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April 7, 2014 10:27:11 AM

I'm thinking of upgrading my cpu but i need a major change in my pc. I have to get a new motherboard and a new case. Cpu cooling would be good but with a reasonable price. I was thinking of upgrading to FX-8350, can you guys tell me some good motherboards and good cases? And what power source i would need? I have GTX 670 if someone is interested.

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April 7, 2014 10:30:59 AM

infinite options here... but something like asus m5a99x for $120 and an fx-8320 for $150 would be a good combo.
spend $40-$50 on a decent all in one liquid loop, then you can Overclock the 8320 to way higher than the 8350
why not reuse your case?
if only ony 670 gpu, you'd be fine with an 80+ bronze certified 600w psu
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April 7, 2014 10:31:25 AM

Hi,
-You can get FX 8320 instead, pretty solid processor, it is $150 at the moment and it is good for overclocking
-As for motherboard, better get motherboard with 990 chipset, to allow more stable and better overclocking plus SLI/Crossfire features if you need them.
-The FX 8320 paired with GTX 670 will require PSU no more the 600w, 650w will give you more option in the future.
-As for CPU cooling, at reasonable price sits the Hyper 212Evo, pretty decent air cooler for $30
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April 7, 2014 10:34:01 AM

lowriderflow said:
infinite options here... but something like asus m5a99x for $120 and an fx-8320 for $150 would be a good combo.
spend $40-$50 on a decent all in one liquid loop, then you can Overclock the 8320 to way higher than the 8350
why not reuse your case?
if only ony 670 gpu, you'd be fine with an 80+ bronze certified 600w psu


Hello! My old case is mini atx, that's why i can't reuse it. Liquid cooling is not an option for me, i would like to get air cooling and i have corsair cx 600 is it enough?
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April 7, 2014 10:36:39 AM

Ippeman said:
lowriderflow said:
infinite options here... but something like asus m5a99x for $120 and an fx-8320 for $150 would be a good combo.
spend $40-$50 on a decent all in one liquid loop, then you can Overclock the 8320 to way higher than the 8350
why not reuse your case?
if only ony 670 gpu, you'd be fine with an 80+ bronze certified 600w psu


Hello! My old case is mini atx, that's why i can't reuse it. Liquid cooling is not an option for me, i would like to get air cooling and i have corsair cx 600 is it enough?


If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?
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April 7, 2014 10:40:19 AM

maurelie said:
Ippeman said:
lowriderflow said:
infinite options here... but something like asus m5a99x for $120 and an fx-8320 for $150 would be a good combo.
spend $40-$50 on a decent all in one liquid loop, then you can Overclock the 8320 to way higher than the 8350
why not reuse your case?
if only ony 670 gpu, you'd be fine with an 80+ bronze certified 600w psu


Hello! My old case is mini atx, that's why i can't reuse it. Liquid cooling is not an option for me, i would like to get air cooling and i have corsair cx 600 is it enough?


If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?


No no no, i want to get an atx motherboard and i would get a new case for it. This old one is some mini tower and it is getting in to a pretty bad shape. I was thinking maybe mid or a full tower case but i don't know what
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April 7, 2014 10:41:30 AM

maurelie said:
Ippeman said:
lowriderflow said:
infinite options here... but something like asus m5a99x for $120 and an fx-8320 for $150 would be a good combo.
spend $40-$50 on a decent all in one liquid loop, then you can Overclock the 8320 to way higher than the 8350
why not reuse your case?
if only ony 670 gpu, you'd be fine with an 80+ bronze certified 600w psu


Hello! My old case is mini atx, that's why i can't reuse it. Liquid cooling is not an option for me, i would like to get air cooling and i have corsair cx 600 is it enough?


If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?


Corsair water coolers refurbished on Newegg are pretty cheap, I would get one as the noise level of stock coolers for the 8 series CPU are louder than an un-muffled Gallardo.
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April 7, 2014 10:42:41 AM

I LOVE the NZXT H440. It has room for 2 360MM radiators, and one more 140mm. It is a mid tower, but has great looks.
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April 7, 2014 10:44:27 AM

Ippeman said:
maurelie said:
Ippeman said:
lowriderflow said:
infinite options here... but something like asus m5a99x for $120 and an fx-8320 for $150 would be a good combo.
spend $40-$50 on a decent all in one liquid loop, then you can Overclock the 8320 to way higher than the 8350
why not reuse your case?
if only ony 670 gpu, you'd be fine with an 80+ bronze certified 600w psu


Hello! My old case is mini atx, that's why i can't reuse it. Liquid cooling is not an option for me, i would like to get air cooling and i have corsair cx 600 is it enough?


If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?


No no no, i want to get an atx motherboard and i would get a new case for it. This old one is some mini tower and it is getting in to a pretty bad shape. I was thinking maybe mid or a full tower case but i don't know what


Do you have any estimated budget?
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April 7, 2014 10:55:23 AM

maurelie said:
Ippeman said:
maurelie said:

If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?


No no no, i want to get an atx motherboard and i would get a new case for it. This old one is some mini tower and it is getting in to a pretty bad shape. I was thinking maybe mid or a full tower case but i don't know what


Do you have any estimated budget?


Since i live in finland i'm using €. The price of these four items would be nice = 395,70€

Hyper 212 EVO

FX-8350

M5A99X EVO R2.0

GX500

I don't know about the FX-8320 because i'm not a big fan of overclocking. What do you guys think?
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April 7, 2014 10:58:23 AM

Ippeman said:
maurelie said:
Ippeman said:
maurelie said:

If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?


No no no, i want to get an atx motherboard and i would get a new case for it. This old one is some mini tower and it is getting in to a pretty bad shape. I was thinking maybe mid or a full tower case but i don't know what


Do you have any estimated budget?


Since i live in finland i'm using €. The price of these four items would be nice = 395,70€

Hyper 212 EVO

FX-8350

M5A99X EVO R2.0

GX500

I don't know about the FX-8320 because i'm not a big fan of overclocking. What do you guys think?


If you do not want to OC, do the 8350. Its higher stock clock gets you a sizable performance gain. Antec makes good cases.
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April 7, 2014 11:06:01 AM

Hello man said:
Ippeman said:
maurelie said:
Ippeman said:
maurelie said:

If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?


No no no, i want to get an atx motherboard and i would get a new case for it. This old one is some mini tower and it is getting in to a pretty bad shape. I was thinking maybe mid or a full tower case but i don't know what


Do you have any estimated budget?


Since i live in finland i'm using €. The price of these four items would be nice = 395,70€

Hyper 212 EVO

FX-8350

M5A99X EVO R2.0

GX500

I don't know about the FX-8320 because i'm not a big fan of overclocking. What do you guys think?


If you do not want to OC, do the 8350. Its higher stock clock gets you a sizable performance gain. Antec makes good cases.


Thank you very much! I'll be ordering these parts as soon as possible. Thanks to everyone who responded! :) 
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April 7, 2014 11:07:01 AM

Ippeman said:
Hello man said:
Ippeman said:
maurelie said:
Ippeman said:
maurelie said:

If you are using mini ATX case, don't even consider using fx 8350/8320. Motherboard support on mATX level for AMD Vishera/Piledriver is terrible. Better consider Intel build, it has better mini and micro motherboards for Intel CPUs.
Btw, what CPU and Motherboard are you using now?


No no no, i want to get an atx motherboard and i would get a new case for it. This old one is some mini tower and it is getting in to a pretty bad shape. I was thinking maybe mid or a full tower case but i don't know what


Do you have any estimated budget?


Since i live in finland i'm using €. The price of these four items would be nice = 395,70€

Hyper 212 EVO

FX-8350

M5A99X EVO R2.0

GX500

I don't know about the FX-8320 because i'm not a big fan of overclocking. What do you guys think?


If you do not want to OC, do the 8350. Its higher stock clock gets you a sizable performance gain. Antec makes good cases.


Thank you very much! I'll be ordering these parts as soon as possible. Thanks to everyone who responded! :) 


No prob, thanks for the solution.
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