Hey everyone, new to the forums!
I have been wanting to upgrade for a while, and now I think it's time. I will be sticking with AMD as they are cheaper and to me, the additional specs aren't really worth the extra money. Just how I feel.
My current build:
Phemon II 945 with aftermarket air cooler
Some Gigabyte mATX motherobard lol
MSI Gold Edition 560ti
Patriot 1333Mhz 2x4GB RAM
Diablotek 750W PSU
Hitachi 500GB HDD
I will be reusing the RAM, GPU. and optical drive, from my current computer and I picked up a Corsair CX750M from tigerdirect for $50, after Mail in rebates. I am mainly buying this stuff from Amazon because i'm a Prime member, but I am also looking at newegg and tiger. If you know of any deals please let me know lol
Planned, newbuild:
AMD FX 8350
Corsair H100i
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
Corsair Black C70 or possibly CM Storm Scout 2
I think I'm gonna go with Windows 8, but I am still on the Fence.
Seagate 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive
Corsair SP120 twin pack.
This is basically maxing my $850 budget for everything I've yet you buy. My main question is, Since I will be doing a little over overclocking, do I really need FX 8350, or can I just buy the 8320 and overclock it past the 8350... It's basically the same chip, isn't it? And do I even need the eight core at all? would the 4300/4350 run just as well? Basic use is mainly gaming and light web browsing.. I do most of my browsing on my tablet.
Can someone also help me with which case I should get from the two I provided? I am kinda picky about cases and I like both of them. I want to push/pull the H100i and I've not been able to find much on being able to do that in the Storm Scout 2.
Could I get away with a cheaper motherboard and still overclock?
I'm also open to suggestions to other components.
Thanks!
I have been wanting to upgrade for a while, and now I think it's time. I will be sticking with AMD as they are cheaper and to me, the additional specs aren't really worth the extra money. Just how I feel.
My current build:
Phemon II 945 with aftermarket air cooler
Some Gigabyte mATX motherobard lol
MSI Gold Edition 560ti
Patriot 1333Mhz 2x4GB RAM
Diablotek 750W PSU
Hitachi 500GB HDD
I will be reusing the RAM, GPU. and optical drive, from my current computer and I picked up a Corsair CX750M from tigerdirect for $50, after Mail in rebates. I am mainly buying this stuff from Amazon because i'm a Prime member, but I am also looking at newegg and tiger. If you know of any deals please let me know lol
Planned, newbuild:
AMD FX 8350
Corsair H100i
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
Corsair Black C70 or possibly CM Storm Scout 2
I think I'm gonna go with Windows 8, but I am still on the Fence.
Seagate 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive
Corsair SP120 twin pack.
This is basically maxing my $850 budget for everything I've yet you buy. My main question is, Since I will be doing a little over overclocking, do I really need FX 8350, or can I just buy the 8320 and overclock it past the 8350... It's basically the same chip, isn't it? And do I even need the eight core at all? would the 4300/4350 run just as well? Basic use is mainly gaming and light web browsing.. I do most of my browsing on my tablet.
Can someone also help me with which case I should get from the two I provided? I am kinda picky about cases and I like both of them. I want to push/pull the H100i and I've not been able to find much on being able to do that in the Storm Scout 2.
Could I get away with a cheaper motherboard and still overclock?
I'm also open to suggestions to other components.
Thanks!