- Feb 12, 2014
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Hi community,
First, I should explain that I am somewhat inexperienced in judging good PC hardware. I like to think that I know a good bit about what will run what, but when it comes to actually buying parts, I get cold feet. I have been on and off about getting a new PC for the past year or so, and it's a bit frustrating. Also, I'm not really good at organizing my thoughts, so forgive me if I'm a bit haphazard here.
This is my first gaming 'build' (albeit a bundle) and I'd like a few opinions on whether or not this is a good buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1552311
By looking at the price tag, you can probably tell that this isn't the most powerful build. However, I've done quite a bit of Googling and found that the FX-8350 is a very good CPU that can rival an i7 in most cases. (If I'm wrong about that, please let me know!) The 7870 isn't the most powerful of GPUs, but it will do for now, and 8GB of memory is more than enough.
What I'm concerned about is the possibility of upgrading this build in the future. I am a college student and live on campus; I can't work while taking classes - that said, I want to save up during summer break to buy a more powerful GPU, ideally some R9-series. I was about to purchase this bundle about half an hour ago, until I did a little more research on the mobo and found that it has PCI-E 2.0 slots. I understand that the latest iteration of PCI-E is 3.0. This is where I'm very weak in my knowledge of hardware. What I think I know is that PCI-Express slot is where the GPU goes, and that the slot has to match up with the card. Again, I did some Googling on the subject, but nothing I found was very clear on what PCI Express really is.
My questions are:
What would the difference be between PCI-E 2.0 and 3.0? (performance, compatilibity, etc.)
And the big one:
Is it feasible to attempt upgrading hardware on this motherboard for the next 1-2 years? Specifically, putting in the R9 2xx cards that I am looking at?
Other than that, there's really not much else that's stopping me from purchasing the bundle. The Battlefield 4 voucher is very attractive
.
Thanks for your time,
Kyle
EDIT: I think I found a better one that's only slightly more expensive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1520885
First, I should explain that I am somewhat inexperienced in judging good PC hardware. I like to think that I know a good bit about what will run what, but when it comes to actually buying parts, I get cold feet. I have been on and off about getting a new PC for the past year or so, and it's a bit frustrating. Also, I'm not really good at organizing my thoughts, so forgive me if I'm a bit haphazard here.
This is my first gaming 'build' (albeit a bundle) and I'd like a few opinions on whether or not this is a good buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1552311
By looking at the price tag, you can probably tell that this isn't the most powerful build. However, I've done quite a bit of Googling and found that the FX-8350 is a very good CPU that can rival an i7 in most cases. (If I'm wrong about that, please let me know!) The 7870 isn't the most powerful of GPUs, but it will do for now, and 8GB of memory is more than enough.
What I'm concerned about is the possibility of upgrading this build in the future. I am a college student and live on campus; I can't work while taking classes - that said, I want to save up during summer break to buy a more powerful GPU, ideally some R9-series. I was about to purchase this bundle about half an hour ago, until I did a little more research on the mobo and found that it has PCI-E 2.0 slots. I understand that the latest iteration of PCI-E is 3.0. This is where I'm very weak in my knowledge of hardware. What I think I know is that PCI-Express slot is where the GPU goes, and that the slot has to match up with the card. Again, I did some Googling on the subject, but nothing I found was very clear on what PCI Express really is.
My questions are:
What would the difference be between PCI-E 2.0 and 3.0? (performance, compatilibity, etc.)
And the big one:
Is it feasible to attempt upgrading hardware on this motherboard for the next 1-2 years? Specifically, putting in the R9 2xx cards that I am looking at?
Other than that, there's really not much else that's stopping me from purchasing the bundle. The Battlefield 4 voucher is very attractive
.Thanks for your time,
Kyle
EDIT: I think I found a better one that's only slightly more expensive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1520885
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