Looking for advice on what cooling, GPUs (crossfire), RAM, and SSD to mate with an Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z and an AMD FX835
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I've been told that the best bang for buck in the processor game is AMD FX series, and that although they aren't state of the art, their cache size, overclock capability and low cost make it a decent pick.
I haven't got the board or CPU yet, but I am nearly certain that is where I want to start.
Budget is <$1500, and I'm looking for performance, as I dabble in gaming a bit, but for the most part, reliability is key here.
Don't know that I want to dig into overclocking, or ramping up RAM speed, necessarily. Just wanted the ability, should I change my mind later.
I haven't got the board or CPU yet, but I am nearly certain that is where I want to start.
Budget is <$1500, and I'm looking for performance, as I dabble in gaming a bit, but for the most part, reliability is key here.
Don't know that I want to dig into overclocking, or ramping up RAM speed, necessarily. Just wanted the ability, should I change my mind later.
Gam3r01
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FX processors really fall behind by current standards, no matter how much you OC this wont change.
Here is an example of something I would recommend, can be modified.
Change the CPU to a xeon 1231v3 and an ASRock H97 Pro4 to cut some costs while maintaining performance.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($323.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.53 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($673.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1568.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-07 16:35 EDT-0400
Here is an example of something I would recommend, can be modified.
Change the CPU to a xeon 1231v3 and an ASRock H97 Pro4 to cut some costs while maintaining performance.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($323.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.53 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($673.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1568.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-07 16:35 EDT-0400
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