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How about this FX6300 build?

3K views 53 replies 15 participants last post by  Magic Sjefke 
#1 ·
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£69.93 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£65.34 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.90 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£116.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£91.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.78 @ Dabs)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £670.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

The GTX750Ti might look a strange choice in this configuration but I only game occasionally, main goal of this rig is to get the FX stable @ 4,5-4,7Ghz. The only part that is not certain yet is the cpu cooling..the Corsair H100i would perform a few degrees better but I'm not sure if it is a reliable cooling solution..what's your opinion.. custom build liquid cooling is out of my budget.

Maybe you have some good air cooling alternatives for the Noctua:D
I might get a better GPU in the future so that's why I decided to go for a 550W psu

Please let me know which improvements can be made to this setup
 
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#2 ·
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vDao Better performance going from a gtx 750 ti to a R7 265 or a R7 270 (R7 270 is basically similar to a PS4 with a little better performance due to faster speeds then the PS4) A R7 270 is about the same price as what you listed. I also changed the PSU to a Be Quiet 750 thats full modular, not semi like the XFX, plus its quiet since your getting a Noctua and those are silent. Picked a FX-8350, better binned then the FX-8320, for pure gaming sure you could just go FX-6350 but there will come times in poorly coded games or steaming where the extra core help out a bit. Just worth the extra coin in the long run. Still 4.5-4.7Ghz is doable especially with only running two sticks of ram. I had my wifes pc which had a Noctua NH-D14 running 4.7Ghz for months till i got a H100, H100 was so load i put some fan resistors to drop the fan speed to make it quiet which temps are about what i had with the noctua just a little more space to deal with now.
 
#3 ·
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Originally Posted by kahboom View Post

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vDao Better performance going from a gtx 750 ti to a R7 265 or a R7 270 (R7 270 is basically similar to a PS4 with a little better performance due to faster speeds then the PS4) A R7 270 is about the same price as what you listed. I also changed the PSU to a Be Quiet 750 thats full modular, not semi like the XFX, plus its quiet since your getting a Noctua and those are silent. Picked a FX-8350, better binned then the FX-8320, for pure gaming sure you could just go FX-6350 but there will come times in poorly coded games or steaming where the extra core help out a bit. Just worth the extra coin in the long run. Still 4.5-4.7Ghz is doable especially with only running two sticks of ram. I had my wifes pc which had a Noctua NH-D14 running 4.7Ghz for months till i got a H100, H100 was so load i put some fan resistors to drop the fan speed to make it quiet which temps are about what i had with the noctua just a little more space to deal with now.
Thanks for your input but a FX8350 will be out of my budget:rolleyes: I'm from the Netherlands but I tookthe prices in GBP because pc part picker is not available in the Netherlands, in Germany the 450D is not available yet. The price difference from FX6300 to FX8350 is roughly 100USD.

I checked my selected psu again, that is also full modular so whould be fine with a FX6300 and R7 265. What do you thank about the H100i combined with Noctua NF-F12 PWM, 120mm
 
#4 ·
There is a Noctua NH-D15 on the way
 
#8 ·
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I had my wifes pc which had a Noctua NH-D14 running 4.7Ghz for months till i got a H100, H100 was so load i put some fan resistors to drop the fan speed to make it quiet which temps are about what i had with the noctua just a little more space to deal with now.
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
With that motherboard, youll be able to control both cpu and chassis (even 3pin) fans from software, Fan Xpert found in the AI Suite 2. So the H100 would be no problem if you wanted to save money reusing it. If you are going to get an Asus 970 board instead of a 990 board, then the EVO M5A97 version is better than the plain version (and much better than the LE version) because of better digi+ vrm section.
 
#9 ·
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Originally Posted by cpmee View Post

With that motherboard, youll be able to control both cpu and chassis (even 3pin) fans from software, Fan Xpert found in the AI Suite 2. So the H100 would be no problem if you wanted to save money reusing it. If you are going to get an Asus 970 board instead of a 990 board, then the EVO M5A97 version is better than the plain version (and much better than the LE version) because of better digi+ vrm section.
Motherboard will be at least a Asus M5A97 Evo R2.0..990 would be overkill in my opinion as I never gonna run SLI or Crossfire. The only reason would be because the 990 might have better heatsinks and thus better vrm temps
 
#10 ·
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Originally Posted by kahboom View Post

H100 with noctua fans would not be bad at all. R7 265 would be the better choice for gaming, or a R7 270 if you can get it for the same price as a R7 265. Fx-63xx is fine for gaming. Just research reviews on the psu you want and try to get a full modular one.
Do you think there is enough room to run the H100i in push / pull in a 450D? Currently there is a Club3D R9 270 '14 Series available at almost the same price as the 750Ti or R265:D
I will have to check to psu though..I don't think a 550 is strong enough

There are not much full modular psu's available in the 500-600 watt category available over here.
 
#11 ·
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Originally Posted by Magic Sjefke View Post

Thanks for your input but a FX8350 will be out of my budget:rolleyes: I'm from the Netherlands but I tookthe prices in GBP because pc part picker is not available in the Netherlands, in Germany the 450D is not available yet. The price difference from FX6300 to FX8350 is roughly 100USD.

I checked my selected psu again, that is also full modular so whould be fine with a FX6300 and R7 265. What do you thank about the H100i combined with Noctua NF-F12 PWM, 120mm
I don't know if you looked into this or not but what about a FX8320 (a lower binned 8350) sure you may not be able to push it as far in over clocking but it will still give you the same basic performance as the 8350 after all it is the same chip. And its still leaps and bounds over the FX6300

Edit its priced at 105.59 GBP from Aria http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors/AMD+CPUs/FX+%28Piledriver%29+-+Socket+AM3%2B/AMD+%28Piledriver%29+FX-8320+3.50GHz+%284.00GHz+Turbo%29+Socket+AM3%2B+8-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=52723
 
#12 ·
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Originally Posted by zaldrain View Post

I don't know if you looked into this or not but what about a FX8320 (a lower binned 8350) sure you may not be able to push it as far in over clocking but it will still give you the same basic performance as the 8350 after all it is the same chip. And its still leaps and bounds over the FX6300

Edit its priced at 105.59 GBP from Aria http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors/AMD+CPUs/FX+%28Piledriver%29+-+Socket+AM3%2B/AMD+%28Piledriver%29+FX-8320+3.50GHz+%284.00GHz+Turbo%29+Socket+AM3%2B+8-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=52723
Thanks for your input but think I will stick to the FX6300..I'm actually already slightly over budget and I don't want to save on good cooling and psu
 
#13 ·
I don't really consider the FX-8320 to be leaps and bounds better than the FX-6300 for several reasons:

The FX-8320 comes with the 140W AMD HSF, which means they can throw poor voltage bins into the FX-8320 pile and they will still run fine (1.30V+):
See here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AvsxWM_f24kDdEQ4eGhrdzV2aU94QVBZV2R6LXdIY3c&gid=0
Note: Look at the stock reported Vcore of FX-8320 parts. Average of ~1.35V.

The FX-6300 comes with the 95W AMD HSF, which I believe means they have to be more careful what sort of voltage bins they toss into the FX-6300 pile, else they will overheat on the included HSF. Most users report receiving FX-6300s with VID ~1.25V. (As low as 1.212V is pretty common)

When limited by power/voltage caps (trying to stay within the ~1.50-1.55V "peak" range), A 0.1V discrepancy in VID will translate to ~300-400mhz difference in overclocking potential all other things being equal.
When limited by thermal dissipation, the FX-6300 has 25% less cores to cool, all other things being equal, for the same thermal dissipation performance by the HSF that reduction in cores translates to a 400-500mhz difference overclocking.

What I'm saying is that, on average, the FX-6300 will overclock 300-500mhz higher than an FX-8320, all other things being equal.

OCed vs OCed, the FX-6300 winds up ~10% faster than the FX-8320 more often than the FX-8320 winds up ~20% faster than the FX-6300 for most users. In gaming, the FX-6300 with a higher clock speed will perform better most of the time, and even in the few games that do scale into parallelism well, the scaling isn't perfect, as such, it's almost a wash.
 
#14 ·
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Originally Posted by mdocod View Post

I don't really consider the FX-8320 to be leaps and bounds better than the FX-6300 for several reasons:

The FX-8320 comes with the 140W AMD HSF, which means they can throw poor voltage bins into the FX-8320 pile and they will still run fine (1.30V+):
See here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AvsxWM_f24kDdEQ4eGhrdzV2aU94QVBZV2R6LXdIY3c&gid=0
Note: Look at the stock reported Vcore of FX-8320 parts. Average of ~1.35V.

The FX-6300 comes with the 95W AMD HSF, which I believe means they have to be more careful what sort of voltage bins they toss into the FX-6300 pile, else they will overheat on the included HSF. Most users report receiving FX-6300s with VID ~1.25V. (As low as 1.212V is pretty common)

When limited by power/voltage caps (trying to stay within the ~1.50-1.55V "peak" range), A 0.1V discrepancy in VID will translate to ~300-400mhz difference in overclocking potential all other things being equal.
When limited by thermal dissipation, the FX-6300 has 25% less cores to cool, all other things being equal, for the same thermal dissipation performance by the HSF that reduction in cores translates to a 400-500mhz difference overclocking.

What I'm saying is that, on average, the FX-6300 will overclock 300-500mhz higher than an FX-8320, all other things being equal.

OCed vs OCed, the FX-6300 winds up ~10% faster than the FX-8320 more often than the FX-8320 winds up ~20% faster than the FX-6300 for most users. In gaming, the FX-6300 with a higher clock speed will perform better most of the time, and even in the few games that do scale into parallelism well, the scaling isn't perfect, as such, it's almost a wash.
It seems like the three module/six core cpu is the actual sweet spot if I am reading this correctly. In most use case scenarios the 6300 would be preferable to the the 8320/8350?
 
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It seems like the three module/six core cpu is the actual sweet spot if I am reading this correctly. In most use case scenarios the 6300 would be preferable to the the 8320/8350?
Compared to the 8320 I would say yes because if I read the post of mdocod corretly the FX6300 could be running at higher clocks.
i don't know about the 8350 but maybe one of the more experienced members can tell
 
#16 ·
I am an over clocked 8350 in by machine but cant say how it stacks up vs the FX6300 the only comparison I have is when looking at the various benchmarks found online.

Stock clocks on the 8350 are higher than the 6300. So even if you only use 2-4 cores for gaming, out of 8 or 6, the 8350 will be a little faster. However, the 6300 can easily overclock to 4Ghz like the 8350 and then you'll be talking equal performance. If you look at most benchmarks, there's not too much advantage in going 8350 anyway. And really, this is only for CPU bound titles, which are not terribly common.

What will definitely increase your gaming performance is an upgraded video card. So if this is a new build, put the £50 into the next tier up video card and get the 6300. In other words, an 8350 and a GTX 750 Ti will perform worse than a 6300 and a GTX 760, from a gaming stand point.

Now if your talking about over clocking the 8350 that is a another matter all together. Anyway I hope this helps explain things to you a little more clearly.
 
#17 ·
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Originally Posted by zaldrain View Post

What will definitely increase your gaming performance is an upgraded video card. So if this is a new build, put the £50 into the next tier up video card and get the 6300. In other words, an 8350 and a GTX 750 Ti will perform worse than a 6300 and a GTX 760, from a gaming stand point.

Now if your talking about over clocking the 8350 that is a another matter all together. Anyway I hope this helps explain things to you a little more clearly.
Thank you for the explanation..slowly I'm getting to understand all the technical ins and outs:D
It's not a completly new build, actually I can buy the 750Ti for a very nice price from a friend..I just added it in the build to give you an impression of my total configuration.
If I will upgrade in the future I probably go AMD all the way..In my opinion their price / performance ratio is better then Nvidia
 
#18 ·
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£58.02 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.90 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card (£119.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.07 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.78 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £583.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Heatsink choices
This is as good as the thermalright silver arrow sb-e
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BQ8A6HW?ie=UTF8&at=&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links

A cheaper heatsink(performs as the nh d14)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005TMG8G4?ie=UTF8&at=&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links
 
#19 ·
Thanks for your input..looks a nice configuration. Would the selected RAM fit in combination with a large aircooler? I did take a look at the Potenza series but I think the heat spreaders will be to high.

The case I prefer to stay with the 450D..it's not only for the looks but it also performs very well. I've read a review on hardware.info, sorry guys it's Dutch:eek:, while running the stock fans at max rpm it has the same performance as the CM690iii (about 42dBA) but it's cooling capacity is amazing and even outperforms the Carbide 540 Air and Silverstone Raven RV03.

The motherboard I tend to stay with the selected Asus and the CPU I stick to the FX6300 due to it's better overclocking potential.
 
#20 ·
That ridiculous both(fx 83xx and 63xx) have thd same overclocking potential for a budget like this a more expe.sive case wont give you the extra performance ,also. In the future the 8 core can be a benefit since consoles are using 8 cores from amd,plus the mobo i selected has enough power phases for overclocking that fx 8320

And as you can see here the antec gx700 has the best performance of all

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4151/5/antec-gx700-review-ready-for-battle-test-results-cooling-200-watts

Now you are right with the heatsink and the memory let me change the memories

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYnx
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£63.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.29 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card (£119.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.07 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.78 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £588.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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#21 ·
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Originally Posted by PontiacGTX View Post

That ridiculous both(fx 83xx and 63xx) have thd same overclocking potential for a budget like this a more expe.sive case wont give you the extra performance ,also. In the future the 8 core can be a benefit since consoles are using 8 cores from amd,plus the mobo i selected has enough power phases for overclocking that fx 8320

And as you can see here the antec gx700 has the best performance of all

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4151/5/antec-gx700-review-ready-for-battle-test-results-cooling-200-watts

Now you are right with the heatsink and the memory let me change the memories
I don't think it is ridiculous..both have the same base clocks @3,5 GHZ but the FX6300 has a lower VID so there should be a little more room to overclock as max save Vcore is 1,5-1,55V.

Please take a look at this review

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/5310/5/corsair-obsidian-450d-review-corsair-strikes-again-test-results-cooling-200-watts

I know the 450D is in an other price category but it really has beter performance
 
#22 ·
Hey guys,

I just played around a bit and made a revised list for my FX6300 build.
I changed the mobo to a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ because of the 8+2 power phase and I also went for
and AIOCLCbecause it looks better in my opinion.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£157.11 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£116.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£91.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £668.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 14:15 BST+0100)

What's your opinion on this setup??
 
#23 ·
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Originally Posted by Magic Sjefke View Post

Hey guys,

I just played around a bit and made a revised list for my FX6300 build.
I changed the mobo to a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ because of the 8+2 power phase and I also went for
and AIOCLCbecause it looks better in my opinion.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£157.11 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£116.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£91.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £668.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 14:15 BST+0100)

What's your opinion on this setup??
You dont need a 620 watts PSU for that even 350 watts can power a whole system with a GTX 750 ti in it. Maybe go for a 450 watts if you want a better card later but you dont need more then that, unless you are going for a high end card
 
#24 ·
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Originally Posted by Magic Sjefke View Post

I don't think it is ridiculous..both have the same base clocks @3,5 GHZ but the FX6300 has a lower VID so there should be a little more room to overclock as max save Vcore is 1,5-1,55V.

Please take a look at this review

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/5310/5/corsair-obsidian-450d-review-corsair-strikes-again-test-results-cooling-200-watts

I know the 450D is in an other price category but it really has beter performance
in the future the bottleneck will be more significantly higher if you keep the 6 core than the 8 core

In theory these cores are weak in a game coded for better architechture but I dont know why these 6 cores have lower performance gains in games with support for 6 threads than the fx 8320
Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic Sjefke View Post

Hey guys,

I just played around a bit and made a revised list for my FX6300 build.
I changed the mobo to a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ because of the 8+2 power phase and I also went for
and AIOCLCbecause it looks better in my opinion.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wYi9/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£157.11 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£116.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£91.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Thermalright TY-147 73.6 CFM 140mm Fan (£5.17 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £668.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 14:15 BST+0100)

What's your opinion on this setup??
And I wouldnt buy an h100i since the performance is similar to the akasa venom medusa and these clc have failures in the pump,hoses and leaks of glycol...

Plus the 270 costs about the same and has 15% more performance than the 750ti,with ability for dual gpu and much better compute performance

Also the psu(unless you already have it) the costs are very similar to the xfx which is a renamed saesonic s12II
 
#25 ·
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Originally Posted by Magic Sjefke View Post

Hey guys,

I just played around a bit and made a revised list for my FX6300 build.
I changed the mobo to a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ because of the 8+2 power phase and I also went for
and AIOCLCbecause it looks better in my opinion.
I have this exact cpu and mobo in one of my rigs. Slam dunk price/performance. I love the FX6300 and that mobo is pretty good (although i haven't done a whole lot of overclocking with it). If you want considerable OC's, a 990 series mobo may be a better option, but I'll let more experienced AMD users chime in on that.
 
#26 ·
That looks like a pretty solid build, honestly.

You can save a buck by removing the thermal compound, the h100i comes with preapplied paste that's actually pretty beast mode. Of course you'll need to make sure you get it right on the first shot or you'll be screwed lol but you really shouldn't have a need for paste here at all. I like your choice in SSD but you can get it cheaper.

The EVO series are very good and seem to be the choice nowadays. 250GB for 99 (I dunno how to find this symbol quickly lol)

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw

A couple more options for the SSD are the Crucial M500 which will be a slight performance hit but nothing you'll experience gaming, while netting you double storage space for almost the same amount of money:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct480m500ssd1

and the 530 Series is worth looking at as well, here's the 240GB and 180GB versions respectively:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bw240a401

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bw180a401

So save a little money on the SSD and put it towards something else, maybe look into a 6350 for a little more CPU performance.
 
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