Compatibility Check

Bobcat · 28 Nov 2011 at 23:42

Hi All

Its been a little while since I have purchased new PC parts, so could do with some advice on compatibility before buying.

CPU - AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail

Motherboard - Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard

Memory - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit

Total Price = £339.96

I upgraded my existing power supply recently so that's no problem, I have an existing case and hard drives, plus my 5770 graphics card which I will update at a later stage when funds allow.

The new purchases listed above, does anyone see any compatibility issues before I buy ?

Cheers

Bobcat · 28 Nov 2011 at 23:55

I run a intel quad core (6600) system at the moment that I want to utilize for something else, so thought about a cheep upgrade.

All hard drives are Sata drives coming from an older Abit IP35 Pro board.

Why AMD this time over Intel, fancied a change from Intel, liked the look of the FX CPU.

Edit - System use, running a VM or two, casual gaming and media streaming, general use.

Bobcat · 29 Nov 2011 at 00:14

Thanks for the i5 recommendations guys, just goes to show I didn't do much reading on the new chips, glad I asked now

As for the RAM, yes it would be for running VM's, why have 8gb when you can have 16gb, or is more memory being an issue ?

Bobcat · 29 Nov 2011 at 00:20

Not really fussed about overclocking tbh as my current quad core is on stock, its memory that I'm currently throttled by when trying to run multiple vm's so the more memory the better.

Bobcat · 29 Nov 2011 at 00:30

Cheers for the advice and recommendations stulid, I'm convinced to go with the Intel i5 over the AMD FX

Bobcat · 29 Nov 2011 at 00:44

Think I have copied the order that was recommended -

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Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM 1 £155.99 (£129.99) £155.99 (£129.99)

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard 1 £84.98 (£70.82) £84.98 (£70.82)

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) 1 £79.99 (£66.66) £79.99 (£66.66)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/939/AM2/AM2+) 1 £17.99 (£14.99) £17.99 (£14.99)

Sub Total : £282.46

Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address with: FREE SHIPPING (DX Secure Next Day) (This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE

VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £56.49

Total : £338.95
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Thanks again all for the advice, knew I could count on good sound advice from you all, really appreciated