Which build should I go for?

[Alex Milici]

As the title says, I can't decide which setup to go for. Here they are:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Milici/saved/Tv6KHx
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Milici/saved/LWGdnQ
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Milici/saved/XXsv6h

 

[Kaliz]

first 2 builds: get another motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-UD3P. The Asrock is not good at all, it cant handle the load of a 8-core FX.

for all 3 builds, get another PSU, XFX, Antec or Seasonic 550Watt.

Rest looks great, what are you going to use it for? If gaming only i would pick the Intel build, for gaming and heavy threaded programs the FX8320/8350 build!

 

[Alex Milici]

I will use it mostly for gaming. But is the i5 going to handle future games?

 

[Kaliz]

Yes it will perform better in gaming, also future games!

 

[Alex Milici]

I see... I changed the PSU as you said, but is the i5's motherboard good or should I change it too?

 

[Kaliz]

its an OK mobo, you are better off getting a H97 chipset motherboard, but if you are on a budget the B85 you chose is good to go!

 

[Alex Milici]

Yeah, I'm kinda limited my the budget. So now that I changed my PSU as you said everything should be fine, right?

 

[Kaliz]

yes, absolutely fine, change the PSU to XFX TS 550W or XFX PRO 550W , Seasonic 500/520/550W or Antec 550W and you are all set

 

[Alex Milici]

Done, thanks a lot 😀

 

[maddogfargo]

first 2 builds: get another motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-UD3P. The Asrock is not good at all, it cant handle the load of a 8-core FX.

for all 3 builds, get another PSU, XFX, Antec or Seasonic 550Watt.

Rest looks great, what are you going to use it for? If gaming only i would pick the Intel build, for gaming and heavy threaded programs the FX8320/8350 build!

+1 for the Gigabyte motherboard recommendation. (* See my sig )

For gaming, you won't see much difference between an i5 system and an FX 8320 or 8350. So just go with whichever you are most familiar with or whichever is on sale.

If you go AMD, remember that the 970 chipset boards don't crossfire well, they are good for a single high end GPU. But most gamers will recommend a good single GPU anyway.

If you go Intel, try to get one of the new Devil's Canyon i5 CPUs. Better in every way over Haswell.

For both, go for good aftermarket cooling and throw a mild OC on it and you'll be happy with the results.

 

[Kaliz]

TI have the 970A-UD3P for my FX8320 @ 4,46 GHz stable , did benchmarks @ 5,12 GHz, its the best mobo for single GPU and FX 8xxx and 9xxx

 

[Alex Milici]

And for the FX 8350, what aftermarket cooler do you recommend? (A not really expensive one if possible)