am3+ mobo help

[CookiezFort]

I am working on this pc: (went with amd due to low budget) but i dont know about a mobo, would a ROG formula V (Am3+, pciE 2.0) work? if there is a good one but cheap it would be better, for better graphics

 

AMD FX 8350

ASUS gtx 770 (if a cheaper MOBO is found i can go with a R9 280x)

1TB hybrid ssd

600/750 watt power supply, will check what i need

8 GB 2 stick of dd3 corsair vengeance low profile

Cooler Master k280

 

 

[Aw27]

Sabertooth 990fx r2 is basically the same as the crosshair v formula-z but a lot cheaper, if you want the best board then get those two. The gigabyte 990fx ud5 and ud7 arent bad either though

 

However, that power supply seems a little bit overkill, maybe 550?

 

But yeh that is a very solid build and i reckon it will run all games maxed out @ 60

 

@CookiezFort

[Shd0w2]

Umm.. the motherboard won't really change which GPU you can get, and the 280x is almost worse than a 770 and has some artifecting problems, but it can also be up to par, but regardles.. thats a waste of money.

[CookiezFort]

Good, except one game , and that is Planetside 2, that shit is a beast that said company wont fix! so should i go with the R9 280X then?

[CookiezFort]

Umm.. the motherboard won't really change which GPU you can get, and the 280x is almost worse than a 770 and has some artifecting problems, but it can also be up to par, but regardles.. thats a waste of money.

price does

[harrynowl]

Uhh for a FX8350 + ROG you can get i7 + entry level Z87 for same price pretty much...

 

I'd suggest i5 4670K + Z87 GD45 gaming

[Toxic Tom]

I've got a sabertooth 990fx r2.0 which is great and I totally recommend it

[Aw27]

Good, except one game , and that is Planetside 2, that shit is a beast that said company wont fix! so should i go with the R9 280X then?

Up to you, the 280x has more vram which is great for higher resolutions but at 1080p gaming, the 770 comes in at better performance and price

[CookiezFort]

ok i will go with 770 because of physx aswell

[Rheinwasser]

get an 990fxa-ud3.

[Bagmup]

Low budget, buys most expensive AM3+ board...wut?

Take @harrynowl advice. Don't buy a 770 because of physx, nothing uses it.

[CookiezFort]

AMD for me i believe is future proof, now not many games or anything uses the 8 cores in the future it will, getting the AMD will be future proof right?>

[Kamina]

AMD for me i believe is future proof, now not many games or anything uses the 8 cores in the future it will, getting the AMD will be future proof right?>

Not when the i5 begins to exceed the multithreaded performance of an FX 8350.

[Faa]

AMD for me i believe is future proof, now not many games or anything uses the 8 cores in the future it will, getting the AMD will be future proof right?>

No. A 5% multithreaded advantage is not going to make it more futureproof. Planetside 2 is a cpu bound game, basically every massive multiplayer games are cpu bound & lightthreaded. I'd rather get a 4670k+cheapest z87 board. Dont waste your money on a hybrid ssd/hdd theyre just shit. Get a simple 450W with the right amperage on the 12V rail to save some costs

Just go with the i5.

[Ashwin]

I am working on this pc: (went with amd due to low budget) but i dont know about a mobo, would a ROG formula V (Am3+, pciE 2.0) work? if there is a good one but cheap it would be better, for better graphics

 

AMD FX 8350

ASUS gtx 770 (if a cheaper MOBO is found i can go with a R9 280x)

1TB hybrid ssd

600/750 watt power supply, will check what i need

8 GB 2 stick of dd3 corsair vengeance low profile

Cooler Master k280

i'm on a gigabyte board, it comes with a legacy pci slot adaptor

The big difference between the formula v-z is that the rog board uses an intel nic.

If I had known that earlier, i woulda gotten the formula v-z 

the 990fxa-ud3 is as good as the formula v but costs wawy less

 

im using a Asus R9 280x dcuii OC, i do sometimes get problems with artefacts, but all you really have to do is restart the game and it'll be back to normal again.

I've probably have had 6 times at which artefacts have appeared. 

[asusfan]

go for a 990FX m/board if your using AM3+

 

many to choose from, the sabertooth gen 3 is a good buy no need for the ROG board as its for serious oc and advance users type board.

if you want even cheaper look at the other like the Gigabyte m/boards or and Asus M5A99FX pro R2.0 is ok if you like blue colour scheme.

 

If you can find a nice rev 2 / gen 3 sabertooth is really good board if you can afford it,

[iain]

sabertooth 990fx r2.0 is a very stable bored my friend has a 8350 on his no problem.

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_990FX_R20/

[Mentalguy]

this is what you want to build(and apparently have the budget for)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3LApm

 

this is what i recommend

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3LAn6

[applebook]

No. A 5% multithreaded advantage is not going to make it more futureproof. Planetside 2 is a cpu bound game, basically every massive multiplayer games are cpu bound & lightthreaded. I'd rather get a 4670k+cheapest z87 board. Dont waste your money on a hybrid ssd/hdd theyre just shit. Get a simple 450W with the right amperage on the 12V rail to save some costs

Just go with the i5.

 

This. Only reason to get an 8350 is if your budget is under $300 for both board and CPU. Also, only reason to get hybrid is for single-drive laptop usage. You're much better off with the cheapest SSD that you can get plus a regular mechanical drive for storage.

[CookiezFort]

Well, i am in pounds not Dollars, will see the price difference between the two builds

its about 100 pounds difference for me

[Faa]

Well, i am in pounds not Dollars, will see the price difference between the two builds

its about 100 pounds difference for me

I'm not sure how you managed to see that much of a difference.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£129.59 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£116.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £246.58

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 20:12 BST+0100)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£163.44 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.23 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £231.67

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 20:13 BST+0100)

A 4670k with a z97 board is even cheaper. If you want to make the amd build cheaper:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£105.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £205.98

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 20:14 BST+0100)

Sorry but AMD is just too expensive for its gaming performance currently, games where you won't see a difference between the two a 80$ cpu would do as good as them. So it doesnt leave us that many options anymore to compare cpu's except massive multiplayer games which Intel always favors.

[i_build_nanosuits]

faa..maybe he didnt compared the cheapest intel mobo vs the highest end amd? ...

amd is much cheaper everybodys knows that..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.43 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £169.42

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 02:08 BST+0100)