Need help picking a gpu

Rohit1234 · Mar 17, 2015

Hey guys im building my computer for the first time and i need help picking a gpu so far i picked an amd fx 9370 cpu and an asus crosshair formula v motherboard dont really have budget just dont want to buy a really good one and find out that i cant use it to full potential cus one of my other parts is holding it back i was looking at the amd radeon series but dont know which one to pick or if i should pick something else

Suztera · Mar 17, 2015

Why don't you look into an i5 4690k build rather than a FX 9370.
The FX 9370 isn't really worth paying for since you can overclock as FX 8350 to get the same performance and the FX 9370 is an overclocked FX 8350.

Rohit1234 · Mar 17, 2015

should i get the fx 8350 its a lot cheaper isnt it i mean is the i5 really that much better

nostall · Mar 18, 2015

Rohit1234 :

The 8350 is about $100 cheaper and it runs cooler by nearly 100watts, and as Suztera stated, it can be overclocked with good cooling.
He's also got a good suggestion re. the CPU: An intel CPU with a K suffix is overclockable, and they generally use less power and run cooler then the AMD's - but there is a price increase for the components.
GPU: with what you save dropping to the 8350 you could invest that in a quality power supply (you didn't mention one, but it is a very crucial part of your system) or use the savings and get an Nvidia 970 or 980: both will use a bit less power then the top line Radeons and will run cooler.

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