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Best chipset for AMD FX CPUs?

Hello. I was looking into building an AMD 8 core system with a 8320 and I am getting confused with what the best chipset is.

 

On overclockers.co.uk in their prebuilt systems they use 760 chipset motherboards.

 

The main question is what is the best chipset over all and would you recommend the 760 chipset?

 

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990FX I think?

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990FX I think?

Thats what I've been hearing a lot of but I am confused why Overclockers still use the 760 chipset.

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990FX is the best.

 

Thats what I've been hearing a lot of but I am confused why Overclockers still use the 760 chipset.

Probably cheaper to get and put in.

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990FX is the best.

 

Probably cheaper to get and put in.

That would make sense. 

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What motherboard would everyone recommend for a budget build for overclocking a 8320?

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What motherboard would everyone recommend for a budget build for overclocking a 8320?

A friend of mine owns a Asus Sabertooth M5A99X EVO R2.0 paired to an 8350, he really likes it.

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990FX.

 

The GA-990FXA-UD3 and the ASRock 990FX Extreme9 are both very good motherboards from overclocking an 8320.

 

Also, the chipset makes no difference when overclocking an unlocked AMD CPU. A 760G and 990FX are both just as capable at overclocking.

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A friend of mine owns a Asus Sabertooth M5A99X EVO R2.0 paired to an 8350, he really likes it.

The Sabertooth 990FX and the M5A99X are two different boards. 

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What motherboard would everyone recommend for a budget build for overclocking a 8320?

Hi there, what's the primary purpose of your machine? And what's the budget you have? There may be a better solution if you're just gaming.

But to answer the original question 990FX is the best AM3+ chipset. They likely use 760G for cost cutting (760G boards can be had for like £35).

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Hi there, what's the primary purpose of your machine? And what's the budget you have? There may be a better solution if you're just gaming.

But to answer the original question 990FX is the best AM3+ chipset. They likely use 760G for cost cutting (760G boards can be had for like £35).

Mostly streaming PC games. Video and photo editing and rendering videos. Budget around £420 ish (not including graphics card because I will keep on using my GTX 750 Ti for now)

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Mostly streaming PC games. Video and photo editing and rendering videos. Budget around £420 ish (not including graphics card because I will keep on using my GTX 750 Ti for now)

the FX is a well rounded CPU for those things you do, it think in your case it's a good choice.

 

There are a few chipset 970 motherboard that are very good motherboard if you are on a budget and are only going to use a single GPU

i think you should have a look at the gigabyte 970A-UD3P, ASUS M5A97 EVO and MSI 970 gaming...those are your cheapest available options

to run and overclock safely an 8 core AMD CPU.

 

If you need SLI/CFX capability then you have no choice but a 990FX motherboard which are more expensive, i'd suggest the gigabyte 990FXa-UD3

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...unless by any chance you could afford something like this, this kit would be better at everything than the amd FX:

 

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the FX is a well rounded CPU for those things you do, it think in your case it's a good choice.

 

There are a few chipset 970 motherboard that are very good motherboard if you are on a budget and are only going to use a single GPU

i think you should have a look at the gigabyte 970A-UD3P, ASUS M5A97 EVO and MSI 970 gaming...those are your cheapest available options

to run and overclock safely an 8 core AMD CPU.

 

If you need SLI/CFX capability then you have no choice but a 990FX motherboard which are more expensive, i'd suggest the gigabyte 990FXa-UD3

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...unless by any chance you could afford something like this, this kit would be better at everything than the amd FX:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.78 @ Newegg)

Total: $313.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Thanks dude! I was thinking about a Xeon a while ago actually but got distracted by the AMD 8-cores

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Thanks dude! I was thinking about a Xeon a while ago actually but got distracked my the AMD 8-cores

this one has hyperthreading and perform the same as the i7-4790...it can handle 8 threaded load.

you cant overclock this chip but even at stock the highest overclocked FX can only dream of such performance...the xeon is also a lot cooler and more energy efficient.

 

You can overclock the Xeon through bumping the bclk (AKA front side bus or FSB overclocking) but this is a bit trickier and you'd need a better motherboard...

but you can force the CPU to run at it's boost clock on all cores and slightly overclock it on this asrock motherboard.

 

In the end if you factor the price of the motherboard and cpu cooler for the AMD FX and factor in the added electicity cost you'll end up paying the same or more on AMD side for less performance...i'd highly suggest the xeon.

+ you also get a quieter computer that throw less heat into your room.

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Mostly streaming PC games. Video and photo editing and rendering videos. Budget around £420 ish (not including graphics card because I will keep on using my GTX 750 Ti for now)

8320 wouldn't be a bad choice then :)

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990FX is the best.

 

Probably cheaper to get and put in.

It is the best but it chipset doesn't matter for OC, any chipset will do fine as it has good VRM cooling, and have a Power Phase that can handle a OC FX Cpu.

 

990FX.

 

The GA-990FXA-UD3 and the ASRock 990FX Extreme9 are both very good motherboards from overclocking an 8320.

 

Also, the chipset makes no difference when overclocking an unlocked AMD CPU. A 760G and 990FX are both just as capable at overclocking.

They do give features(like more sata ports, pcie express speeds) on the board for chipset but really it doesn't give a difference for OC, only for features. VRM Cooling and Power Phase are the things you are looking for a mobo to handle a OC FX CPU.

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this one has hyperthreading and perform the same as the i7-4790...it can handle 8 threaded load.

you cant overclock this chip but even at stock the highest overclocked FX can only dream of such performance...the xeon is also a lot cooler and more energy efficient.

 

You can overclock the Xeon through bumping the bclk (AKA front side bus or FSB overclocking) but this is a bit trickier and you'd need a better motherboard...

but you can force the CPU to run at it's boost clock on all cores and slightly overclock it on this asrock motherboard.

+the Xeon has no iGPU

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+the Xeon has no iGPU

correct, OP you do need a graphics card to exploit this CPU...same goes for the AMD FX tho that's why i didnt mentionned it.

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Any reason for the 8320 over the 8350? Also 990FX I love the board I paired my 8350 with.

 

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Any reason for the 8320 over the 8350? Also 990FX I love the board I paired my 8350 with.

 

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the 8320 is cheaper and overclock just as well as the 8350...now they bin those chip to a degree with the 8370,9370,9590 that they are all pretty much the same...it's money wasted to go with anything higher than FX-8320...amd is still slow and a xeon 1231v3 is a much better pick for multi-threaded workloads and multi-tasking.

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Any reason for the 8320 over the 8350? Also 990FX I love the board I paired my 8350 with.

 

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You can save money by getting a 8320 over than a 8350. A 8320 is a underclocked 8350, you can OC the 8320 to match the performance of the 8350.  They also have the E version of the 8320, which means using less power and saving you money in power bills.

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the 8320 is cheaper and overclock just as well as the 8350...now they bin those chip to a degree with the 8370,9370,9590 that they are all pretty much the same...it's money wasted to go with anything higher than FX-8320...amd is still slow and a xeon 1231v3 is a much better pick for multi-threaded workloads and multi-tasking.

a 8320E would be a better choice because it's like the 8320 but uses less power.

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You can save money by getting a 8320 over than a 8350. A 8320 is a underclocked 8350, you can OC the 8320 to match the performance of the 8350.  They also have the E version of the 8320, which means using less power and saving you money in power bills.

I didn't realize that. Good to know for future use. Maybe I'll get a 8320E for the build I'm making for my girlfriend for Christmas.

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