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Hi everybody!

 

I'm planning to upgrade my pc. Should I get another R9 270X (239€)or maybe sell my current one and get like a R9 290 (418€)? And should I upgrade my CPU to a FX-8320 or overclock the FX-6300?

Also i'm upgrading the CPU cooler (Arctic cooling freezer 7 pro rev 2 --> Cooler master hyper 212 EVO) and my PSU (Silverstone Strider Essential 500W --> Corsair CX 600M). Is the new cooler able to keep the FX-6300 in reasonable temps when overclocking? (The Arctic cooling one hasn't been)

 

 

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Lord Pantaloons, on 30 Nov 2014 - 7:32 PM, said: If Lawrence leaves his house and travels at a constant 40 MPH. How long will it take Bill from next door to shove a banana up his mom's rectum?

FX-6300•Gigabyte R9 270X 4 GB OC•WD Blue 1 TB•Corsair Carbide 300R•Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2•Silverstone Strider Essential 500W•Asus M5A97 R2.0•Dell P2314H•Yamaha HTR-5740•Mordaunt-Short Avant 309i•Superlux HD-668 B•Cooler Master CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate•Gigabyte M6900•Oneplus One 64 GB

 

 

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I would get a 290 and get an FX8350. 

That cpu cooler upgrade isn't much, go an D14 or go liquid like H80i/H100i

Get a decent 650w psu. 

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

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Hi everybody!

 

I'm planning to upgrade my pc. Should I get another R9 270X (239€)or maybe sell my current one and get like a R9 290 (418€)? And should I upgrade my CPU to a FX-8320 or overclock the FX-6300?

Also i'm upgrading the CPU cooler (Arctic cooling freezer 7 pro rev 2 --> Cooler master hyper 212 EVO) and my PSU (Silverstone Strider Essential 500W --> Corsair CX 600M). Is the new cooler able to keep the FX-6300 in reasonable temps when overclocking? (The Arctic cooling one hasn't been)

 

 

You can see the other specs at my sig

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what mobo are you using?

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I would get a 290 and get an FX8350. 

That cpu cooler upgrade isn't much, go an D14 or go liquid like H80i/H100i

Get a decent 650w psu. 

Thanks for the tip!

 

The FX-8350, x31 (for the CAM software), Cooler Master G650M and Msi radeon R9 290 Gaming would cost 755 € (1014$) minus the value of the r9 270X. If I saved money for that, it would take years :D

Lord Pantaloons, on 30 Nov 2014 - 7:32 PM, said: If Lawrence leaves his house and travels at a constant 40 MPH. How long will it take Bill from next door to shove a banana up his mom's rectum?

FX-6300•Gigabyte R9 270X 4 GB OC•WD Blue 1 TB•Corsair Carbide 300R•Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2•Silverstone Strider Essential 500W•Asus M5A97 R2.0•Dell P2314H•Yamaha HTR-5740•Mordaunt-Short Avant 309i•Superlux HD-668 B•Cooler Master CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate•Gigabyte M6900•Oneplus One 64 GB

 

 

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question 

 

what mobo are you using?

Oh i'll add that to my sig; but Asus m5a97 R2.0

Lord Pantaloons, on 30 Nov 2014 - 7:32 PM, said: If Lawrence leaves his house and travels at a constant 40 MPH. How long will it take Bill from next door to shove a banana up his mom's rectum?

FX-6300•Gigabyte R9 270X 4 GB OC•WD Blue 1 TB•Corsair Carbide 300R•Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2•Silverstone Strider Essential 500W•Asus M5A97 R2.0•Dell P2314H•Yamaha HTR-5740•Mordaunt-Short Avant 309i•Superlux HD-668 B•Cooler Master CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate•Gigabyte M6900•Oneplus One 64 GB

 

 

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Oh i'll add that to my sig; but Asus m5a97 R2.0

should be ok but be careful with OC

 

4+2 power phase is just ok for the 8 Core

 

I will take a 8320 thou

 

take this fan cooler for the CPU

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrgmm416pkr2

 

it wide so it can cool the VRMs too

 

 

pick a single gpu like the 290

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should be ok but be careful with OC

 

4+2 power phase is just ok for the 8 Core

 

I will take a 8320 thou

 

take this fan cooler for the CPU

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrgmm416pkr2

 

it wide so it can cool the VRMs too

 

 

pick a single gpu like the 290

I'm not planning to overclock the 8320/8350 and I think that i'll get a D14. But what is the ''best bang for the buck'' r9 290?

Lord Pantaloons, on 30 Nov 2014 - 7:32 PM, said: If Lawrence leaves his house and travels at a constant 40 MPH. How long will it take Bill from next door to shove a banana up his mom's rectum?

FX-6300•Gigabyte R9 270X 4 GB OC•WD Blue 1 TB•Corsair Carbide 300R•Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2•Silverstone Strider Essential 500W•Asus M5A97 R2.0•Dell P2314H•Yamaha HTR-5740•Mordaunt-Short Avant 309i•Superlux HD-668 B•Cooler Master CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate•Gigabyte M6900•Oneplus One 64 GB

 

 

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I'm not planning to overclock the 8320/8350 and I think that i'll get a D14. But what is the ''best bang for the buck'' r9 290?

Sapphire 290 Tri-X

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nothing to see here (double post by accident)

Lord Pantaloons, on 30 Nov 2014 - 7:32 PM, said: If Lawrence leaves his house and travels at a constant 40 MPH. How long will it take Bill from next door to shove a banana up his mom's rectum?

FX-6300•Gigabyte R9 270X 4 GB OC•WD Blue 1 TB•Corsair Carbide 300R•Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2•Silverstone Strider Essential 500W•Asus M5A97 R2.0•Dell P2314H•Yamaha HTR-5740•Mordaunt-Short Avant 309i•Superlux HD-668 B•Cooler Master CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate•Gigabyte M6900•Oneplus One 64 GB

 

 

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Sapphire 290 Tri-X

Okay

Lord Pantaloons, on 30 Nov 2014 - 7:32 PM, said: If Lawrence leaves his house and travels at a constant 40 MPH. How long will it take Bill from next door to shove a banana up his mom's rectum?

FX-6300•Gigabyte R9 270X 4 GB OC•WD Blue 1 TB•Corsair Carbide 300R•Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2•Silverstone Strider Essential 500W•Asus M5A97 R2.0•Dell P2314H•Yamaha HTR-5740•Mordaunt-Short Avant 309i•Superlux HD-668 B•Cooler Master CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate•Gigabyte M6900•Oneplus One 64 GB

 

 

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