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Solid except for 2 very important points.

1. MOtherboard, the MSI 970 chipset boards are junk.
2. PSU is not quality I would ever suggest.

Just a suggestion, the FX CPUs are known to run hot, so added a low cost cooler. This is optional.

Changed both and added a cooler without adding much cost.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.19 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.22 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.97 @...
Solid except for 2 very important points.

1. MOtherboard, the MSI 970 chipset boards are junk.
2. PSU is not quality I would ever suggest.

Just a suggestion, the FX CPUs are known to run hot, so added a low cost cooler. This is optional.

Changed both and added a cooler without adding much cost.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.19 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.22 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.97 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£114.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.76 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£113.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Other: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - Full-Size Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle, Blue LED Backlit (£29.99)
Total: £687.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:44 BST+0100
 
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or you could go with an intel.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.97 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£114.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.46 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£113.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Other: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - Full-Size Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle, Blue LED Backlit (£29.99)
Total: £689.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:59 BST+0100
 



hmm, had to make some sacrifices. don't know if op will be okay with it. what do you think?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.97 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£42.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£113.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Other: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - Full-Size Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle, Blue LED Backlit (£29.99)
Total: £712.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 14:18 BST+0100
 


Comparing the FX 6300 vs I3.

The FX 6300 will be better in games that are well mutlithreaded for more than 2 cores.
The I3 will do better in games that require 2 or less cores because it has considerably better single core performance.

Since 95% of games prefer the latter, Intel remains my preference. But that does not mean the AMD is a bad choice.