ASROCK 970 EXTREME4/ best processor to choose

[servicegsm]

Hello,

I have a ASROCK 970 EXTREME4/ which is best processor to choose for this mainboard. I want to connect 2 PCI-E ATI HD 6970 video card.

 

[de5_Roy]

if you want to use both 6970 in crossfirex, this combination will help those gfx card perform better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
if you have access to a microcenter:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589
and
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0378094
if you haven't bought the gfx cards yet and you really, really, really.. really want to stay with the asrock motherboard, then
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
with one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127662
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102981

 

[refillable]

Well if you are planning to get that motherboard (with the processor of course) with that kind of GPU configuration, I don't recommend you to do so. The currently fastest Processor with that motherboard according to tom's hardware is the AMD FX-4170

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106009

But, this will give you a bottleneck still, except you want to insanely overclock this baby processor.

So what you do is, either get a different motherboard and an i5-2500k and overclock it. Or kill of that GPU configuration and get one 7870 which performs like a GTX 580 (on an overclocked FX-4170, which probably don't have a bottleneck).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102981
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127662

 

[rvieaujr]

I would recommend a 8350 if your going AMD, cheap 175$ on amazon right now and spend a lil bit of money on a closed loop liquid cooler and OC the heck out of it. If your going with intel than I highly recommend the i3770k. it honestly depends on your budget and what you will be doing with the pc. Of course if u want the best of the best gaming and have endless amounts of money to drop into it then go with intel, if your a budget buyer and cant drop 3k into a new pc then go with AMD. I love both but honestly I cant tell much of a difference between the 2 and they both have the same GPU 7970. The pixels area little better on the intel but that's really it.