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macflynnpat

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Hello everyone,

I joined this site because i would like some feedback and criticism on a pc that i have been planning to build for a while.

I would like to overclock this system to about 4.8 and if it can go higher then im fine with it

PROCESSER AMD FX 8350 @ 4 GHZ ,8-cores, AM3+ Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
RAM Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800
GPU XFX AMD Radeon HD7950 3 GB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI/2x
POWER SUPPLY (AX850)

MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF MY POWER SUPPLY IS GOOD ENOUGH AND WHAT COOLING SYSTEM TO USE
I KNOW I WILL NEED SOME TYPE OF WATERCOOLING
 
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My suggestion to u would be to look for a 990x evo from asus
I know it is a 990x chipset and i m reccomending it against a 990fx chipset
But mate this mobo has great VRMs that are better for u to o.c. I used a test and it had lower temps than the 990fx pro board from asus and i used IR thermometer
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maddogfargo

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I seem to recall somewhere that the AX series had quality issues. Someone correct me please if this is wrong.

That said, I have the UD3 version of that same motherboard with a Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0GHz and 2 HD 7950's in crossfire and it pulls 660-680w from the wall in Crysis 3 with the CPU at 80-90% and both GPUs @ 95-99%

A high quality 750w-850w unit will be enough. I'm currently using a PC Power & Cooling 950w unit for the quieter operation at load and I absolutely love it.

As for overclocking, the FX 8350 is a great overclocker. 4.8 on good air cooling like a Noctua NHD14 or Phanteks TC14PE is doable. 5.0 is fairly common on water with something like an H100.
 
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Also consider the Asus 990FX Sabertooth.

Might not have the classic black looks the UD5 has but I think the Sabertooth is pretty much accepted as the clockers board of choice for its price.
 
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My suggestion to u would be to look for a 990x evo from asus
I know it is a 990x chipset and i m reccomending it against a 990fx chipset
But mate this mobo has great VRMs that are better for u to o.c. I used a test and it had lower temps than the 990fx pro board from asus and i used IR thermometer
 
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macflynnpat

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after seeing your feedback i have changed my ram to the 1x4 instead of the 1x8
and i have gone with the nzxt x60
i wont be ordering for about a week so feel free to continue to criticize
 
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macflynnpat

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ok so what do think i should do fx tend to work better with fx

i just want to make sure x will not cause any problem



 
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macflynnpat

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im also thinking about getting a ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+
sorry you been a big help i just want to know if i should get this instead of the asus 990x evo
after you anwer i will close this post
 
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macflynnpat

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thank you so much you have been a huge help this is my first amd system that i am going to build
 
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Any idea how high an OC you can achieve with an 8350 on the asus m5a99x? I just got one of these boards last week.
 
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