AMD FX-8 8320 build

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Hello

Ive been toying around with building a new pc for a while now and ive narrowed it down to the following

CPU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-337-AM&groupid=701&catid=1967&subcat=1825

Mobo:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-350-GI

Ram:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-068-PA

I all ready have a 700watt psu, DVD drives, 1TB HD and graphics card etc

Just wondering if i should choose a different mobo and if the one i have chosen is fine will it be on okay OCing the 8cores if i decide to as i read some where that it needs 8 mosfets/VRMS or something like that

any help would be great and this will be a first AMD build as i fancy a change and they are cheaper then the intel alternatives

cheers

John
 
Those three are all fine and what I'd normally suggest for an 8320. The Gigabyte board is designed especially to handle the 8320/8350 well - it's the 8+2 phase VRM you've heard of. If you want to overclock to around 4.5GHz you'll just need a good air cooler (something £30ish).
 
What is the rest of you spec OP?

What brand is the PSU?

This is the AMD build i'd go for:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £124.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £113.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
Total : £300.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).




And this is a comparative intel one:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.95
Total : £293.33 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
IF the only reason you are going AMD is for a change I would say it's a silly idea.

Ultimately you will not notice ANY difference whether you run AMD or Intel in terms of usability but Intel will represent the better platform.
 
Sin_Chase said:
IF the only reason you are going AMD is for a change I would say it's a silly idea.

Ultimately you will not notice ANY difference whether you run AMD or Intel in terms of usability but Intel will represent the better platform.
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The reason why i want to go AMD is not only is it slightly cheaper, but the fact the 8320 can stand up to the I7 which is 200-300 just on its own where as for the price of just the I7 i can get a whole ram mobo and cpu bundle

@teppic, i have a H60 waiting in the wings to go on it and maybe a rock 2 or various other coolers depending how this ebay auction goes

Cheers

John
 
As above. The 8320 will 'stand up' against an i7 in highly threaded tasks...such as video encoding.


Do you do a lot of video encoding and other similar workload tasks? If so, sure, the 8320 is a sound investment. If the time you will find yourself doing this type of work is slim then why bother? Just get an Intel platform and reap the benefits across the board.
 
Probably a bit OT, but the 8320 is very interesting for Linux enthusiasts. Apps can be compiled with optimisations for the CPU for some fairly big gains, sometimes more than twice the performance over generic x86-64 code.

e.g. same app, same system, just one single compiler setting changed:

http://openbenchmarking.org/embed.php?i=1306303-SO-AMDA1068056&sha=1593a32&p=2

(bdver2 = optimise for Piledriver, athlon64 = generic 64bit code)
 
Sin_Chase said:
As above. The 8320 will 'stand up' against an i7 in highly threaded tasks...such as video encoding.


Do you do a lot of video encoding and other similar workload tasks? If so, sure, the 8320 is a sound investment. If the time you will find yourself doing this type of work is slim then why bother? Just get an Intel platform and reap the benefits across the board.
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Awww damn you!

Intel it is then

Cheers

John
 
CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Also after looking on HUKD and reevoo,it seems there are indications the GA-Z68AP-D3 needs a BIOS flash(using an SB CPU) to work with IB.
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That's true, though most z68 motherboards come supplied with the ivy bios out of the box.

Its well worth contacting OCUK to see what the deal is wirh the motherboard.
 
Doomedspeed said:
What is the rest of you spec OP?

What brand is the PSU?

This is the AMD build i'd go for:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £124.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £113.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
Total : £300.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).




And this is a comparative intel one:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.95
Total : £293.33 (includes shipping : £9.50).

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Personally I would avoid the Z68 mobo with ivy unless you know it has the correct bios update.
 
nkata said:
Personally I would avoid the Z68 mobo with ivy unless you know it has the correct bios update.
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People who have bought this board have mentioned in the main deal thread in the Latest news section say the board is Rev 2.0 which looking at the Gigabyte website the FD BIOS supports all socket 1155 cpus.
 
RJC said:
People who have bought this board have mentioned in the main deal thread in the Latest news section say the board is Rev 2.0 which looking at the Gigabyte website the FD BIOS supports all socket 1155 cpus.
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Thanks for replying, I am aware that until recently some people buying ivy were caught out specifying Z68, this seems to have been sorted. Still worth checking for peace of mind and tantrums during first boot.
 
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