Recommend a motherboard for AMD 8350?

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Hello! This is my first time building a PC and I'm currently stumped on what would be a good motherboard for an AMD 8350 at the price range of $100-130.

My current parts (Missing the motherboard and GPU) so far are: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FrPPgs


I am planning on buying a GPU ranging from $250-350. If anyone would be generous enough to suggest a GPU along with the motherboard while looking at the overall rig for compatibility it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
 
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Hi Hachobi
http://www.asrock.com/microsite/Fatal1tyKiller/Fatal1ty%20990FX%20Killer.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479&cm_re=asrock_killer-_-13-157-479-_-Product
as for a gpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121803&cm_re=r9_280x-_-14-121-803-_-Product

you may wish to swap your psu , the cx series of psu's have low grade capacitors
The Radeon R9-280X requires a psu with 30A on the +12v rail and a 550W psu minimum

I would suggest this for a quality psu with high grade capacitors that will work with your cpu and the card and board i suggested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014&cm_re=xfx_psu-_-17-207-014-_-Product
This psu has 53A on the +12v rail and...
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The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX would be awesome but thats about $170 bucks at this very moment..The ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 is slightly over your budget but supports SLI and Crossfire for about $135 and then theres the ASUS M5A97 which i personally have which only supports crossfire but comes in at just under $100

I like ASUS for the over clocking features btw :)
 
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I'm currently debating between the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ($135) and ASUS M5A97 ($95).

Would it be better to buy the $135 motherboard and a slightly cheaper GPU or go with the $95 motherboard and use the $40-50 on a better GPU?
 
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How do you feel about these GPU's:

GeForce GTX 760 ($250)
Radeon R9 280X ($260)
Radeon HD 5830 ($300)
GeForce GTX 770 ($337)

I'm sure the more expensive it is the better performance it would have but for the build what do you think would get the most efficiency? i.e. no bottlenecking or whatever the terms seems to be from what I've read haha.

Also, on pcpparts these GPU's seem to have the "combo" button unclickable with all my parts considered so does that mean none of these GPU's are compatible with my build?

Thanks again!
 
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Hi Hachobi
http://www.asrock.com/microsite/Fatal1tyKiller/Fatal1ty%20990FX%20Killer.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479&cm_re=asrock_killer-_-13-157-479-_-Product
as for a gpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121803&cm_re=r9_280x-_-14-121-803-_-Product

you may wish to swap your psu , the cx series of psu's have low grade capacitors
The Radeon R9-280X requires a psu with 30A on the +12v rail and a 550W psu minimum

I would suggest this for a quality psu with high grade capacitors that will work with your cpu and the card and board i suggested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014&cm_re=xfx_psu-_-17-207-014-_-Product
This psu has 53A on the +12v rail and more than enough wattage to run your components with headroom
 
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After some more googling my final build looks like: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kmKfFT

So now I'm left with 2 questions:

1. Is everything compatible? (There are enough slots to fit everything in, the cpu/mobo/gpu all cooperate, etc.)
2. Do any of the parts seem out of place? (Some parts are too good or not good enough in conjunction with the overall quality of the parts)
 
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that is budget psu with low grade capacitors and many people on here have trouble with the cables on it specifically the 8pin eps and 24pin atx being extremely tight to put into the motherboard
i recommended a better one , buy it though if u wish , it is your money
 
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Hmmm... Then would you see no problem with the build if I were to swap the PSU with the one you linked, Micky? I can understand the importance of a good PSU to prevent any electrical damage to the rest of my PC.

-The R9280X and GTX770 seem pretty comparable from what I'm reading unless there is a significant difference you see that I'm being naive about.

-As for the Mobo, how important do you think the difference between the fatality killer and ASUS M5A97 is? If the difference is big enough that you think I should buy the fatality killer do you think it trumps the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ($135) as well?
 
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hard to say with the two boards , i personally am not an asus board fan , i have owned many and always had trouble with them , i have always found asrock to be better , but that is just personal preference
the psu i recommended will drive either card just fine , both are good cards
 
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