AM3+ Quesiton

[Crazeh_Freak]

I hope i am posting in the right area. I am getting a AMD FX-8350 i was thinking about geting the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler because it seam to be pouplar. I dont plan one doing any over clocking would the stock cooler will fine or should i still get the cooler master? Also i am getting Kingston Hyper X Fury memory. If i do get the Cooler master i am hoping it will clear the ram.

 

[Clyne]

Stock cooler will be fine if your not overclocking.

[Juganog]

having a 3rd party cooler is always nice as it will cool down the CPU better than the stock although it isnt necessary if you arn't ocing

[Crazeh_Freak]

wow that was extremy fast. Yal guys rock thank you so much. I am working on build me my wife and son a gaming PC on a really tight budget. Thank you again for the quick responce

[Crazeh_Freak]

Gigabyte GA-990fxa-ud3 worth getting?

[vern021]

Gigabyte GA-990fxa-ud3 worth getting?

hell yeah!

[Crazeh_Freak]

awesome. this is what i have got the PC build. Mine http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyFreak/saved/PpH7YJ My Wifes http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyFreak/saved/dhkWGX My Sons http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyFreak/saved/yCt9TW

[Clyne]

awesome. this is what i have got the PC build. Mine http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyFreak/saved/PpH7YJ My Wifes http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyFreak/saved/dhkWGX My Sons http://pcpartpicker.com/user/CrazyFreak/saved/yCt9TW

What are your uses for these builds?

[Crazeh_Freak]

me and my wife just normal game play like Secondlife Tera Online. I want to get Diablo 3. My son wants Minecraft Terra maybe ill give up the xbox and get him Black ops GTA V.

[NeatSquidYT]

Stock cooler will be fine if your not overclocking.

And you like the sound of jet engines

[Crazeh_Freak]

it will do for now. Tax time i dont get much back i am just trying to keep the price where i will be able to afford it. My laptop is falling apart. I cant even close it its to the point now where it is going to just fall off. After i get the build done i and work on saving and geting better cooling. it that just for now kind of thing. My son ever had a PC before so it will be nice to get him one. My wifes laptop battery will not hold a charge anymore and this is the second battery i got for her. Also my laptop fan only run at like 30% and it over heats and shuts down all the time when i am play anykind of game. 

[Crazeh_Freak]

I still need to figure in the cost for a monitor. I am wanting to get a 27 inch for me and my wife and a 21 inch for my son. I was thinking about the BenQ monitors

[-rascal-]

CoolMax isn't a very reputable brand. Most of their products are mediocre quality at best (frick, I see CoolMax PSU's being sold at London Drugs here). The power supply is essentially the backbone of a PC -- I strongly oppose on skimping out on it.

 

XFX TS Series 550W: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

SeaSonic is the OEM.

 

 

You can save a few bucks by going with a FX-8320 instead. It's exactly a FX-8350 chip, but clocked at a lower speed from factory.

 

I know Tera Online doesn't make use of many cores -- it's not coded to. I don't personally play Tera, but I've got a few friends and relatives who do (and guess who builds their PC / the local IT guy for them?)

Another alternative would be a FX-6300 or FX-6350.

FX-6300: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox

FX-6350: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6350frhkbox

 

 

If you are not going to do any high overclocking or running multiple graphics cards, the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P will be more than enough. It uses a 8+2 power phase design similar to the GA-990FX-UD3, so it won't have any issues supporting a 125W FX-8320 / FX-8350.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

 

 

Computer cases are usually dependent to personal preferences, but damn, $60 for a....so-so case? There are A LOT of competitive alternatives in that price segment. Many are significantly less expensive, too. Just to point out a few to have a look in to:

• Corsair 230T starts at $44 (after MIR, free shipping)
• Corsair 300R is $47.99 (after MIR)
• Cooler Master HAF 912 for $49.99
• NZXT H230 starts at $49.99

 

From the money saved, you can invest it on possibly that 27" monitor you wanted...or a few aftermarket Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU coolers. Cooler operation, plus the ability to do some mild overclocking on those motherboards.