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Started by Stefan Bargisen | | 7 answers
Building new pc.
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.

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11 minutes ago

I'm also considering going Intel, but that is a bit more expensive. Would it be worth it to go i5-4790k, and find a LGA1150 mobo that supports 2x pcie x16 ?
October 18, 2014 4:21:36 AM

Thanks mate, I like to upgrade the ram purely due to aesthetics.

Maybe I should just buy some ram coolers.
a b 4 Gaming
a b ) Power supply
a b À AMD
a b Ĉ ASUS
October 18, 2014 2:59:02 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,

Quote:
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.
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.
a b 4 Gaming
a c 166 ) Power supply
a c 191 À AMD
a c 111 Ĉ ASUS
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.
October 17, 2014 3:01:27 PM

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.
a b 4 Gaming
a c 166 ) Power supply
a c 191 À AMD
a c 111 Ĉ ASUS
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?

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