Best am3+ MOBO for AMD FX-8350

[dabigstaff]

Hey guys, this is my first build and im pretty bad at this, i wanted to know which would be the best MOBO for an FX-8350, im planning on overcloking. by the way, can you also tell me a good cheap gpu that will run today's games at high-ultra settings. thanks

 

[Darkbreeze]

What is your budget for the motherboard and GPU?

 

[dabigstaff]

What is your budget for the motherboard and GPU?

im hoping to get the whole build under 900 bucks

 

[Sig2525]

you can take a look at the gigabyte 990 fx mobo and the msi r9 270x dual x.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514&cm_re=990_fx-_-13-128-514-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127761&cm_re=r9_270x-_-14-127-761-_-Product

 

[Darkbreeze]

Do you need an OS too for that price?

 

[dabigstaff]

Do you need an OS too for that price?

No, neither the keyboard, mouse, and peripherals, just the pc itself

 

[dabigstaff]

you can take a look at the gigabyte 990 fx mobo and the msi r9 270x dual x.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514&cm_re=990_fx-_-13-128-514-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127761&cm_re=r9_270x-_-14-127-761-_-Product

thanks i'm going to take a look

 

[rolli59]

For $900 budget I would recommend an Intel I5 build for gaming.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I used the 8320 which is the same chip as the 8350 but doesn't have the factory overclock. In most cases you can overclock the 8320 to the same speeds you can overclock the 8350 to unless you get a poor chip but you run the same risk of losing the silicon lottery with the 8350 as the higher binned chips are already pulled for 8370's. I'd never buy an 8350 and pay 30-45 dollars more when I already plan to overclock it anyhow.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($132.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P12025KK-RP 70.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P12025KK-RP 70.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $874.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 03:14 EST-0500


That price doesn't include ANY of the mail in rebates, so it will likely be a bit cheaper when it's all said and done. You should be able to game pretty much any title at max settings with that if you overclock to about 4.5Ghz.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Or as rolli said, the i5 is probably a better choice but will require you add a couple of case fans and an aftermarket cooler if you want to overclock later. Even at it's stock clock, this probably games better than the AMD build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO VELOCE 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.85 @ OutletPC)
Total: $922.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 03:21 EST-0500

Again, this doesn't include the mail in rebates.

 

[dabigstaff]

Or as rolli said, the i5 is probably a better choice but will require you add a couple of case fans and an aftermarket cooler if you want to overclock later. Even at it's stock clock, this probably games better than the AMD build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO VELOCE 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.85 @ OutletPC)
Total: $922.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 03:21 EST-0500

Again, this doesn't include the mail in rebates.

Thank you so much, either of these builds will run almost everything at max right?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Absolutely. On a single 1080 monitor. If you have a high res 4K or triple monitor setup with resolutions higher than 1080, you'll probably want two cards but you can always add one later if that's the case. IF you do have plans to add a second card down the road, I'd go with an EVGA G2 series PSU or something of similar quality now so you don't have to replace the PSU to add a second card.

 

[dabigstaff]

Or as rolli said, the i5 is probably a better choice but will require you add a couple of case fans and an aftermarket cooler if you want to overclock later. Even at it's stock clock, this probably games better than the AMD build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO VELOCE 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.85 @ OutletPC)
Total: $922.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 03:21 EST-0500

Again, this doesn't include the mail in rebates.

Absolutely. On a single 1080 monitor. If you have a high res 4K or triple monitor setup with resolutions higher than 1080, you'll probably want two cards but you can always add one later if that's the case. IF you do have plans to add a second card down the road, I'd go with an EVGA G2 series PSU or something of similar quality now so you don't have to replace the PSU to add a second card.

Thanks i think i'll go with amd, and add it an extra 16 gb of ram

 

[PIEapple]

I would go this build ,this build would be good for gaming for sure include games at high-ultra settings.By the way this build have good match color ,the black/red theme would be nice looking , the case have a window ,you can add some RED LED Fan or Light strip that would be perfect
MSI 970 gaming motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series red 8G

MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4GB Twin Frozr V

Thermaltake Commander G41

Antec High Current Gamer 620W

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($168.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.89 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($348.95 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $896.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 03:42 EST-0500

Red LED FAN:
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Red LED Silent Fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103091

Red LED strip:
BitFenix BFA-ACL-12RK6-RP Alchemy Connect LED-Strip Red 12cm

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811997050

 

[rolli59]

Or as rolli said, the i5 is probably a better choice but will require you add a couple of case fans and an aftermarket cooler if you want to overclock later. Even at it's stock clock, this probably games better than the AMD build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO VELOCE 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.85 @ OutletPC)
Total: $922.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 03:21 EST-0500

Again, this doesn't include the mail in rebates.

Absolutely. On a single 1080 monitor. If you have a high res 4K or triple monitor setup with resolutions higher than 1080, you'll probably want two cards but you can always add one later if that's the case. IF you do have plans to add a second card down the road, I'd go with an EVGA G2 series PSU or something of similar quality now so you don't have to replace the PSU to add a second card.

Thanks i think i'll go with amd, and add it an extra 16 gb of ram

If it is only for gaming anything over 8GB ram would be waste and the FX does not game as well as I5!