Up to $110 motherboards for both the i5 - 3570k and the FX-8350

ESKlassen · May 13, 2013

I'm getting a single graphics card, an SSD, Harddrive and 8-16 gigs of RAM,

Thanks alot!

ksham · May 13, 2013

You realize that both CPUs are of different sockets. So you want two motherboards for $110?

thasan1 · May 13, 2013

so you wanna spend 110$ for the intel build & the AMD build?
or you wanna choose between AMD or intel?
or you want 2 mobos for a total of 110$?

ESKlassen · May 13, 2013

Guys, these are for two different builds.

For the i5-3570k = up to $110.

For the fx-8350 = up to $110.

ksham · May 13, 2013

Is that $110 in USD, CAD, or AUD?

thasan1 · May 13, 2013

for the intel build, id suggest ASrock Z77 extreme3 $118.39 [incl. shipping] at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157330&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

for AMD build id suggest ASRock 990FX Extreme3 $119.99 at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157281&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

ESKlassen · May 13, 2013

ksham :

Take a wild guess.

ESKlassen · May 13, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130653

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130647

What's with those?

ksham · May 13, 2013

Second one is a Micro ATX.

P.S.: it's three letters. If you can't afford to type it out, I'm not going to bother taking a wild guess.

thasan1 · May 13, 2013

ESKlassen :

those are good too.but ASrock's mobos look flashy and i hear they OC fairly well.it all depends on you though.and by the way are you overclocking your CPU's and are you really gonna use 2 builds or is it for a friend??

ESKlassen · May 13, 2013

thasan1 :

My friend is getting one as well and I thought, eh why not ask two question in a thread.

Might wanna overclock it to 4.0 GHz but no further. (As for my friends FX, he'll OC for sure).

My main question is if I can plug in all the stuff I want in the motherboard. SSD, Harddrive, RAM, graphics card (Anything I'm missing that I should get?)

@ksham ....

thasan1 · May 14, 2013

ESKlassen :

yeah you should be able to 'plug in' all those stuff. but what's your PSU?your gonna need a well branded PSU [e.g: antec corsair seasonic etc] and which card are you gonna get. id recommend atleast a geforce GTX 660 if your gonna do some serious gaming.and also if you are gonna OC to 4Ghz. i would recommend using an after market CPU cooler and a well ventilated Case.

ESKlassen · May 14, 2013

I'm thinking of usin the 7870 XT w/Boost which, when overclocked, is just as good or even better than the 7950 at stock. Might get the 760 ti, I'm not quite sure yet (Going to be cheaper than the current 660 ti and one hell of a card for its price).

As for the PSU, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139040 Might have to judge me on that since I'm not familiar with PSU's.

Might buy another case later and wait on overclocking since I'm on a budget.

ksham · May 14, 2013

It's Corsair's low-end PSU. Corsair made the CX series with the intention of creating a good budget, yet good, PSU for basic systems so they don't have to pay a premium of a high powered PSU when they don't need performance. But you have a gaming rig which is high performance, so I don't recommend the CX models. However, the 750W CX is more than enough to power your system and the HD 7870 XT. It will be fine for CrossFireX HD 7870 XT as well.

Some quality PSU to look at are: Antec EarthWatts, Antec High Current Gamer, Antec VP, Cooler Master Silent Pro, Corsair TX/HX/AX, Enermax Platimax, Lepa G, NZXT Hale90, PC Power & Cooling (all), Rosewill Capstone, Rosewill Hive, Seasonic (all), Silverstone Strider Gold, Silverstone Strider Plus, Super Flower (all), Thermaltake Toughpower, XFX (all).

ESKlassen · May 14, 2013

Oh thanks. Can you link me a good one that's not too much since I'm on a budget.

Will I need a good case when I'm not OC'ing?

ksham · May 14, 2013

1. You still haven't told me what country you live in so it's hard to provide links. You can link me to stores you shop at if you don't want to disclose that information.

2. A case with good airflow can't hurt.

ESKlassen · May 14, 2013

I'm buying stuff in american dollars.

thasan1 · May 14, 2013

how about this PSU? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 i hear theyr quite reliable. though pricey too. if you cant use this go with your CX 750

ksham · May 14, 2013

XFX 750W ($85 @ NCIX)

ESKlassen · May 14, 2013

thasan1 :

ksham :

http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=73229&vpn=P1-750X-XXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1202

That one is much cheaper, $75 after rebate

Is it better than the one one thasan1 listed?

ksham · May 14, 2013

Mine is a 100W more. I'll trust the XFX one more just because the OEM for the Corsair TX 650W one that thasan1 posted is Channel Well vs XFX's OEM Seasonic.

thasan1 · May 14, 2013

ESKlassen :

yeah it looks good. isn't it kinda getting way too overkill for this build? are you gonna corssfire your GPU later on. then the 750w might come in handy.

ESKlassen · May 14, 2013

I'm pretty sure I won't crossfire it. Would be handy to get one that can handle crossfiring because it's already cheaper. An overkill can't be bad right?

ksham · May 14, 2013

Both are good PSU. Get whichever one you want.

thasan1 · May 15, 2013

ESKlassen :

nah overkill wont be bad. go with what seems more cheaper and suitable to you :bounce:

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