Hi All,
Ive been donated a m5a97 r2 motherboard for free so ive decided to build a budget gaming rig around it. Ive just ordered the parts but im thinking the CPU might bottleneck my system
MSI Radeon R9 380 GAMING 4GB GDDR5 - £175
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V - £37.24
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz Socket AM3+ - £81
Dont really want to pay over £350 on these three but will if its worth it. I read that the FX-6300 might bottleneck my system a bit so wondering if its worth splashing out a bit more to get more out of it long term?
Im new to AMD cpu range and also been out the pc gaming scene for a couple of years due to selling old system
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Ive been donated a m5a97 r2 motherboard for free so ive decided to build a budget gaming rig around it. Ive just ordered the parts but im thinking the CPU might bottleneck my system
MSI Radeon R9 380 GAMING 4GB GDDR5 - £175
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V - £37.24
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz Socket AM3+ - £81
Dont really want to pay over £350 on these three but will if its worth it. I read that the FX-6300 might bottleneck my system a bit so wondering if its worth splashing out a bit more to get more out of it long term?
Im new to AMD cpu range and also been out the pc gaming scene for a couple of years due to selling old system
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
