Just testing the waters

[dev893]

ok so lets say I have everything I need a video card HDD powersupply and a case. I was wondering what you guys would recommend for a CPU/RAM/Motherboard combo with a budget of lets say $350. now I have complete build already minus the video card since my CPU has integrated graphics I was just wanting to upgrade a little bit my build is still as listed in my profile. Also I would like to add that I do plan on doing some overclocking so an unlocked CPU is a must

 

[huskersforever]

You are a little unclear. You do or do not have a video card? Certain CPU's, like the 6300, do not have integrated graphics. What do you want to do with this machine?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($104.40 @ Newegg)
Total: $401.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 01:22 EDT-0400)

 

[esco_sid]

i would say dont skimp extra 80-100 and get this and you would have a very solid everything

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $389.97

 

[dev893]

I don't have a video card at the moment but I am set on getting the XFX core edition Radeon R7 265X when I get the money I have a planned upgrade already for my current set up but I wanna see if there was a better one. The only reason I really want to upgrade my motherboard is cause it doesn't have SATA3 and it only has two slots for ram. I plan on upgrading my CPU to a Athlon X4 760k and my ram to 8gb (2x4gb) DDR3 1600mhz Corsair vengeance RAM unless some one suggest a better build

 

[dev893]

the reason I am wanting to upgrade is because FM2/FM2+ socket CPUs have horrible Cache and that causes performance issues