Best FX Combination To Buy?

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crispykiller96

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Hi there i have £200 for a motherboard and CPU upgrade here are my options i will be overclocking the system with my spare Hyper 212 Evo to at least 4GHZ

Please Help me Choose the best combination :)

(1) Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ---- AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core (3.5/4.1GHz---
G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual Kit - Red Total £189.97

(2) Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 Motherboard ---- AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (3.5/4.0GHz
Total £168.20

(3) Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard --- AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core
Total £185.92

(4) AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor--- Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 Motherboard
Total £186.93

(5) Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ---- AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core (3.5/4.1GHz
Total £180.41

As you have seen i have went through lots different boards and CPUs this build is for gaming at 1920 x 1080 and rendering in Sony Vegas 14 the not fussed about a new graphics card right now i will keep using my GTX 460 (768MB) Until i can afford something better :)

Update i have a 1050 watt 80+ PSU so power is no concern :)

My Brain Hurts with too much thinking XD

Thanks in advance

Joe
 
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logainofhades

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I would go with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£60.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £156.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 17:32 BST+0100

Or this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£89.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £185.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 17:33 BST+0100

It just depends on whether you want to run dual GPU or not.
 
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Eduello

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Out of those options I'd go with 2 or 4 since the extra cores help with rendering.
Or you could go with one of these:
1. Better at overclocking but costs more:
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£106.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £202.89

2. Still good at overclocking but costs less:
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£60.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £156.98
 
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Thanks Guys if i could sqeeze another £6 for the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 SKT-AM3+ Motherboard and AMD 8350 Bundle at £206.95 would that be a great buy silly question does this board have Sata 3 6GB/s as i would like to add my SSD to its full potential also how reliable are gigabyte boards i have only owned one once back in 2006 i believe lol :)
 
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This is very tempting considering i could proberly easily overclock it too 4ghz on that motherboard to match the FX 8350 Stock speed 4ghz was my overclock limit rearly i may snap this up
 
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That board is fantastic it also has some great features SLi Crossfire 6gb/s and a great tough army design with the biggest being 5 year warranty thanks guys i will pay the few quid more and get this bundle thanks everyone for the suggestions i will proberly just overclock this to 4GHZ and be done with it :)

Joe
 
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