Cpu Temps

Okay. I hate to break it to you. Your problem is that the FX-8320 uses TWICE the amount of power, and air than the X4 and pretty much any Intel chip. The other thing is that the FX does not truly have 8 cores. It has two 4 core modules. Yeah. Also if you have a ATX Mini Tower case, the FX probably won't get enough air. But another thing is, the CPU cooler (I know from experience) sits really close to your RAM. Now, for the amount of gaming you are doing, your RAM is probably getting HOT. So having the cooler mounted so close to your RAM is basically canceling itself out. By the way, the 612 is really just an overpriced 212. The 612 is kind of like spending $200000 on a Ferrari, when for $60000 you can get the same speed out of a Shelby GT500. And also, you probably want to buy 2 sticks of 4 gigs of RAM, because then the RAM will cool efficiently, and won't be putting all the pressure on one stick. Now lastly. I hate to tell you this but, you kind of skimped out on your power supply. For a power supply you really need to go 80 Plus Certified. I think one of the sources of this is your PSU. But I will say your GPU is good, but your motherboard is freaking amazing. With that kind of board, you can run a Radeon HD 7970...two of them! But in all reality, I think maybe you should think about making the big switch to Intel. That's my advice.

Actually you can run four Radeon HD 7970's!