Hi all,
Long time forum lurker, first time poster.
I'm just after a wee bit of info regarding my planned PC upgrade.
I am currently Running:
Phenom II x3 710
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
8GB Total (4 x 2GB) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD
CORSAIR H50 CWCH50-1 INTEL/AMD
Corsair 850W HX Modular PSU
Antec 300 case
I play basic steam games occasionally, do some basic video editing and photoshop. Day to Day I have 100 tabs opens, streaming youtube, netflix and real stock charts and prices running along with whatever else i find to tab open 😉
My initial thoughts were to upgrade my current CPU to the best AM3 I could put it in, which as far as i'm aware is, AMD Phenom II X6 Black 1100T. However the prices of these still seem to be near enough £100 on ebay for a used one.
Additionally
I recently purchased a T420 thinkpad for £180 which had an SDD and couldn't believe how fast the drive was so purchased an 850 EVO for £80 for my pc. However my current mobo cannot take full advantage of the speed due to not having sata 6gb/s so decided that it's probably best to upgrade the mobo to one with USB3, sata 6gb/s and most importantly AM3+ so i can upgrade to a much better processor.
I haven't built a pc, or really kept up properly since 2010 so am just really after confirmation that what I am thinking is the right path to go down and, if I have got the correct idea, to see what you lovely folks think a good mobo for the FX-8350 is?
I am happy to buy an older mobo from ebay if there is a good value option as i'l probably be trying to find the FX-8350 on ebay too if the price is good.
Also I am assuming, that i can keep everything else and just change the mobo and processor?
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read and any info that you wish to give me.
Long time forum lurker, first time poster.
I'm just after a wee bit of info regarding my planned PC upgrade.
I am currently Running:
Phenom II x3 710
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
8GB Total (4 x 2GB) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD
CORSAIR H50 CWCH50-1 INTEL/AMD
Corsair 850W HX Modular PSU
Antec 300 case
I play basic steam games occasionally, do some basic video editing and photoshop. Day to Day I have 100 tabs opens, streaming youtube, netflix and real stock charts and prices running along with whatever else i find to tab open 😉
My initial thoughts were to upgrade my current CPU to the best AM3 I could put it in, which as far as i'm aware is, AMD Phenom II X6 Black 1100T. However the prices of these still seem to be near enough £100 on ebay for a used one.
Additionally
I recently purchased a T420 thinkpad for £180 which had an SDD and couldn't believe how fast the drive was so purchased an 850 EVO for £80 for my pc. However my current mobo cannot take full advantage of the speed due to not having sata 6gb/s so decided that it's probably best to upgrade the mobo to one with USB3, sata 6gb/s and most importantly AM3+ so i can upgrade to a much better processor.
I haven't built a pc, or really kept up properly since 2010 so am just really after confirmation that what I am thinking is the right path to go down and, if I have got the correct idea, to see what you lovely folks think a good mobo for the FX-8350 is?
I am happy to buy an older mobo from ebay if there is a good value option as i'l probably be trying to find the FX-8350 on ebay too if the price is good.
Also I am assuming, that i can keep everything else and just change the mobo and processor?
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read and any info that you wish to give me.