Compatibility and ease.

Jaek

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Feb 13, 2014
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Hey I am almost done with my build. Alot of thought and shopping around and crapton of help from this forum I think I am going to go with this. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Xsv0
Now this is nearly final however I think I have some compatibility issues. I have no clue if the motherboard is compatible with everything or if any of it can fit in my case with decent airflow. I also think I may have to upgrade the psu to 500w. The gpu says it needs a 450w atleast with abunch of other numbers I don't know. Here is the link for that http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-PCI-Express-Displayport-Graphics-GV-N660OC-2GD/dp/B00942TK8I/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I have gone alittle over budget but I mean who doesn't on their first build. My questions are can I use my current setup (and gpu) with that powersource and everything be fine?

Also can everything fit in that case?

Any headaches I should know about before hand?
 
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The motherboards that have the best compatibility with the FX 8320 will have 970 or 990 series chipsets . The processor will run in the board you have selected but you limit your performance , and dont have the power saving features of a newer chip set
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970extreme3r20
is $80 but worth every extra cent

The gamma case is also very basic .
If there is money available then
the Corsair 200R
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r
Or Antec ONE
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-one
are both better built , better designed and more modern cases

I think you already have the FX 8320? If you dont then swap it out and replace with the FX 6300 to help pay for the better mb + case

Jaek

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Feb 13, 2014
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I can't believe I made such a dumb mistake. I just didn't look hard enough on the details.http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2XRXm
The front panel doesn't have a 3.0 usb thing. The motherboard though has great reviews specifically with that cpu.

Another question I have is the MOBO says it "Delivering native support for DDR3 memory up to 1333MHz"
Should I change my RAM to 1333?
 
The motherboards that have the best compatibility with the FX 8320 will have 970 or 990 series chipsets . The processor will run in the board you have selected but you limit your performance , and dont have the power saving features of a newer chip set
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970extreme3r20
is $80 but worth every extra cent

The gamma case is also very basic .
If there is money available then
the Corsair 200R
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r
Or Antec ONE
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-one
are both better built , better designed and more modern cases

I think you already have the FX 8320? If you dont then swap it out and replace with the FX 6300 to help pay for the better mb + case
 
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