I want to build a new system based on an Asus Sabertooth 990FX (My 4 year old Gigabyte GA m57sli-s4 just croaked - memory slots test bad). I will mostly use it for games (currently Battlefield 3, eventually Counter-Strike Global Offensive) and some graphics work on Photoshop and Bryce 7 (3D rendering). I also convert video between mpeg, wmv and other formats, but not very often)
I already have a Asus Geforce GTX 560 ti, so now I'm considering which CPU & memory to get.
CORSAIR Vengeance - will the heat fins get in the way? Is 8gb enough for Battlefield 3 or will I see any difference with 16gb? I don't mind buying another brand (have only used Corsair for last ten years or so), but it's gotta be quality stuff.
CPU - I'm probably choosing between these three, which are all around the same price on Newegg:
AMD FX-6100 (95W, 6 core)
or AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition (125W, 6 core)
or maybe even the AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition
Does 125w vs 95w matter?
(In this new CPU article, the 980 BE is in the top AMD tier? - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-overclocking,3077-5.html)
Overclocking is not important. I'm getting the Sabertooth for quality and reliabilty.
I'm also considering an SSD drive, but I need to read up a bit more on that first. Thanks!
I already have a Asus Geforce GTX 560 ti, so now I'm considering which CPU & memory to get.
CORSAIR Vengeance - will the heat fins get in the way? Is 8gb enough for Battlefield 3 or will I see any difference with 16gb? I don't mind buying another brand (have only used Corsair for last ten years or so), but it's gotta be quality stuff.
CPU - I'm probably choosing between these three, which are all around the same price on Newegg:
AMD FX-6100 (95W, 6 core)
or AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition (125W, 6 core)
or maybe even the AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition
Does 125w vs 95w matter?
(In this new CPU article, the 980 BE is in the top AMD tier? - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-overclocking,3077-5.html)
Overclocking is not important. I'm getting the Sabertooth for quality and reliabilty.
I'm also considering an SSD drive, but I need to read up a bit more on that first. Thanks!