Hello everyone at the overclocker forums.
I have a predicament and I'd like to expert advice about what to do. I damaged my mobo doing a clean & rebuild, managed to snap a small module and the mobo is toast. Every other component survived and functions normally, the psu still outputs the correct voltages for each rail etc. So lucky me it was just my mobo. I have tweaked and overclocked this build to the max and had very happy results compared to what I've read about other people OCing with simular builds. The overclock was done in the FSB around 240 mark, with only a few ticks on the CPU multi ratio.
I'll list the main components and their respective OCs.
PSU: XFX 750w bronze semi modular
Mobo: Asus sabertooth 990fx r2.0
Cpu: AMD fx8350 [email protected] 1.48v
Cooler: Corsair H115i AIO
Ram: Corsair vengeance 1600 (9-9-9-24) 4x4gb OC@1886mhz (10-11-10-24)
Gpu: Msi Armor 1080 ti
Storage: Samsung 850 evo 500gb, seagate barracuda 1tb 7200rpm
Case: Aerocool DS200
Monitor: AOC QHD @75hz
I believe for an amd fx build, this is about the max I'm gonna get without going to the extremes for a few extra fps. On a lot games I can achieve a stable 75fps with 2k-4k high settings. On some games like battlefield 1, GTA V mass effect andromeda etc I can put everything in ultra and get stable 75fps. On some Cpu intensive games (such as ffxv, skyrim mods, just cause 3 and 4 etc) I have to tweak between medium, high and some ultra settings in order to stabilise the fps around 60 and some still remain unplayable (eg assassins creed origins dips to below 40fps and is unstable as heck). Overall I've been happy with this build because I am not rich and I can really enjoy some of my favourite games at the maximum available settings.
Now my mobo is dead, I am faced with a choice: replace the mobo for around £50-£100 and finish what I started, OR, buy a ryzen or Intel Mobo+Cpu bundle. My budget isn't great, I'm willing to spend up to around £250 for parts. My budget will improve in a few months, it's just this time of year things are pretty tight and I need my pc back. I noticed some good deals while searching briefly but my knowledge of Intel chips isn't the best. There's an i5 7400k bundle for £260.
What are your opinions? Should I just replace the part or upgrade? Is my budget viable and will I be able to get a decent performance boost? Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas!!
I have a predicament and I'd like to expert advice about what to do. I damaged my mobo doing a clean & rebuild, managed to snap a small module and the mobo is toast. Every other component survived and functions normally, the psu still outputs the correct voltages for each rail etc. So lucky me it was just my mobo. I have tweaked and overclocked this build to the max and had very happy results compared to what I've read about other people OCing with simular builds. The overclock was done in the FSB around 240 mark, with only a few ticks on the CPU multi ratio.
I'll list the main components and their respective OCs.
PSU: XFX 750w bronze semi modular
Mobo: Asus sabertooth 990fx r2.0
Cpu: AMD fx8350 [email protected] 1.48v
Cooler: Corsair H115i AIO
Ram: Corsair vengeance 1600 (9-9-9-24) 4x4gb OC@1886mhz (10-11-10-24)
Gpu: Msi Armor 1080 ti
Storage: Samsung 850 evo 500gb, seagate barracuda 1tb 7200rpm
Case: Aerocool DS200
Monitor: AOC QHD @75hz
I believe for an amd fx build, this is about the max I'm gonna get without going to the extremes for a few extra fps. On a lot games I can achieve a stable 75fps with 2k-4k high settings. On some games like battlefield 1, GTA V mass effect andromeda etc I can put everything in ultra and get stable 75fps. On some Cpu intensive games (such as ffxv, skyrim mods, just cause 3 and 4 etc) I have to tweak between medium, high and some ultra settings in order to stabilise the fps around 60 and some still remain unplayable (eg assassins creed origins dips to below 40fps and is unstable as heck). Overall I've been happy with this build because I am not rich and I can really enjoy some of my favourite games at the maximum available settings.
Now my mobo is dead, I am faced with a choice: replace the mobo for around £50-£100 and finish what I started, OR, buy a ryzen or Intel Mobo+Cpu bundle. My budget isn't great, I'm willing to spend up to around £250 for parts. My budget will improve in a few months, it's just this time of year things are pretty tight and I need my pc back. I noticed some good deals while searching briefly but my knowledge of Intel chips isn't the best. There's an i5 7400k bundle for £260.
What are your opinions? Should I just replace the part or upgrade? Is my budget viable and will I be able to get a decent performance boost? Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas!!
