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Hey guys!
What do you think of this setup;
-ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 mobo
-FX-8350 (Black edition)
-MSI R9 270x 2g gaming
-MSI R9 270x 2g gaming
-4x4gb 1600 mhz ram
Besides this, I have some standard HDD's, 1 on 500 gigs and 1 on 1500 gigs. Don't really wanna spend the money on an SSD atm. Also, I have 1 R9 270x, which is the reason for 2 of those, where I think I will get the same performance for half the price of a 290x. (+- ofcourse..)
The ram is something I already own, I am thinking of upgrading for 4x4gb 1866 or 2100 mhz, but I have read something about this CPU is bottlenecking it, thus only allowing for 1866 mhz, is this true?
For PSU I am considering one of these 2;
Corsair RM850
eVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
Both are 850watts and both have secluded wiring, which I just LOVE! Both are same price.
Which would you recommend?
I am putting it all into an NZXT H440 tower, I have plans of making a watercooling system later on.
At this point I have a Corsair H100 watercooler for the CPU, and yes, I want to overclock the pc.
I was originally looking at either Asus Maximus or Asus Sabertooth, but I like the blueish look on M5A99FX, and read that it is as good as the Sabertooth? Anyway, also cheaper. But the M5A99FX I read is good for O.C.
Thanks guys! Cheers.
What do you think of this setup;
-ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 mobo
-FX-8350 (Black edition)
-MSI R9 270x 2g gaming
-MSI R9 270x 2g gaming
-4x4gb 1600 mhz ram
Besides this, I have some standard HDD's, 1 on 500 gigs and 1 on 1500 gigs. Don't really wanna spend the money on an SSD atm. Also, I have 1 R9 270x, which is the reason for 2 of those, where I think I will get the same performance for half the price of a 290x. (+- ofcourse..)
The ram is something I already own, I am thinking of upgrading for 4x4gb 1866 or 2100 mhz, but I have read something about this CPU is bottlenecking it, thus only allowing for 1866 mhz, is this true?
For PSU I am considering one of these 2;
Corsair RM850
eVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
Both are 850watts and both have secluded wiring, which I just LOVE! Both are same price.
Which would you recommend?
I am putting it all into an NZXT H440 tower, I have plans of making a watercooling system later on.
At this point I have a Corsair H100 watercooler for the CPU, and yes, I want to overclock the pc.
I was originally looking at either Asus Maximus or Asus Sabertooth, but I like the blueish look on M5A99FX, and read that it is as good as the Sabertooth? Anyway, also cheaper. But the M5A99FX I read is good for O.C.
Thanks guys! Cheers.
Stefan Bargisen
11 minutes ago
Stefan Bargisen
October 18, 2014 4:21:36 AM
clutchc said:
I really don't know yet. I had a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 board that had an OC'ing issue. I could not get the vcore setting to 'stick' once I booted into Win7. .
A bit off topic,but i saw this in a review,
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If you do overclock with this board, it’s important that you go into the BIOS and set “APM” off, and set the Load Line Calibration at a pretty high level to maintain stable voltage.tried that?
Good build btw.
The EVGA Supernova G2 is a good choice,and the better,for a psu.
Use the ram that you already have,it's what i would do.You could upgrade to 2x8gb of higher speed=1866 or maybe 2133 (the board doesn't support higher than this anyway),but i doubt you'll get much more performance out of it.
Stefan Bargisen
October 18, 2014 1:49:43 AM
I'm am not that into BIOS' as of yet, so what you are saying are part gibberish to me.
I read around the internet that this Asus mobo is a good oc mobo, so you should be fine with this one.
- Just build a PC for a mate, with a FX-8350 CPU and the Sabertooth rev 2.0, and wow! The BIOS in Sabertooth rev 2.0, eyecandy! Never seen you can use your mouse in the BIOS.
Nonetheless, atm I have an ASROCK 870 Extreme (Some number, dont remember) and a AMD Athlon II X4 3,0 Ghz, I have oc'ed it to 4,2 ghz with no problems with testing it in 3Dmark. Though not really a big difference in the test.
I read around the internet that this Asus mobo is a good oc mobo, so you should be fine with this one.
- Just build a PC for a mate, with a FX-8350 CPU and the Sabertooth rev 2.0, and wow! The BIOS in Sabertooth rev 2.0, eyecandy! Never seen you can use your mouse in the BIOS.
Nonetheless, atm I have an ASROCK 870 Extreme (Some number, dont remember) and a AMD Athlon II X4 3,0 Ghz, I have oc'ed it to 4,2 ghz with no problems with testing it in 3Dmark. Though not really a big difference in the test.
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October 17, 2014 5:54:05 PM
Stefan Bargisen said:
I think it is the same mobo, whole name is the same etc.. Both are Asus sites just one with us in the url.
Is the 8350 with 290x a good mix?
I'm thinking of trying to get to 4,7-4,8 ghz on it, it should do that very stable also with watercooling.
I really don't know yet. I had a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 board that had an OC'ing issue. I could not get the vcore setting to 'stick' once I booted into Win7. It would always revert back to its default. I sent the board back to Gigabyte and they are returning it saying they couldn't find any problem. So I'm, thinking of buying the Asus.
The one I had was rev. 4 with a UEFI BIOS. I had a previous UD3 awhile back that was rev 3 and a legacy BIOS. The legacy BIOS had no issues.
Stefan Bargisen
October 17, 2014 3:01:27 PM
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October 17, 2014 2:46:06 PM
Looks very do-able. The board will handle 2 cards at x16 lanes, so no issue there. The board is good for OC'ing. I would stay at 1866mhz on the RAM. The memory controller is rated for that. OC'ing the memory might not be a good idea.
Side note: I have a FX-8350/R9-290X system sitting idle at the moment. Need a new MB. I was looking that the one you chose but I see there are 2 listings for it at Asus.
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/ove...
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/overvi...
Is that the same board, just a global site and a US site?
Side note: I have a FX-8350/R9-290X system sitting idle at the moment. Need a new MB. I was looking that the one you chose but I see there are 2 listings for it at Asus.
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/ove...
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/overvi...
Is that the same board, just a global site and a US site?
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