What's the best <200$ gaming CPU?

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AndrewAwni

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I'm not sure if i should go with FX-6300 or increase my Budget a little bit to the Fx-8320 or 8350.
And i didn't purchase a Motherboard yet so, any other recommendations out of the FX series?

It should go with the R9270x or 7870.
Thanks :3
 
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You cannot beat this combination for the money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $473.96

That is the best CPU for gaming under $200, the best graphics card under $200, and the motherboard is excellent and falls right into your price range.

The R9 280 only costs about $30 more than the R9 270X, and it is well worth that for the upgrade in performance that it is.

FYI: The R9 280 = The 7950.

All the best!


Definitely. I have an R9 270 on my 450W power supply, with plenty of room.

AN R9 280 uses a max of 250W (tdp is 200W) and an overclocked 4690K will use a max of 150W. There is plenty of room in the Hive 550W power supply.