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Savyg wrote:The M5A97 would be better as well, with a newer chipset.
Savyg wrote:I usually recommend a 600 or higher, but 525 should work. That said, I haven't looked into the details for those specific parts.
superjawes wrote:Welcome to TR, by the way, and have you take a look at the current System Guide?
Now I have to say...drop the AMD processor. Eight cores sounds nice, but check out the conclusions of the 8350 review. That's for a faster processor, and on the conclusions page, Scott notes that its gaming performance almost matches the i3-3225. The 3225's successor will only set you back $120, and it will almost certainly do better than the FX 8320. AMD just isn't very competitive on the CPU front...
Otherwise, the R9 270X should do very well at 1080p, and you shouldn't need more than 8GB of RAM. The last thing you should look into is an SSD. You'll still want a good mechanical drive for storage, but Windows will be much snappier if installed on an SSD.
superjawes wrote:Welcome to TR, by the way, and have you take a look at the current System Guide?
Now I have to say...drop the AMD processor. Eight cores sounds nice, but check out the conclusions of the 8350 review. That's for a faster processor, and on the conclusions page, Scott notes that its gaming performance almost matches the i3-3225. The 3225's successor will only set you back $120, and it will almost certainly do better than the FX 8320. AMD just isn't very competitive on the CPU front...
Otherwise, the R9 270X should do very well at 1080p, and you shouldn't need more than 8GB of RAM. The last thing you should look into is an SSD. You'll still want a good mechanical drive for storage, but Windows will be much snappier if installed on an SSD.
Krosis wrote:Welcome to the Tech Report.Greetings,
superjawes wrote:This is good advice.Welcome to TR, by the way, and have you taken a look at the current System Guide?
Krosis wrote:$150 AMD FX 8320 eight-core
$ 79 ASUS M5A97 R2.0
$ 87 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB)
$214 -10MIR SAPPHIRE R9 270X 4GB GDDR5
$ 60 1TB
$ 40 -12MIR Cooler Master Elite 430 Black
$ 55 525W Cooler Master Extreme 2
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$685 -22MIR
sschaem wrote:superjawes wrote:Welcome to TR, by the way, and have you take a look at the current System Guide?
Now I have to say...drop the AMD processor. Eight cores sounds nice, but check out the conclusions of the 8350 review. That's for a faster processor, and on the conclusions page, Scott notes that its gaming performance almost matches the i3-3225. The 3225's successor will only set you back $120, and it will almost certainly do better than the FX 8320. AMD just isn't very competitive on the CPU front...
Otherwise, the R9 270X should do very well at 1080p, and you shouldn't need more than 8GB of RAM. The last thing you should look into is an SSD. You'll still want a good mechanical drive for storage, but Windows will be much snappier if installed on an SSD.
If you look at modern/recent games, the picture is different.
http://gamegpu.ru/images/remote/http--w ... proz_2.jpg
http://media.bestofmicro.com/J/V/437467 ... CPU-FR.png
For the GPU... give ebay a look. R9-290K are ~$230, and 7970 ~$150 (<thats the best deal for gamer on a budget)
I dont think you will be disappointed with the FX-8320 for gaming. Specially going forward. With an i3- you might need an upgrade in a couple of years, but the good thing is that you can.
With the FX you should be fine for the next 5+ years (specially with Dx12 and Mantle), also good because AM3+ is a dead end.
I personally wanted to build an FX-8350 gaming rig, but couldn't find any decent matx motherboard (a requirement in my case) so I went with a Z97 platform and cheap G3258 (that will be upgraded to a i7 from ebay in a few years)
MadManOriginal wrote:Get a Seasonic PSU ~500W. It will run any sane single GPU system (sane meaning not balls-to-the-wall overclocked AMD CPU and high-end GPU) perfectly well.
sschaem wrote:If you look at modern/recent games, the picture is different.
http://gamegpu.ru/images/remote/http--w ... proz_2.jpg
http://media.bestofmicro.com/J/V/437467 ... CPU-FR.png
For the GPU... give ebay a look. R9-290K are ~$230, and 7970 ~$150 (<thats the best deal for gamer on a budget)
I dont think you will be disappointed with the FX-8320 for gaming. Specially going forward. With an i3- you might need an upgrade in a couple of years, but the good thing is that you can.
With the FX you should be fine for the next 5+ years (specially with Dx12 and Mantle), also good because AM3+ is a dead end.
I personally wanted to build an FX-8350 gaming rig, but couldn't find any decent matx motherboard (a requirement in my case) so I went with a Z97 platform and cheap G3258 (that will be upgraded to a i7 from ebay in a few years)
superjawes wrote:And even then, both the 8320 and 8350 are eight-core CPUs, and in the TR reviews, the 8350 can barely keep up with the i3-3225, which only has two cores. If you want something beefier than an i3, get a quad core i5 for a little more, like the i5-4460. That one will do more per core and run cooler than AMD alternatives.
Krosis wrote:Greetings, I am going to build my own gaming PC and I've already chosen my parts. However, I need suggestions for my CPU. I am thinking of getting an AMD FX 8320 8-Core, although I would like to know if there are any other CPU's that are better and have a very similar price.
I also need suggestions for good, cheap PSU's.
Thank you.
geekl33tgamer wrote:Krosis wrote:Greetings, I am going to build my own gaming PC and I've already chosen my parts. However, I need suggestions for my CPU. I am thinking of getting an AMD FX 8320 8-Core, although I would like to know if there are any other CPU's that are better and have a very similar price.
I also need suggestions for good, cheap PSU's.
Thank you.
Unless you already have a motherboard for an FX CPU, don't bother with one. For the same money (here) you can get something around the i5-4440 area, and it will quite handily give that FX a run for it's money. Personally, stretch a bit more to one of the K series i5's and overclock it (i5 4690K best of the pack at the moment). Look for a nice Z97 based board to go with it.
Krosis wrote:My motherboard is the ASUS M5A97 R2.0.
Captain Ned wrote:A modular PSU from Corsair in the 550W/650W range will be all that you need and then some. Spend the extra dosh for the modular because it makes life so much easier.
geekl33tgamer wrote:Krosis wrote:My motherboard is the ASUS M5A97 R2.0.
Oh. Well in that case, possibly scrap what I said? A quick Google shows with a BIOS update, your board supports up to an FX-8350. Depending on the CPU you are using at the moment, it may be worth the upgrade. What I said about Intel being faster and cooler running at the same price point is still correct, but as you already have an AM3+ board...
Krosis wrote:So I guess the FX 8320 is a good choice?
geekl33tgamer wrote:Krosis wrote:So I guess the FX 8320 is a good choice?
If you already have any of the Phenom II X6 CPU's, the upgrade is negligible IMO and I would look for a platform change. What processor are you using at the moment?