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Hello.
I plan to build my second computer and i am looking for suggestions.
Note: Do NOT ask me to get an Intel processor nor ask why because I don't feel like arguing about this again.
I was thinking about making a processor upgrade to another Amd processor and I also need a recommended motherboard with two PCI-E slots that will go with my build.
Also I need a PSU that will work at a decent price. I plan to have two GPUs.
Im upgrading from https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b8QsvV and I use it for mostly gaming and recording. Sometimes unity and blender but not very often.
My current plans:
Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/H682zM
Motherboard: Havent found one I like yet
CPU: Amd Fx-8350 Black Edition (taking recommendations NO intel)
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2x8) DDR3 1600 (taking recommendations)
Storage: 1TB Western Digital (probably will change)
GPU: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX (will add a second one in the future)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black (ATX)
OS: Microsoft Windows 10
Monitor: I have two already
Case fans: I have a few and I will buy more
Peripherals: I already have some.
 
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geofelt


None you want to hear about.

FX-8350 with an overclock is as good as you are going to get.

If you want AMD because you are a stockholder or otherwise zipped off at Intel, then you might get lucky with the upcoming Ryzen processors.
I would wait for...
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While this post is "old", the mobos listed in there are really good for an FX CPU (and oc ofc):

http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

I'm comfortably running my FX-8320 @4.6Ghz on my Gigabyte GA-FXA990-UD3 since 2013.


Not sure how it will go with a 2nd GPU, my R9-380x gets bottlenecked already on CPU-bounded games so good luck with that.

Add an SSD and as for RAM your choice is good already.
 
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geofelt

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What are you upgrading from?
Is gaming your primary use for this pc?

Here is a link to motherboard quality. Likely, you will want a 990FX chipset motherboard.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383150/motherboard-tier-list.html

And... on the rest of your build:

I might suggest that while you will win synthetic benchmarks with dual gpu, your gaming will be better with a single great card.


I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games.
But, many things default to the "C" drive.
When a SSD nears full, it will lose performance and endurance.
240gb is the recommended minimum.

If you can go 240gb, or 500gb you may never need a hard drive.

You can defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.

Samsung EVO is a good choice for performance and reliability.



 
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Im possibly looking for a CPU upgrade. Any ideas?
 
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geofelt

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None you want to hear about.

FX-8350 with an overclock is as good as you are going to get.

If you want AMD because you are a stockholder or otherwise zipped off at Intel, then you might get lucky with the upcoming Ryzen processors.
I would wait for them..
My guess is that they will be priced well and be good for multithreaded apps, just like the FX-8350 series.
But, I have heard of no clock rates north of 3.9 and I really doubt that the IPC will be better than current Intel.
That makes me think they will not be a winner for high end gaming.
Time will tell.
 
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Thanks for recommending ryzen. I can wait since I dont have all of the money yet.
 
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