2nd PC decisions?

mnc fear · 23 Sep 2013 at 10:41

So I currently have a spare FX8150 or a G860 with Gigabyte H61 Mobo as options- The machine in truth doesnt get a lot of use at this point

The G860 & Gigabyte H61 mobo are currently in the machine & its mainly used for World of Warcraft etc but I have the spare FX8150 which I could get a mobo for and offload the Intel

GFX Card is a GTX Ti560

I was going to start running VM's on it, play WOW,EVE & Elder Scrolls online when it lands, etc & could even just replace the FX8150 in a few months but it done the job for me until I got a FX8350 & I was quite happy with it

I could sell either one but would have to get a Mobo for the Amd If I was going to keep it

Looking for some opinions & thanks for taking time to reply

Leprechaun312 · 23 Sep 2013 at 12:16

I would go with the 8150, grab a new mobo and ram, it would be better than the pentium you're using at the moment

Halestorm · 23 Sep 2013 at 12:23

Keep the AMD, grab a reasonable board and some RAM.
You can get the ASRock 990fx board for 90quid atm and get 8gb of 1600mhz ram for 50-60quid

mnc fear · 23 Sep 2013 at 12:34

Sorry meant to say it has 8Gb of RAM already

mnc fear · 24 Sep 2013 at 22:29

Picked up a 970 Gigabyte board today for £50 so thanks for the replies

Confirmed what I was thinking

swiftmetal · 24 Sep 2013 at 22:52

What is the board model number? Just because some of them boards may not cope well with that CPU because amount of power it draws through the vrms.

mnc fear · 24 Sep 2013 at 22:57

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P which is the later version of the DS3 which I know wasn't a great board but this is verified to run up to a FX8350 now

Back this up with the 3 year Warranty & good service in UK & its a no brainer

Its only for my 2nd PC so wanted to spend as little as possible