looking for good recommendation

[kenthz]

i have asus m5a88-m mobo, anyone can recommend good processor and graphics card for encoding and gaming?
TIA!

 

[imsqam]

You have an AM3+ mobo based on the 880G chipset, basically a dead platform. This is a more budget oriented mobo as opposed to a high end overclocker.

It states in the spec page that it will support up to a 140W CPU but I wouldn't going above 125W, there just isn't the power phases to support 140W (IMO).
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A88M/specifications/

The FX 8370 is the fastest 125W supported on this mobo, it would pair well with a GTX 1060-6GB or an RX 580
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=373,391&sort=price&r=8192,6144

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CKfmd6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CKfmd6/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - M5A88-M Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($304.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $449.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-10 12:16 EST-0500

But you need to ask yourself is it worth investing in this platform as a Pentium G4560 has about the same power as this CPU
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-8370-vs-Intel-Pentium-G4560/2983vs3892


PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y3RmZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y3RmZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($75.29 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.39 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($304.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $449.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-10 12:17 EST-0500

 

[dontlistentome]

Motherboards are cheap, relatively speaking. I wouldn't stick to a platform just because I already have the motherboard. Do you have the system ram too, at least 8gb of DDR3? THAT might make me stick to that motherboard, because the new DDR4 ram is costly. You can assemble an FX 8xxx system a lot cheaper if you don't have to buy a motherboard/CPU/ram and the videocard too.