Samsung 960 Evo supported?

[bostitch]

Anyone recommend this CPU (see title)?  Or have alternative suggestions?  What motherboard would you suggest for this?  

 

I'm looking at installing a smaller SSD 256GB so maybe one with M.2 support.  With a larger standard drive.  I'd also like 4 RAM slots to handle future expansion.  I'll probably throw windows 10 pro on it.  i'm looking to run a few VM's and do some gaming but gaming is a secondary priority.  Can i do this without forking out a lot of cash for a GPU?  Not able to spend a ton.  

[Energycore]

I wouldn't recommend a FX-4350. If you're looking for a cheap CPU for VMs, at least do an FX-8300 in there. Any motherboard with a full 8-pin EPS connector can support it, and you could get away with just a GT 730 GDDR5 if the VMs won't be gaming. Or grab a 1050 / 460 for some gaming.

[Guest]

not sure I understand your intent. 

 

If you're going to run a few VM's, you'd be better off getting the 8 core variant to spread the cores to each VM. 

 

If you're building a gaming rig, that CPU is decent low budget option, but springing for an i3-6100 would be my recommendation. 

 

 

[Mathew Schau]

I know this isn't answering your original question but I would wait for ryren to come out in 2017; you would probably only have to wait a little longer and it would be worth your time. The am4 socket is much, much better than the am3 socket, which is denfinly a last generation technology so motherboard options would also be better.

[Morgan MLGman]

First of all, FX-8300 is not worth it, if anything it'd be the FX-8320E as far as budget multicore options go on the market at the moment, however it's not worth investing in the AM3+ platform since AM4 comes out next month.

[bostitch]

Awesome!  Thanks for all the info.  I'll consider AM4 but am looking at the FX-8350 (thoughts on this choice?) to support my VM plans.  The ASUS 970fx seems a good buy as well.  Any recommendations on a good memory configuration for this?  I was thinking 16GB given my VM plans but not sure what kind to buy. I think the 970 is DDR3.  Also any good GPU's that would support decent gaming but not cost a ton?  I'm also thinking about running Windows 10 pro but would love to know your thoughts on other OS's.

[Prysin]

2 hours ago, Energycore said:

I wouldn't recommend a FX-4350. If you're looking for a cheap CPU for VMs, at least do an FX-8300 in there. Any motherboard with a full 8-pin EPS connector can support it, and you could get away with just a GT 730 GDDR5 if the VMs won't be gaming. Or grab a 1050 / 460 for some gaming.

Not really. There is alot of shitty boards for the AM3+ platform. Some of them will even catch fire

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/s8KhP6/msi-motherboard-970aslikraitedition

That board DOES have a EPS 8 pin, Yet it is a 3+1 phase setup, that is so weak, without any safety features like VRM overcurrent protection, MOSFET thermal throttling.

 

Please, for the love of god. NEVER say "just any AM3+ board is fine"... it is NOT. The lower end of those boards are horrid.

 

For AM3+ the only boards WORTH buying atm is these

Lowest cost:
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/dxs8TW/asrock-motherboard-970ag31

That is a 2x 4+1 phase setup alongside ALOT of modern features

 

medium cost:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/jntWGX/asus-motherboard-970progamingaura

The best 970 board there is. A true 6+2 phase DIGI+ VRM setup alongside all the latest bells and whistles.

 

medium-high cost:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/mC648d/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxgaming

The best value board there is atm. a 8+2 VRM setup with all the latest features.

 

The top dog:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/H28H99/asus-tuf-sabertooth-990fx-r30-atx-am3am3-motherboard-sabertooth-990fx-r30

Hands down the best looking, hands down the most solid quality. Alongside a pure 8+2 DIGI+ VRM setup with the most modern feature set of ANY AM3+ board.

[bostitch]

Would this motherboard (ASUS 970 PRO GAMING/AURA AM3+ AMD 970) fully support the Samsung 960 EVO data transfer rates?

[bostitch]

I'm looking at a FX-8350 chip with the ASUS 970fx motherboard build.  I'm looking at running multiple VM's and doing some gaming as well as other tinkering.  Any recommendations on a good memory configuration for this?  I was thinking 16GB given my VM plans but not sure what kind to buy. I think the 970 is DDR3

[dizmo]

Should do yup.

What are you using it for though? If it's just a gaming rig you won't really see that much of a gain over a simple SATA drive.

[bostitch]

I'm looking at a FX-8350 chip with the ASUS 970fx motherboard build.  I'm looking at running multiple VM's and doing some gaming as well as other tinkering.  Do you recommend forking out the cash for Windows 10 pro?  or do you have another OS recommendation.

[bostitch]

Got ya, it's gaming and also running multiple VM's.  Should I look for something else?  Any specific recommendations?

[Electronics Wizardy]

Don't get a amd fx chip

 

For vms, id go with linux with kvm or exsi.

[smokefest]

9 minutes ago, bostitch said:

I'm looking at a FX-8350 chip with the ASUS 970fx motherboard build.  I'm looking at running multiple VM's and doing some gaming as well as other tinkering.  Any recommendations on a good memory configuration for this?  I was thinking 16GB given my VM plans but not sure what kind to buy. I think the 970 is DDR3

go for 32 GB ram if you want to do many VM and game at the same time. some games can take up to 10 GB of ram,

 

[dizmo]

11 minutes ago, bostitch said:

Got ya, it's gaming and also running multiple VM's.  Should I look for something else?  Any specific recommendations?

You won't really notice any improvement in gaming. Not sure if the VMs would make use of the extra bandwidth or not.

If money's no worry then it is among the best performance you could get.

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Welcome to the forum.

[m0k]

10 minutes ago, smokefest said:

go for 32 GB ram if you want to do many VM and game at the same time. some games can take up to 10 GB of ram,

 

correct the more you have the more VMs you can run 

 

but what games take up to 10gb???? the most ive seen is gta5 and just cause 3 using up to 4gb
ive been running 8gb kits for gaming for years lol

 

10gb for a game sounds like a serious memory leak/ problem

[Princess Luna]

Don't buy AMD CPUs before the Zen release, they are outdated compared to Skylake.

[m0k]

i would always opt for win10 pro just because it lets you disable automatic windows updates lol

[ProjectBox153]

3 minutes ago, mok said:

i would always opt for win10 pro just because it lets you disable automatic windows updates lol

I agree, but I didn't know that Win10 Home didn't allow that?

[Prysin]

16 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

@Prysin Lowest cost is the Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 or S2PV, i dunno how but that mobo can even take a 8 core FX 95W CPU in with a small oc (haven't had the pleasure of experimenting with more). I know someone rocking it for years with his FX6300 OC to 4.4Ghz at 1.55v... Even i had it with an FX4300 at 1.37v with a 4.6 Ghz OC, for about 2 years, hell i even took it to 5Ghz... its crazy...

 

 

Also the 970 gaming aura is 7+1 digi+, not 6+2 like the M5A 97FX PRO or the M5A99FX R2.0

yes you can USE it, but that board is a fire hazard.

 

Just because you can doesnt mean you SHOULD.

 

you can stab someone just to check how sharp your new knife is. But you really should not.

[smokefest]

10 minutes ago, mok said:

correct the more you have the more VMs you can run 

 

but what games take up to 10gb???? the most ive seen is gta5 and just cause 3 using up to 4gb
ive been running 8gb kits for gaming for years lol

 

10gb for a game sounds like a serious memory leak/ problem

BF1 = 9.5 gb ram usage

[smokefest]

11 minutes ago, mok said:

correct the more you have the more VMs you can run 

 

but what games take up to 10gb???? the most ive seen is gta5 and just cause 3 using up to 4gb
ive been running 8gb kits for gaming for years lol

 

10gb for a game sounds like a serious memory leak/ problem

rise of the tomb raider = 6 gb ram usage

[Prysin]

2 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

You took that analogy a bit to far, of course i wouldn't exactly recommend it, especially now since 970 chipset boards dropped quite a lot in price, but i'm just saying that for the tighter of budgets it was for quite some period of time a viable option, and the only one durable option in the low budget mobos, also its still working fine both for me and the person with the FX6300 just fine (for years now), and it didn't catch fire...

actually it is NOT a durable option. Unlike the ASUS boards which ALL has VRM protection

[Matt_98]

9 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

I agree, but I didn't know that Win10 Home didn't allow that?

no plus having local group policy is great for tweaking thisngs

[bostitch]

32 minutes ago, dizmo said:

You won't really notice any improvement in gaming. Not sure if the VMs would make use of the extra bandwidth or not.

If money's no worry then it is among the best performance you could get.

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Welcome to the forum.

Thanks!