Apu Gamer or not ?

Agreed.. ram doesnt do much and the cpu will have a much better effect, at least if you spend 30 now you wont regret not spending an additional 30 to get a substantial improvement.
 
Ok my last 3 questions then I will leave you alone and start spending (can't wait)

1. Will I see big difference if I get fx8320 instead of fx6300
2. I the GPU listed above the best R9 270X
3. Will a bios update be needed to get fx8320 to work with Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 or Gigabyte 970A-UD3P as it is not possible for me to perform
 
Stanna-14 said:
Ok my last 3 questions then I will leave you alone and start spending (can't wait)

1. Will I see big difference if I get fx8320 instead of fx6300
2. I the GPU listed above the best R9 270X
3. Will a bios update be needed to get fx8320 to work with Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 or Gigabyte 970A-UD3P as it is not possible for me to perform
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1) In the short term probably not, but in the long term (new GPU and newer games) yes.

2) No, that acolade goes to the 270X Devil or the 270X Toxic, though they are £170/£175 Respectively. Not worth the extra IMO.

3) No you'll be fine. :)
 
Ok I was thinking going with the fx6300 and use extra dosh to spend on slightly better board so in the future I will have better overclocking ability, the choice to upgrade cpu and may be crossfire the gpu, what do you think

Any tips on better board, I was thinking Asus M5A99X PRO R2.0 AMD 990X or Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX what do you think
 
Stanna-14 said:
Ok I was thinking going with the fx6300 and use extra dosh to spend on slightly better board so in the future I will have better overclocking ability, the choice to upgrade cpu and may be crossfire the gpu, what do you think

Any tips on better board, I was thinking Asus M5A99X PRO R2.0 AMD 990X or Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX what do you think
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Its an idea, but unless you go for the (only slightly higher priced) 990XA-UD3, it isn't worth the extra money.

First of, Xfire won't be the right way to go for you. You have a few issues, the CPu, the PSU and VRAM.

The 6300 would bottleneck any Xfire GPU configuration.

550W isn't enough for 2 GPU's

2GB of VRAM isn't really enough for resolutions higher than 1080 anymore.

So setting yourself up with a motherboard for Xfire, doesn't really open much up unless you throw more money at it.
 
not sure how vram works but I get you on the rest, can't stand the colours in that board (990XA-UD3) Sounds silly but really like the black and grey scheme, would the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX be a good board with 6300/R9 270x, then in future just upgrade cpu and gpu
 
Stanna-14 said:
not sure how vram works but I get you on the rest, can't stand the colours in that board (990XA-UD3) Sounds silly but really like the black and grey scheme, would the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX be a good board with 6300/R9 270x, then in future just upgrade cpu and gpu
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VRAM is video card memory, of which the 270X has 2GB. Most (GPU intensive) games use between 1GB and 2GB of VRAM at 1080p now-a-days. And above 1080p (2/3 screens or 120hz/144hz/1440p) can use upto 3GB/4GB depending.

Considering you'll get great FPS on a single 270X at 1080p, you'd need a higher hz monitor or a bigger resolution display to show off the extra power the second card would add. THe effect of that would be more VRAM being needed, and as the VRAM doesn't multiply, you only have 2GB..

Does that make any sense? :)

I understand you're colour scheme fears.

I think you should just stick with the 970A-UD3P. It will be nearly as good for overclocking and will support a 8320 and bigger GPU's in the future.

I think you're upgrade path should be from a 270X to a 280X/GTX 780/290 or new generation equivalents.
 
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