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Does matching Amd, Graphics Card, or Motherboard components matter, Performance?

Mackoo

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Would it be better if the graphics card maker matched with the motherboard or the cpu? or Just the cpu and the graphics card in terms of performance? I'll be running an Msi motherboard and an Amd Cpu
 
Solution
No you don't have to use an MSI motherboard and an MSI GPU, you can use what you wan't just make sure that the motherboard is compatible with your CPU. And DON'T SKIMP OUT ON THE PSU! What CPU do you plan on using?


Ah thanks alot man and yea I hear alot on not going cheap on the psu, haha. Heres the build I was planning on for some light gaming:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3xuzq
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3xuzq/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3xuzq/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($88.32 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($101.00)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $436.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-12 01:28 EDT-0400)

Im not too sure on which gpu ill be getting. Either the MSI Radeon HD 7730 1gb priced at 90 or the MSI AMD RADEON R7 250X 1GB ARMOR OC priced at $100