- Aug 30, 2014
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After returning the last few parts I ordered due to faults, I've been thinking about what I want to build due to an extra few quid in my pocket and would like some advice. I mainly play games on my PC (Natural Selection 2/ RTW 2 etc) and having always gone for Intel chips in the past, I figured I'd try out AMD's CPU.
Already acquired:
250gb samsung SSD
Sapphire R7 260x 2gb OC
HX 520 Corsair PSU (few years old)
Thinking of getting:
1) AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (3.5/4.0GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W
2) Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 Motherboard (AMD 970, SB950, DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, 2 x eS-ATA, 2 x USB 3.0, Socket AM3+
3) Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
4) Pioneer DVR-221LBK 24x SATA DVD/CD Burner with Label Flash (Will be upgrading from my ancient 4x DVD/CD writer, ha)
The above are currently going altogether on Amazon for £247. Budget is around £350. Ideally I'd like a new case too, and wondering whether to get a new PSU as my current one is a few years old, hence why I haven't gone all the way in my budget.
I welcome and look forward to your input!
Already acquired:
250gb samsung SSD
Sapphire R7 260x 2gb OC
HX 520 Corsair PSU (few years old)
Thinking of getting:
1) AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (3.5/4.0GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W
2) Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 Motherboard (AMD 970, SB950, DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, 2 x eS-ATA, 2 x USB 3.0, Socket AM3+
3) Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
4) Pioneer DVR-221LBK 24x SATA DVD/CD Burner with Label Flash (Will be upgrading from my ancient 4x DVD/CD writer, ha)
The above are currently going altogether on Amazon for £247. Budget is around £350. Ideally I'd like a new case too, and wondering whether to get a new PSU as my current one is a few years old, hence why I haven't gone all the way in my budget.
I welcome and look forward to your input!
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