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Madn3ss795

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I'd suggest this build instead, at nearly £500, and is sufficient to run all titles mentioned above at 1080p ultra settings:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£37.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card (£134.98 @ Dabs)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.80 @ Aria PC)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-K6800 Wired Standard Keyboard (£8.50 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £498.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 12:42 BST+0100)
 
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Madn3ss795

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Except for Skyrim that only get you average 50fps on ultra + 2x AA using a 650ti boost, Diablo iii and starcraft 2 can be run with average FPS above 100 respectively.
 
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MrSubZer04

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£37.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card (£134.98 @ Dabs)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.80 @ Aria PC)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-K6800 Wired Standard Keyboard (£8.50 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £498.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 12:42 BST+0100)

What is the micro atx board? will everything fit onto it, is it not too small?
 
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Not sure of the real time fps but benchmarks arent so great for 650ti..

Btw i had a personal doubt i wanted to ask you but i cant seem to you PM you..Can you answer my doubt aswell please?
Hello sir,
I had a doubt in selecting my motherboard, i though you could help me please ?

Here's my basic setup:
CPU: FX -8350
MOBO: Asus M5A97 R2.0
CASE : Corsair 400R Carbide
RAM : 2x4GB RipjawsX
PSU : Seasonic SII 520W
HDD : 1TD WD BLUE
GPU : 7870 HD OC edition

Will this motherboard support a reasonable amount of OC'ing of the CPU and GPU [after 1.5years]. Will it support steam roller ?

What's the difference between Asus M5A97 R2.0 and Asus M5A97 R2.0 EVO

PS: I cant afford a more expensive mobo on a strict budget ;(

Thank you :D
 
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Madn3ss795

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mATX boards have less length than ATX boards, but no worry, everything will fit just fine here.


650ti boost is different from any 650ti you know. It's basically a stripped down 660.

Yea forum is quite buggy these days. As for your question: beside more connections at its rear, EVO one also has more phases in its power design making it more sufficient for OC-ing, plus better board layout. I'm seeing threads on the forum showing that the M5A97 ( non EVO ) and its r2.0 variant doing something wrong ( having bugs ) everyday or two, therefor it's not a board I'd suggest you to buy.

If you're on a strict budget then maybe get the Corsair 300r only ( or any other cheaper case ) and push your mobo to the EVO R2.0 or the gigabyte 970a-ud3, since motherboard is the base of your system. Don't go cheap on it.

As for steamroller support : can't tell anything for sure. We'll have to wait. I think the huge performance boost from Steamroller CPUs can hardly be achieved with the current AM3+ socket. AMD might have to come with AM4. But then, it's just me.
 
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SamGriffiths

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Very tight budget, hard to work with =P this should be pretty damn fast for the money.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£37.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£150.50 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£34.59 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.80 @ Aria PC)
Total: £504.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 13:17 BST+0100)

@acid1drinker
Get your own thread! I would change to a FX 6350 and a HD 7950. The M5A97 R2.0 EVO isn't much different to the R2.0, it has some eSATA ports, 2 more USB 2.0 on the board (12v14) and some other little things, not worth the extra money as for overclocking they will both be moderate.

@Madn3ss795 There's problems with them? I know someone that got the LE r2.0 and it's running fine...
 
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