Best AMD CPU & MOBO

aaronjunited · 20 Oct 2011 at 23:18

Anyone recommend me an AMD set-up for gaming. Will it play the latest games and into the future. I originally planned going with an intel system, but due to budget im having to rethink.

Thanks in advance.

King Damager · 20 Oct 2011 at 23:22

Can you give us a budget for Mobo and CPU?

Intel really does completely demolish AMD at the moment, so we might actually be able to spec you a better low-end Intel system that is still better by some way than the equivalent AMD.

Bulldozer was a complete flop, however Piledriver 'may' (unlikely) build on it, and therefore it'd probably be worth getting an AM3+ Motherboard.

Ideally I'd say maybe AM3+ alongside a 955BE or a 1090T (I think).

My AMD knowledge isn't great, but I think that's about right..

kd

Staffy · 20 Oct 2011 at 23:25

Beaten to it by King Damager

aaronjunited · 20 Oct 2011 at 23:25

My budget is around 450 - 500 for the whole system, I want to be able to play the latest games with out problems, and into the future also.
Dont need monitor keyboard or mouse no. Just the system.

aaronjunited · 20 Oct 2011 at 23:55

look forward to loads of replies lol

Wiry · 21 Oct 2011 at 00:10

well, if you only have 450-500 for the whole thing, you ain't gonna get much that'll play the latest game .. sorry !

Zynck · 21 Oct 2011 at 00:12

Just a start.

The 460 is no absolute high-end card but you will play pretty smoothly on most recent games as long as you don't set everything to full or whatever. It's tough to put in a high-end card when you also want a future-proof rig, which is fine, but it means I had to spec in a mobo capable of 8x/8x SLI, for when you want to get another gtx 460.

The PSU *should* be able to power everything (including the second 460 whenever you get it).

And obviously you can't have a high-end CPU either. The i3-2100 is a capable dual-core, though. If you ever get the chance (and the dosh) you should consider getting an i5 2500k.

Oh yeah, total of £501.91 - £516.91 with shipping

Staffy · 21 Oct 2011 at 00:23

Have you thought of looking for a second hand system?
Then upgrade it as money becomes available.

aaronjunited · 21 Oct 2011 at 07:12

Thanks for the help here peolpe. I need to gather more money it seems. I hate putting it off, I want a machine now type thing. Awww well, I'll have to build more money up.

Wiry · 21 Oct 2011 at 11:05

I imagine you'll need a copy of Windows 7 64bit aswell, another £60-£70

HeX · 21 Oct 2011 at 11:17

Assuming you don't need Windows, and you get free delivery:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 AMD 880G (AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Cooler Master Elite 342 Case - Black
OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

£503.88

evilpenguin · 21 Oct 2011 at 11:41

the 1055t actually works very well, as for ram, kingston hyperx genesis grey. works very well, and one of the lowest fail rates out of ALL ram. i would shy away from the gigabyte boards, maybe look at the asus m5 series.

as for the hard drives, it might be an idea to save a little more, throw in a crucial m4 ssd as the boot drive with a 500gb-1tb for the rest, faster load times etc, trust me you WILL notice when online gaming....

oh and power supplies, xfx if you can afford it, better built than ocz...