Need a motherboard to fit a Galaxy 3 Mid Tower

McGlone · Oct 25, 2015

I'm looking for a AM3+ Motherboard to fit into my Galaxy 3 tower but i'm having a little trouble.

After my last upgrade attempt (a water cooler) didn't fit at all, I've decided to be a bit more cautious this time with my purchases.

I'm upgrading from an FM2+ motherboard and an A10-6800k. And thought the next logical step was to upgrade to an AM3+ due to limitations of the FM2+ line.

My budget for the motherboard and CPU is probably £300/£350, so nothing major really. Any suggestions on which mobo/cpu to get or even if you suggest intel or amd etc would be great thank you.

Added a bunch of links if you needed reference

EDIT: I would like a CPU that is at least as powerful as the a10
EDIT 2: this is for a gaming PC

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 25, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.57 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£105.89 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£50.89 @ Novatech)
Total: £323.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 02:14 GMT+0000

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

hey, thanks for your reply.

I don't need any more RAM as i have 16GB of it already.

As for the i5, are Intel better than AMD for gaming now? I've always assumed AMD was the route to go down for that kind of thing

I've done a comparison between the two and overall I would probably say the a10 was better, although i know that the clock speeds for intel and amd are comparable, so i could be completely wrong

Calvin7 · Oct 26, 2015

AMD FX-8350
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Processor-4-2GHz-Socket/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445865006&sr=8-1&keywords=amd+fx+8350

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-ga-990fxa-ud3-am3--amd-990fx---sb950-ddr3-atx-ga-990fxa-ud3-7JYP.html

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

if i went for an AMD FX-9590 and the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3... would it:
A) Fit the Galaxy 3 case
B) Need more than a 750w PSU
C) require additional cooling

If all it will fit and wouldnt need a new PSU or cooling theni'll go with that option as it would be under the £300 budget

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

Your choices for the 9000 series:

Asrock 970 Performance
ASRock 990FX Extreme9
ASRock 990FX Extreme6
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R4.0\5.0
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
MSI 990FXA-GD80V2

AMD.COM

Warning: This power draw of this CPU is almost twice that of the average CPU. Due to this, AMD recommends using at minimum a 850W to 1000W power supply. For cooling, AMD recommends using either either closed loop liquid cooling or full system liquid cooling.

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

Thank you for your continued help Blackbird.

I'd like to keep the additional upgrades to a minimum. Especially considering I'll have to upgrade my Graphics Card eventually anyway (GTX 750ti)

So on my current set up of:
750W PSU
GTX 750ti
2x 8GB RAM
air cooled (side panel fan, rear fan, CPU and Graphics Card fan)
Galaxy 3 case
Gigabyte F2A68HM-HD2
A10-6800K

It was this pc until i upgrade a few of the parts

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

PSU isn't enough for 9000 series , you need liquid cooling of at least a 100i and probably a new case.

Air coooling unless A Noctua D14 or D15, Phanteks TCP14PE , Cryorig R1 won't be adequate.

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

great. But will any of these things fit the Galaxy 3. I know i need to upgrade my case at some point. Its just i'd rather just stick to the MoBo and CPU upgrades right now

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

No they won't fit.

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

so in my current situation, what would you suggest?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £57.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 14:19 GMT+0000

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

there is this one that is basically my current set up on a 750w. Although it has better cooling. I could sell my current set up for like 300-400 or something and buy that one, i suppose

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

The cooler on that setup can't cool a 9590 , don't buy it.

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

Arctic Freeze wouldn't cool it?? i thought that would have been perfect.

I guess i know even less about computers than i thought

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

Way to poor to cool it.

That is a joke to even put on a 9590..

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

so, not upgrading the cooling/psu/case. what other options do i have left for an AM3+ mobo/cpu

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£133.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme9 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£161.70 @ Dabs)
Total: £294.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 14:55 GMT+0000

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

So these will fit the Galaxy 3 and not require extra cooling or a higher PSU?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

Yes , they will , but I would eventually replace the stock cooler.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

Why don't you go with intel above , great setup.

Your choice and intel runs cooler.

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

I did try that with this but that ended terribly with it being slightly too big.

But thank you, you've been a great help - I'll get to ordering shortly

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

Small Air coolers are better than that wait.

McGlone · Oct 26, 2015

also regarding the intel, I thought the intel way was more expensive and not suited for gaming? or has this changed

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2015

Get this and use the stock cooler , the Seidon gets loud

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.57 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£105.76 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£50.89 @ Novatech)
Total: £323.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 15:14 GMT+0000

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