case and new mobo

[ternity]

Recently built a pc, 8350 and a m5a78l-m/usb3 motherboard. Little did I know the lack of vrm and power phases on the motherboard is causing huge throttling past 52 degrees. To the point where my cpu frequencies stay at 1.4ghz for around 5 seconds (fps drops to 20ish)

So I need a new atx case and motherboard, budget would be 100-120.

Any advice/help would be great.

Thank you!

 

[stulid]

Change the board to one more suitable.

That the only sensible option I think.

 

[ternity]

Yeah that is what I'm forced to do I guess. Any recommendations on a case/mobo? Will look into overclocking in future aswell

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £59.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £43.99
Total : £268.38 (includes shipping : £17.85).




Mix and match for your pleasure

 

[ternity]

Is there a huge difference between gigabyte and asus mobos or does it depend on my other hardware?

 

[stulid]

Well plenty of people will say that Gigabyte customer service is superior and I think they would be correct.

With these 9 series chipset boards you are looking for a good phase count and importantly VRM cooling (those little heatsinks around the CPU socket).

The Gigabyte has 8+2 phases.

The Asus has 6+2

 

[ternity]

Okay so I'm guessing for the 8350 the gigabyte is superior. Time to sell my brand new bitfenix prodigy case haha.

Thanks a lot for the help, I appreciate it!

 

[stulid]

No problem.

Many people have fallen into this trap, there are no good mATX/itx boards for FX CPU's, they basically all suck.

 

[ternity]

Let's say the budget increased to £100 for the mobo, and 40-50 for the case, what would be the best I could get?

 

[stulid]

Well £100 gets a 990 chipset board, so thats SLI supported.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
1 x Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
Total : £211.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[dacads]

I'd keep an eye in clearance lines can pick up a 990 chipset motherboard for cheaper usually around £80

 

[ternity]

Okay awesome think i'll go for the gigabyte 990, and one last question, the best case for £50? maybe getting h100I in future.

 

[stulid]

Not sure, maybe a Corsair 230T, theres so many to pick from.

 

[Vakas]

You won't go wrong with the Gigabyte board I swear by them.

 

[stulid]

Do you need SLI?

If not get a 970 chipset board and a more kickass case.

 

[ternity]

I have a 760, but getting 2 would be pointless as I could just get a single 780TI in a few months, in which case what 970 board, and what kickass case? sorry for all the questions, I just want it to be perfect!

 

[stulid]

Well the same 970 boards as earlier, but with a nicer case such as,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case without Window £79.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 III Advanced Midi-Tower - Window Pure Black £79.99
Total : £443.41 (includes shipping : £13.75).




One more,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zalman MS800 Plus Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
Total : £89.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).



A lot of bang for the buck with this Zalman.

 

[ternity]

Decided to also get a H100I cpu cooler, what do you think would be a good case to mount the fans on the top? (probably all of those, but I know certain cases fit better, etc)

- what about this? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-135-NX

 

[pipson]

Get the bitfenix ronin no case can match its features and price! Loads of fans available 7 fans and can support h100