AMD FX-9590 Black Edition

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:49

Hello....

As per the title of this little thread....

Im looking to upgrade my CPU to the new AMD FX-9590 Black Edition and im after a little advise please.

I know my current MOBO (ASUS M5A97 R2.0) wont support it.
What MOBO will be good for it and will i need to upgrade my PSU (corsair RM750)?

Current SYS:

AMD FX6635.
Corsair H100i
Asus M5A97 R2.0
16gb Corsair Vengeance Low Profile
Saphire R9 280x toxic gpu
ASUS Xonar DG PCI 5.1 sound
Coolermaster CM690 III window
4x Aerocool Shark 120mm blue
1x Bitfenix 200mm Spectre PRO
Bitfenix Recon fan controller

Im thinking an Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 or an Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z?
Any other suggestions, different brands in roughly same price bracket?

Any advise and info appreciated thanks.

RJC · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:55

Have you thought about the i7 4770k cpu?

Slightly Faster and less heat.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-AMD-FX-9590

ussie · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:56

Best advice I got for you is to save your money and buy the 8350, the 9590 is pretty much 8350 overclocked to 5Ghz I believe. Your better to buy the 8350 and overclock it yourself.

I myself have achieved 5gz, 4.8 ghz and 4.6 ghz settings I used on the 8350 with the kraken x60. ( I mainly use my 4.8 and 4.6 settings) as the voltage increase to go from 4.6/4.8 to 5Ghz is probably not worth it (in my opinion) its your choice to stick to the amd 9590 im just giving you my personal experience and advice.

Motherboard wise i'd personally recommend an asus sabertooth or crosshair v formula z.
Definitely good quality boards, especially for overclocking.

I have two 8350 amd setups with the sabertooth R2.0 and one with the crosshair v formula-z

U'd definitely be happy with any one of them two choices. Just make sure you get a good cooling setup as you'll want to overclock your 8350 I believe

jesusismyairbag · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:10

once you go black, you never go back

alex_123_fra · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:35

Don't do it. You have a decent enough board if it is the evo version. I'd buy an 8320 for just over £100 and overclock it to similar levels fairly easily.

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:37

RJC said:
Have you thought about the i7 4770k cpu?

Slightly Faster and less heat.

If i was to go to i7 which board do you suggest?

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:38

alex_123_fra said:
Don't do it. You have a decent enough board if it is the evo version. I'd buy an 8320 for just over £100 and overclock it to similar levels fairly easily.

board isnt EVO version, just 2.0

RJC · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:40

koldphuzion said:
If i was to go to i7 which board do you suggest?

Couple of options:

First board comes with a free cooler

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £98.99
Total : £252.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Doomedspeed · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:40

As said, the 8320 is MUCH better value.

Youll need the HIGHEST end AMD board to support the 9590 (at least £200+)

Whereas you can get a decent board for the 8320 for less than £100.

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:42

RJC said:
Couple of options:

First board comes with a free cooler

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £98.99
Total : £252.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

that price inc CPU?

Doomedspeed · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:43

koldphuzion said:
that price inc CPU?

Na, there just the motherboards!

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:47

Doomedspeed said:
As said, the 8320 is MUCH better value.

Youll need the HIGHEST end AMD board to support the 9590 (at least £200+)

Whereas you can get a decent board for the 8320 for less than £100.

Why the 8320 over the 8350?

RJC · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:47

koldphuzion said:
that price inc CPU?

Nope, just did a range of boards - but see below:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
Total : £393.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

RJC · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:47

koldphuzion said:
Why the 8320 over the 8350?

The 8350 offers very little over the 8320 cpu as the latter can be overclocked above and beyond the 8350.

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:51

I could go with the 8320 and use the same MOBO, maybe even the 8350....
If i went with the i7 id need to change MOBO and do a full re-install, but then id have to do that with the 9590.....

Hmmmmm.......

RJC · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:53

koldphuzion said:
I could go with the 8320 and use the same MOBO, maybe even the 8350....
If i went with the i7 id need to change MOBO and do a full re-install, but then id have to do that with the 9590.....

Hmmmmm.......

What do you use your pc for?

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:53

RJC said:
The 8350 offers very little over the 8320 cpu as the latter can be overclocked above and beyond the 8350.

My only concern with overclocking is my current MOBO..... Would it be stable enough?

koldphuzion · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:54

RJC said:
What do you use your pc for?

Gaming, photo editing (photoshot 6 elements and lightroom) and general PC tomfoolery!

RJC · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:56

koldphuzion said:
My only concern with overclocking is my current MOBO..... Would it be stable enough?

HMM, You should be able to overclock ok but not too high , you should be able to reach 8350 speeds.

RJC · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:58

koldphuzion said:
Gaming, photo editing (photoshot 6 elements and lightroom) and general PC tomfoolery!

Depends on your budget, link below shows a rough comparison on the 8320 & 4770k.

(High end vs low end)

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-AMD-FX-8320