What motherboard will work well

[Nathan68lol]

I have a FX 8350 black and I'm looking into a new motherboard for my new case,
The case is an Blackhawk ultra case because reasons, The GPU I'm looking at is an GTX 1080 or maybe the new titan x I don't know yet.
If any of you have thoughts about a motherboard that would work well with those spces please say something. I'm will to spend $200 but $250 if need be.

 

[Sem_4_]

Asus 970 pro gaming, i really like the quality of Asus mobo's and this one is a good one. but instead of spending 250$ on a new mobo and 180$ on a case i think you would be better of investing in a new processor.

something likev the i5 6600K with a mobo of 150$ and you will have much better setup than with the FX8350. I really wouldn't spend any money on a mobo for the FX8350 and a cool case if for the same price you could get a much better CPU with a decent mobo. Especially if you are going to upgrade to the GTX1080 i would recommend a different CPU.

 

[xFeaRDom]

I have a FX 8350 black and I'm looking into a new motherboard for my new case,
The case is an Blackhawk ultra case because reasons, The GPU I'm looking at is an GTX 1080 or maybe the new titan x I don't know yet.
If any of you have thoughts about a motherboard that would work well with those spces please say something. I'm will to spend $200 but $250 if need be.

First off,

Are you looking to overclock your CPU?

Are you planning on running SLI or anything?

A motherboard like this will do for you, personally.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/yFjG3C/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20

 

[Nathan68lol]

I have a FX 8350 black and I'm looking into a new motherboard for my new case,
The case is an Blackhawk ultra case because reasons, The GPU I'm looking at is an GTX 1080 or maybe the new titan x I don't know yet.
If any of you have thoughts about a motherboard that would work well with those spces please say something. I'm will to spend $200 but $250 if need be.

First off,

Are you looking to overclock your CPU?

Are you planning on running SLI or anything?

A motherboard like this will do for you, personally.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/yFjG3C/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20

I am not looking to overclock at this time but the option would be nice, no i'm not gonna have an SLI right now

 

[Nathan68lol]

Asus 970 pro gaming, i really like the quality of Asus mobo's and this one is a good one. but instead of spending 250$ on a new mobo and 180$ on a case i think you would be better of investing in a new processor.

something likev the i5 6600K with a mobo of 150$ and you will have much better setup than with the FX8350. I really wouldn't spend any money on a mobo for the FX8350 and a cool case if for the same price you could get a much better CPU with a decent mobo. Especially if you are going to upgrade to the GTX1080 i would recommend a different CPU.

I am willing to pick up an intel CPU. Wouldn't the blackhawk be good cooling? Is the I5 6600K worth it? I should I look into a better one?

 

[spdragoo]

If you already have the CPU, then there's no way you're going to be able to find a decent Intel CPU and motherboard for under $100.

Whatever board you choose, though, for an AMD build you want something with the 990FX chipset, especially if you're going to overclock. I like this particular board from Gigabyte, & it's under $80:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3YH48d/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3r5

 

[Nathan68lol]

If you already have the CPU, then there's no way you're going to be able to find a decent Intel CPU and motherboard for under $100.

Whatever board you choose, though, for an AMD build you want something with the 990FX chipset, especially if you're going to overclock. I like this particular board from Gigabyte, & it's under $80:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/3YH48d/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3r5

I never said the budget for a CPU but I would spend good amount for one like around $400 and $200 for a board

 

[spdragoo]

Sorry, I was just going off the original post:

I have a FX 8350 black and I'm looking into a new motherboard for my new case.

That's why I was saying you can't get them for that price. If you already have an FX-8350 & just need a new motherboard, it's going to be much cheaper than buying a brand-new system. That particular one apparently works well for OC purposes, plus it supports 2-way SLI & CrossFire. That means pretty much any existing hardware should work just fine with it, & at worst you're only looking at reinstalling Windows.

Which I guess brings up the question, though, of how much you plan to reuse from your system. Although RAM isn't that expensive, if you're going to go with an Intel build it doesn't make sense to get a DDR3 build, so you'd need new RAM. Still doable with the $400 budget, especially based on other factors:
-- Since you're not going to OC right now, you don't need a "K" chip from Intel. Not only are they cheaper, you don't need to buy a cooler (not standard on the "K" chips). If you want the option to OC later, you'll want a Z170 board; otherwise, you might be able to save a little there.
-- Unless you're going to be streaming while gaming, or doing a lot of video editing, you'll only need a Core i5 chip, which will be cheaper than a Core i7. Also, you won't need more than 8GB of RAM.
-- SLI/CrossFire support can be nice, but not necessarily important. If you want it, I wouldn't worry about anything more than 2-way SLI/CrossFire support. I've noticed, however, that it seems like fewer boards support SLI than support CrossFire.

 

[Nathan68lol]

Sorry, I was just going off the original post:

I have a FX 8350 black and I'm looking into a new motherboard for my new case.

That's why I was saying you can't get them for that price. If you already have an FX-8350 & just need a new motherboard, it's going to be much cheaper than buying a brand-new system. That particular one apparently works well for OC purposes, plus it supports 2-way SLI & CrossFire. That means pretty much any existing hardware should work just fine with it, & at worst you're only looking at reinstalling Windows.

Which I guess brings up the question, though, of how much you plan to reuse from your system. Although RAM isn't that expensive, if you're going to go with an Intel build it doesn't make sense to get a DDR3 build, so you'd need new RAM. Still doable with the $400 budget, especially based on other factors:
-- Since you're not going to OC right now, you don't need a "K" chip from Intel. Not only are they cheaper, you don't need to buy a cooler (not standard on the "K" chips). If you want the option to OC later, you'll want a Z170 board; otherwise, you might be able to save a little there.
-- Unless you're going to be streaming while gaming, or doing a lot of video editing, you'll only need a Core i5 chip, which will be cheaper than a Core i7. Also, you won't need more than 8GB of RAM.
-- SLI/CrossFire support can be nice, but not necessarily important. If you want it, I wouldn't worry about anything more than 2-way SLI/CrossFire support. I've noticed, however, that it seems like fewer boards support SLI than support CrossFire.

I plan on using my system daily. An intel build would do better performance with an 1080 would it not?
I would like to OC later DDR4 will cost a little more but I'm up for it if i can get better performance in gaming.
I don't stream.
Now let's say my budget for this build is $3000 that should be good for build like wouldn't it?
Now my must haves are a Blackhawk ultra for the case and an GTX 1080 but if you know any better oen that then I'd love to hear it
Also the original post was for a motherboard not a CPU sorry

 

[spdragoo]

Oh, definitely, $3,000 is more than enough. You could probably build what you need with half that budget.

GPU-wise, you can't beat the GTX 1080 right now, so no problems there.

Case-wise...eh, what I look for in a case are 1) room for items (prefer at least three 5.25" bays, plus 3-4 internal bays for drives), 2) cable management, & 3) plenty of room for case fans (my current case has the maximum 5 installed right now). Beyond that, I don't care too much about LED lighting, funky colors, or any of the cool-looking-but-useless-for-performance "features" that drive the cost up. Which is why I usually stick with cases under $50.

 

[Nathan68lol]

Oh, definitely, $3,000 is more than enough. You could probably build what you need with half that budget.

GPU-wise, you can't beat the GTX 1080 right now, so no problems there.

Case-wise...eh, what I look for in a case are 1) room for items (prefer at least three 5.25" bays, plus 3-4 internal bays for drives), 2) cable management, & 3) plenty of room for case fans (my current case has the maximum 5 installed right now). Beyond that, I don't care too much about LED lighting, funky colors, or any of the cool-looking-but-useless-for-performance "features" that drive the cost up. Which is why I usually stick with cases under $50.

Well isn't the Titan X better then the GTX 1080?
I need a case with good cooling and so I don't need to buy a new case if I want to upgrade that's why i want the Blackhawk.
I can see what you're getting at with the case thing,

 

[spdragoo]

http://www.techspot.com/review/1174-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080/

GTX 1080 blows the Titan X away...at least until nVidia comes out with the "new, improved Titan X 2.0, now with frosting!!!". (j/k)

Seriously, though, GTX 1080 has better performance than the old Titan X, & I haven't heard anything about nVidia officially releasing a Pascal-based Titan X yet. Heck, they haven't even officially announced a 1080Ti.

(looks at the specs for the Blackhawk Ultra)

Ye gods...it ships with seven case fans?!? & has 10 HDD bays?!? Okaaaaay...now I have Tim Allen muttering in the back of my head. I don't need this...but I would love to have it. Well, maybe not for $200...but the $67 Blackhawk (8 expansion slots, 5 fans pre-installed) looks awfully nice...

 

[Nathan68lol]

http://www.techspot.com/review/1174-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080/

GTX 1080 blows the Titan X away...at least until nVidia comes out with the "new, improved Titan X 2.0, now with frosting!!!". (j/k)

Seriously, though, GTX 1080 has better performance than the old Titan X, & I haven't heard anything about nVidia officially releasing a Pascal-based Titan X yet. Heck, they haven't even officially announced a 1080Ti.

(looks at the specs for the Blackhawk Ultra)

Ye gods...it ships with seven case fans?!? & has 10 HDD bays?!? Okaaaaay...now I have Tim Allen muttering in the back of my head. I don't need this...but I would love to have it. Well, maybe not for $200...but the $67 Blackhawk (8 expansion slots, 5 fans pre-installed) looks awfully nice...

The new Titan X has come out lol but after I looked at it I'm getting the GTX 1080.
I'll most likely get the other blackhawk that's $67.
What's the best GTX 1080 to get? I've been looking at the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition as it's the only one that's not sold out lol beside the MSI 1080. Well on newegg.ca