whats the best motherboard for bulldozer 8150

chriskibble · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:40

whats the best motherboard for bulldozer 8150

im new to building pcs and need some help

thnx guys

stulid · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:45

Do you already have the AMD FX CPU?

chriskibble · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:48

no not as yet

RJC · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:49

Dont, go with Intel

chriskibble · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:53

i dont have the budget for intel

RJC · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:53

Whats your budget?

chriskibble · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:54

about 500 - 600 but buying bit by bit as cant save that much in one go lol

RJC · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:57

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
Total : £304.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

or

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Dirt Showdown PC Game **£20 Cashback** £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte 990FXA-D3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
(£23.29) £27.95
(£23.29)
Sub Total : £246.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £51.22
Total : £307.32

stulid · 2 Sep 2012 at 17:57

chriskibble said:
about 500 - 600 but buying bit by bit as cant save that much in one go lol

So you will be paying for delivery of each item? instead of a single delivery charge for one order?

It's always best to order it all at the same time, by the time you get your last bit, it could be out of date or an item replaced by something newer/shinier.

chriskibble · 2 Sep 2012 at 18:03

is the intel build good for gaming?

stulid · 2 Sep 2012 at 18:05

chriskibble said:
is the intel build good for gaming?

Of course not.

Its completely eats the FX chip.

2500K (the 3570K is obviously faster) vs 8150 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=434

djshauny1 · 2 Sep 2012 at 18:12

Yeah, go intel as others suggested

chriskibble · 2 Sep 2012 at 18:29

ok great help thanx guys looks like its intel for me

badcompany · 3 Sep 2012 at 10:33

RJC said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
Total : £304.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

or

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with H20 Cooler with FREE Dirt Showdown PC Game **£20 Cashback** £215.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-D3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £99.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
Total : £355.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

why pick vIe most expensive bd with h20 cooler for comparison?

JGStonedRaider · 3 Sep 2012 at 10:57

stulid said:
Of course not

Its completely eats the FX chip.

2500K (the 3570K is obviously faster) vs 8150 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=434

unless you only play BF3 multiplayer...like me..in which case the 8150 outperforms the 2500K's (dunno bout 3570's)...not that I have an 8150...Am still loving my 6 core Phenom II @ 4.2

SlugForAButt · 3 Sep 2012 at 22:20

RJC said:
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Is that board a decent clocker?

RJC · 3 Sep 2012 at 22:27

Link to reviews of the board:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22696403&postcount=6

Thought the cpu looked expensive.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Dirt Showdown PC Game **£20 Cashback** £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte 990FXA-D3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
(£23.29) £27.95
(£23.29)
Sub Total : £246.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £51.22
Total : £307.32

BrianB · 3 Sep 2012 at 22:34

I just got a UP4 and 3570K and think it's worth every penny. The D3H is a great board too. Overclockers always have great deals on gpu's and other products too, watch out for the deals in the forum.

SlugForAButt · 3 Sep 2012 at 22:43

Looks a great board for the price. Might come in handy for building an IB on a budget.

EDIT: @BrianB
Thanks for the info about watching for deals, I didn't know that.