F firstxmate Prominent Jan 26, 2018 4 0 510 Jan 26, 2018 #1 i want to buy a GTX 1080 and my mobo has PCI 2.0 plus its an AMD processor one... so i need to buy a graphics card plus mobo plus a processor and i dunno which to get ....
i want to buy a GTX 1080 and my mobo has PCI 2.0 plus its an AMD processor one... so i need to buy a graphics card plus mobo plus a processor and i dunno which to get ....
Solution Dark Lord of Tech Jan 26, 2018 You need a new platform from Intel or AMD Ryzen platform , which means CPU , board and DDR4 memory.
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,674 1,809 159,590 Jan 26, 2018 #2 Make and model of board? Upvote 0 Downvote
F firstxmate Prominent Jan 26, 2018 4 0 510 Jan 26, 2018 #3 ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Socket AM3+ DDR3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD 990FX ATX Motherboard thats my mobo ... i want a build to play all games in 4k with maximum settings ... i also wanna use it to play 4k HEVC 10 bit videos smoothly ... my GTX 970 couldn't play those Upvote 0 Downvote
ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Socket AM3+ DDR3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD 990FX ATX Motherboard thats my mobo ... i want a build to play all games in 4k with maximum settings ... i also wanna use it to play 4k HEVC 10 bit videos smoothly ... my GTX 970 couldn't play those
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,674 1,809 159,590 Jan 26, 2018 #4 Any CPU on the FX platform will hold a 1080 back some. Upvote 0 Downvote
F firstxmate Prominent Jan 26, 2018 4 0 510 Jan 26, 2018 #5 oh ok sorry i got your answer wrong .. so what should i look for when browsing for a new mobo ?" Upvote 0 Downvote
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,674 1,809 159,590 Jan 26, 2018 #6 2.0 slot won't hold it back the FX platform will. Upvote 0 Downvote
F firstxmate Prominent Jan 26, 2018 4 0 510 Jan 26, 2018 #7 ASUS Maximus IX Hero is this one good ? Upvote 0 Downvote
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,674 1,809 159,590 Jan 26, 2018 Solution #8 You need a new platform from Intel or AMD Ryzen platform , which means CPU , board and DDR4 memory. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution