Hi Folks,
I am trying to build my nephew a modest gaming rig, but my sister doesn't want "a bloody big box taking up space".
I also dont wish to pour a grand into my mephews new love for PC gaming right away.
I decided a nice AMD build is in order (im an intel fan boy so this rubs against my grain for sure).
I've noted that matx/itx is the smallest I'm getting, and wondered why i couldn't find an AM3= motherboard in the form factor.
I've made a few assumptions but heres what I've got so far.
Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 9590 Blk Ed 4.70GHz
Radeon R9 380 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit
On top of this will be a standard spinner SATA and an SSD for game installs, a case - which again I'm not sure on. Super Flower PSU and a cooler that fits the case.
I'm stumped for a Mother board and defer to your judgement.
Thanks
H
I am trying to build my nephew a modest gaming rig, but my sister doesn't want "a bloody big box taking up space".
I also dont wish to pour a grand into my mephews new love for PC gaming right away.
I decided a nice AMD build is in order (im an intel fan boy so this rubs against my grain for sure).
I've noted that matx/itx is the smallest I'm getting, and wondered why i couldn't find an AM3= motherboard in the form factor.
I've made a few assumptions but heres what I've got so far.
Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 9590 Blk Ed 4.70GHz
Radeon R9 380 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit
On top of this will be a standard spinner SATA and an SSD for game installs, a case - which again I'm not sure on. Super Flower PSU and a cooler that fits the case.
I'm stumped for a Mother board and defer to your judgement.
Thanks
H