just needed a little help

[Vamsi Vishwanadh]

i am planning to buy a amd fx8350 with the mobo Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 would that fit the processor or i should change the processor if so please suggest me a new mobo

 

[Tradesman1]

That'll be a good combo, should have no problems

 

[Vamsi Vishwanadh]

i also have another combo of core i5 3570k and as rock z77 extreme 6 mobo which is better the amd with gigabyte or intel with as rock?

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

i also have another combo of core i5 3570k and as rock z77 extreme 6 mobo which is better the amd with gigabyte or intel with as rock?

That depends on how you use your PC and what applications, games etc you plan on running on it.

 

[Tradesman1]

No contest - the Rock with Intel inside - I picked up the 8350 when it came out and my 3570K stomped it every which way but in video rendering, and actually my older 2500K had it at a dead heat....

 

[Vamsi Vishwanadh]

i play a little like skyrim etc..and multitasking is out of my range but i want a pc that would last atleast for 5 years without getting out of date....

 

[Tradesman1]

Again Intel, it's more powerful now and will always be, plus it OCs better, but a 5 year span, depends on the person.....PCs are constantly changing and game/app requirements continue to grow - there is no future proofing at this point, DDR4 is around the corner and will bring a change to basically all systems in a year or so

 

[Vamsi Vishwanadh]

u know i mean that i should be able to play game with decent graphics atleast after 1-2 years later...

 

[Tradesman1]

Yes, that's not a problem

 

[Vamsi Vishwanadh]

can u suggest me a good graphic card within 2oo$ for my i5 processor and one for amd 8350

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

can u suggest me a good graphic card within 2oo$ for my i5 processor and one for amd 8350

MSI Radeon HD 7870 2GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127722

 

[Tradesman1]

Budget?

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

He said within $200 so I went a tad over at $219 ($209 after rebate).

 

[Tradesman1]

Well, with the limit of $200, the Egg has the PowerColor 7870 at $199.99 and free shipping (so I saved you a penny 😉 )...which is pretty decent GPU, OC's pretty well, used a couple of these, beyond that, your looking at a 7850, which is a good GPU and there are numerous models available

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

I saw the PowerColor and figured that the MSI presented a better card by virtue of being a more solid brand.

 

[Tradesman1]

I don't have any problem to speak of with their GPUs, but won't touch their mobos, poor QC/support... and it's just a me thing to keep on/under budget and leave it to my clients to then see if they want to change it, so try and do same here, unless a specific question is asked, I try and hop around this place a lot...for others, building is a learning process, so unless something is out of whack and things look reasonable, I tend to go with their picks rather than changing things they have worked (oft times hard on)

 

[Vamsi Vishwanadh]

u americans are so lucky that u get a free game on the purchase of a gpu but here in india we dont get anything except the gpu and that too u getting it here for cheap in india it costs about 300$ and without a game....

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

u americans are so lucky that u get a free game on the purchase of a gpu but here in india we dont get anything except the gpu and that too u getting it here for cheap in india it costs about 300$ and without a game....

I'm Canadian and know how you feel. About a decade ago the Canadian dollar was worth around 50 cents US. So $300 cards cost $600 Canadian.

I remember buying a 9700 Pro, followed by an x800XT PE then a 1900XTX and then my 8800 Ultra back then. Each one cost twice the amount they did in the USA.