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Get an FX 6350 or an FX 6300 and overclock it.

Both are much faster than the top end APU which is the A10 7850k.

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I have a Gigabyte 970A-D3 board that I bought for mining and a R9 270x, but now I'm using it as an actual desktop. The CPU is a old AMD tricore. Should I buy a AMD FX 6300 for this machine or should I scrap the board and CPU and get a FM2 board with a better processor.

 

The case isn't limiting anything. It's a Cooler Master HAF XB monster sized case. I can use virtually ANY piece of hardware in this beast of a case.

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New CPU.

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New CPU.

 

That's the thing, I was thinking "Why not get a FM2 board so I can use A8's?". I don't want to make the investment right now though as I might go Intel.

 

I need a USB3 card to use the case's USB 3 slots, and I need to get more ram as well. Who can truly live with just 8gb of ram...

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That's the thing, I was thinking "Why not get a FM2 board so I can use A8's?". I don't want to make the investment right now though as I might go Intel.

I need a USB3 card to use the case's USB 3 slots, and I need to get more ram as well. Who can truly live with just 8gb of ram...

And fx is better than a8 apu's when you have a GPU...

Get a nice gigabyte am3+ board and an fx 6300/8---

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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That's the thing, I was thinking "Why not get a FM2 board so I can use A8's?". I don't want to make the investment right now though as I might go Intel.

 

I need a USB3 card to use the case's USB 3 slots, and I need to get more ram as well. Who can truly live with just 8gb of ram...

You can get an FX-6300 and have as good (if not better) CPU performance than an A10, and have a GPU that's as good (or better) than an A10.

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You can get an FX-6300 and have as good (if not better) CPU performance than an A10, and have a GPU that's as good (or better) than an A10.

Like I said above

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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And fx is better than a8 apu's when you have a GPU...

Get a nice gigabyte am3+ board and an fx 6300/8---

 

I'm using the Gigabyte 970A-D3, it gets the job done... I have my R9 270x running solo for now, probably going to go crossfire once I get a better motherboard.

 

Any suggestions for a budget AM3+ FX supported motherboard?

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Like I said above

You ninja'd me, How could you? :ph34r:

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I'm using the Gigabyte 970A-D3, it gets the job done... I have my R9 270x running solo for now, probably going to go crossfire once I get a better motherboard.

Any suggestions for a budget AM3+ FX supported motherboard?

MSI 970a-g43

Gigabyte something ending in usb3, is matx

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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MSI 970a-g43

Gigabyte something ending in usb3, is matx

 

Got any good budget ATX ones? Might as well use the full case :P

 

 

Edit: Also what's your oppinion on the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo?

 

 

I'm planing on replacing the CPU cooler with a better one as right now I'm running stock.

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I have had both of the above mentioned mb GB one I RMA'ed because I thought it was broken, it really wasn't, and I got the MSI. The gigabyte one looks better, even though it's matx in atx case

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Got any good budget ATX ones? Might as well use the full case :P

MSI one is atx

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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It's getting late here and I'm multi tasking. I missread it... I'm about to flash my bios to the latest one to prepare for a FX CPU

Oh didn't realize ur current board was am3+. Just keep that.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I would recommend the gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 REV. 4 with a AMD FX8350, on newegg I was able to get a nice bundle with them.

Edit: That's if you're replacing the mobo & CPU

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I'm using the Gigabyte 970A-D3, it gets the job done... I have my R9 270x running solo for now, probably going to go crossfire once I get a better motherboard.

 

Any suggestions for a budget AM3+ FX supported motherboard?

Just use the board you have now and wack a FX6300 or FX8320 in there and a good aftermarket cooler. then in a few months or so when you can afford to it should be cheap enough to get the exact same graphics card and go crossfire, then it should last a few years until the next gen stuff comes out.

got to love Asus components

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