CPU + MOBO to match my r9 280

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Sygkojohn

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So i currently have this setup
AMD - A10-5800
Gigabyte fm2
Asus R9 280
8gb DDR3 corsair vengance 1866mhz ram
And a coolermaster 550w bronze +

I really feel like my A10 is bottlenecking my pc atm. And i would like to upgrade cpu and mobo. So ive been looking at different cpu's from both intel and AMD. I dont really wanna upgrade more then the cpu and mobo so im scared of going AMD seeing that i might have to change my PSU?
I have 300-350 $ to spend, what would be the best choice here ?
Thanks in advance
 
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It's not a guarantee that you'll need a new PSU if you go from an APU to an FX. The difference in TDP between the two chipsets is only 25w, so I can't say for sure. Will it run? More than likely. Would it be worth looking into a new PSU? Sure. If you plan on sticking with your 280, I'd look at a 750w as that should give you more than enough headroom even if you were to move up the ladder to something else.

As for vendors, I'm an MSI guy. All three of my builds were MSI based and they've been flawless. That's not to say I couldn't have had a similar experience with ASUS, Gigabyte, or anyone else, mind you. I think you get a lot for what you pay and that MSI's gear is well designed. There's a lot of different boards out there, but I'd...
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Hmm... well, you're butting up sorta close to the PSU's maximum power output. The only issue is that the calculator probably isn't providing a measured value for full load. Maybe it is, but I'm not sure to be honest.

If you go Intel, you've got a lot of choices but are definitely going to be spending more money. I'm an AMD guy but have no fanboy issues against Intel and just prefer them seeing as I've built several rigs and not had any issues all the while saving some money and running games flawlessly.

If you go AMD, your options beyond the A series is going to be relatively slim and all relatively similar: 8320, 8350, 8370. I have an 8350 and it works great. Bear in mind that the stock coolers aren't all that great, so I'd suggest a good performing aftermarket one (Hyper 212 EVO seems to be a common choice). The differences are mainly clock rate and not much else unless you consider the E line chips: 8320E and 8370E. These chips trade base clocks for lower power consumption. The turbo clocks are comparable to the non-E chips. I tried to compare them all for you on Newegg, but it won't let me paste the full link. Should you wish, I can do so with a shortened one. Let me know unless you choose to do so yourself.
 
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I like AMD myself.. And ive just been looking in to what parts to pick. I live in denmark, and the prices are kinda high on hardware..
If i look at the 8320e the price here is about 160$ and the price of 8320 is also 160$.
Reason why i wanna upgrade is mainly because i wanna play some more demanding games. Ive been playing alot of Arma 3, but my fps is kinda low, because it requires better CPU i guess.
So i went with the 8320 solution, i would still need new PSU right? Seeing that i would be using the maximum power output.
What would u go with as a MOBO for the 8320/8320e + how much power would i need.
Ps. thank you so much for all the help so far :D
 
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It's not a guarantee that you'll need a new PSU if you go from an APU to an FX. The difference in TDP between the two chipsets is only 25w, so I can't say for sure. Will it run? More than likely. Would it be worth looking into a new PSU? Sure. If you plan on sticking with your 280, I'd look at a 750w as that should give you more than enough headroom even if you were to move up the ladder to something else.

As for vendors, I'm an MSI guy. All three of my builds were MSI based and they've been flawless. That's not to say I couldn't have had a similar experience with ASUS, Gigabyte, or anyone else, mind you. I think you get a lot for what you pay and that MSI's gear is well designed. There's a lot of different boards out there, but I'd look at a 990FX and call it good. With that, you should get at least two PCIe slots for SLI/CF should that be of interest and possibly four depending on which board you chose. I run the MSI 990FX GD-65 v2 with my 8350. It's well laid out and was easy to set up. The only thing I don't like (but isn't exclusive to this board) is that if you use a somewhat wide CPU cooler, your first two DIMM slots could be somewhat height restricted. As such, I had to use low profile RAM and went with Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz for that. But, as I said, that's only because I'm using a very large HSF (CM V6GT).

Good luck in whichever way you go. Just remember: buy nice or buy twice.
 
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