use the stock amd cooler at all - Ive used one once only & never ever again.
Its also much harder work fitting something like the themis or 212 evo into an already built system than it is install it while youre building before the motherboard is in the case.

The case you chose imo is a very good choice & very good value for money
 
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