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FX6350 ok for budget build?

Third Opinion

Third Opinion

Third Opinion

Soldato
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My ancient old P4 core 2 and board has finally given up the ghost.

My budget is pretty appalling so I thought I would make a change and go for an AMD setup.

Realistically I could only go for an i3 if I go Intel so I thought about the FX6350.

It is only really for home computing with the occasional game playing with older games like Left4Dead 2 and some World of Tanks. To be honest even the P4 has been able to cope comfortably with this.

Should I go for this or an i3?
 
What GPU are you thinking of using?

The FX-6xxx is a very sweet spot for value for money gaming, but the 6300 is the one to go for over the 6350 - they're identical but for clock speed and you can probably bump the 6300 up to 6350 speeds if you want them.

The best Intel can offer you at that price is a dual core Pentium so it's pretty safe to say AMD is the way to go (although I've heard WoT is very Intel-biased?).
 
For typical home computing stuff any current CPU will do. If you want to keep costs as low as possible while having the ability to play games, then an AMD APU is probably the way to go (since it is multi-core and includes graphics). The 6300 is a good choice if you're going to play more existing and future games, but you'd need a graphics card too.
 
joeyjojo said:
What GPU are you thinking of using?

The FX-6xxx is a very sweet spot for value for money gaming, but the 6300 is the one to go for over the 6350 - they're identical but for clock speed and you can probably bump the 6300 up to 6350 speeds if you want them.

The best Intel can offer you at that price is a dual core Pentium so it's pretty safe to say AMD is the way to go (although I've heard WoT is very Intel-biased?).
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Yeah I will be transferring my GTX660 card. That and my 1TB hard drive is the only things worth salvaging.

I have taken the plunge and done it as I get the feeling most think it will be pretty good. I have also ordered an Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0. I know it is not a top end board, more of an entry level but I have no desire for dual Graphics cards and seems to have some good reviews for the price. On top of that just a new case, 8gb ram and an Antec PSU.

Be the first new CPU and board in about 5/6 years.
 
The FX6XXX range are extremely good value for money and as above I would by the 6300 and put a bit of an over clock on it if needed, what case are you putting this all in ?? Make sure you give cooling some thought :)
 
SkidMarkKing said:
What money you looking at spending?

I purchased a FX8350 for £117 with free shipping yesterday from overclockers :)

Think its a weekly offer :)
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Frack, I missed that!!

Oh well, I took the plunge and all assembled (using it now).

A few hair tearing out moments as the Asus driver disc refused to work with Windows 7.

Downloaded the drivers (correct ones) and they claimed I was using a 32bit operating system when my version is definitely a 64bit.

Finally up and running and am now on the long downloading part before I have an app that can really test the performance or lack of it.

Fingers crossed.
 
joeyjojo said:
price is a dual core Pentium so it's pretty safe to say AMD is the way to go (although I've heard WoT is very Intel-biased?).
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wrong. the equivalent cost is an i3 and the haswell i3 is better than an fx6

faceman123 said:
I've said this in 3 threads, Big Amd price drop arriving in september worth waiting what 20 days tops? for say 20% off rumours say...
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dont care, i would never recommend an AMD cpu product because to get them close to the equivalent speed you HAVE to overclock them
 
Svyper1 said:
wrong. the equivalent cost is an i3 and the haswell i3 is better than an fx6



dont care, i would never recommend an AMD cpu product because to get them close to the equivalent speed you HAVE to overclock them
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Didn't realise this site has now become standardclockers.Co.uk.
 
Sounds like I made a massive Boo-Boo by going AMD.

So far I am happy with the performance but reading this thread I take it AMD are pretty useless throughout nowadays.

I have had AMD's in the past and to be honest not been happy with the stability and reliability, even though at the time they wiped the floor with Intel.

I am a long term Intel fan (been buying and building them since 1998), however I just couldn't justify spending that amount of money they demand on relatively old processor.
 
I think on a lower budget, the FX63x0 chips are a pretty good choice, wouldn't say you've made a mistake picking one up! :)

What cooler are you running?

Pretty sure Syvper1's default response to anything AMD is that it's rubbish.
 
i have an fx8350 and i cant fault it. it rendered a 15m 1080p video in about 35m. with a gtx770 in 1080p i can max any game ive tried. i have an fx4350 in my 2nd rig with a gtx650 and at 5ghz that can max out microsoft flight simulator x on everything bar cloud draw distance at 20fps on the ground including add on hi res scenery. fsx is a 2006 game but if you know about it or read about it you will see you pretty much dont need a gpu its all cpu and hungry at that.

you havnt done anything wrong getting a fx6350 i would choose one all day long over an i3. im not an amd fan either, i too had a pentium 4 a few years ago and my next upgrade i already have the intel cpu block im waiting for x99 prices before i decide which intel platform to go for.
 
the FX 63XX are one of the best budget cpu's you can get.

Don't bother with a 6350 though go for a 6300 its the same chip just overclocked
 
Svyper1 said:
wrong. the equivalent cost is an i3 and the haswell i3 is better than an fx6



dont care, i would never recommend an AMD cpu product because to get them close to the equivalent speed you HAVE to overclock them
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Yes, and this is an overclocking forum.... He asked for AMD cpu specifically i answered. Budget wise AMD is the way to go, on B grade theres a FX9590 going for 79, Bargain tbh. Theres a reason intel release K processors now....
 
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