Need help choosing Motherboard (1000$ budget)

[DarthSidious]

Hi guys, I'm starting to plan my first build with a 1000$ budget. I want my setup to be oriented towards gaming and getting good FPS with 1080p. Here is what i'm leaning towards.

 

Processor: AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz 8 core

 

Graphics Card: Asus GeForce GTX760 (maybe a 770 if I can save some $ elsewhere) 

 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 8Gb (2x4 Gb)

 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 5'' 7200 rpm

 

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX mid tower

 

Cooler: Corsair CX 600W

 

I'd like to keep my motherboard between 100-150$. What would be the best option?

 

I am also wondering if my money will be better spent going with a GTX770 (instead of a 760) or going with the 760 but buying a Samsung 840 Pro Series 128Gb SSD.

 

And tips would be much appreciated

 

Thanks

[AlwaysFSX]

$1000 USD?

[DarthSidious]

I'm in Canada so lets say at the very most 1000 USD 

[AlwaysFSX]

I'm in Canada so lets say at the very most 1000 USD 

*sigh* What's your total budget in Canadian Dollars?

[Si3Rra_7]

*sigh* What's your total budget in Canadian Dollars?

https://www.google.ro/search?q=100+usd+to+cad&oq=100+usd+to+cad&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.5528j0j1&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=1000+usd+to+cad

[AlwaysFSX]

https://www.google.ro/search?q=100+usd+to+cad&oq=100+usd+to+cad&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.5528j0j1&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=1000+usd+to+cad

Doesn't work like that.

[DarthSidious]

1100$ CAD would be the highest I could go

[AlwaysFSX]

1100$ CAD would be the highest I could go

Here's the build I would recommend if that's the case.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($156.70 @ DirectCanada)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.21 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.50 @ Vuugo)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($369.99 @ Memory Express)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.79 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)

Total: $989.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-20 17:57 EDT-0400

[Si3Rra_7]

Doesn't work like that.

 

1100$ CAD would be the highest I could go

 Ya see , told you

[Si3Rra_7]

Here's the build I would recommend if that's the case.

Cpu bottlenecked ? it's like a i3's worth of single core performance 

[AlwaysFSX]

Cpu bottlenecked ? it's like a i3's worth of single core performance 

No..the cpu is fine..

[DarthSidious]

Thank you,

 

So i'm guessing from what your suggesting that it is well worth putting the extra 100$ for a good video card even on a smaller budget.

[Si3Rra_7]

No..the cpu is fine..

you seem to be quite knowledgeable in the subject , would my i5 2310 bottleneck the 980 i'm getting (@ 1080p )

 

Sorry to piggyback the thread

[AlwaysFSX]

you seem to be quite knowledgeable in the subject , would my i5 2310 bottleneck the 980 i'm getting (@ 1080p )

 

Sorry to piggyback the thread

Not really, no.

[Si3Rra_7]

Not really, no.

kthx