Need advice an help

lee32uk said:
An RX 480 or GTX 1060 would probably be the best bet with the FX-8320. Anything higher than that would probably give you bottlenecks, as the cpu wouldn't be able to keep up.

You could go for a GTX 1070 but you probably wouldn't get the full benefit. Even an i5 can have some bottlenecks with a GTX 1070 at 1080p in certain games.


Also if you are adding an SSD then I would look at doing a clean install of Windows, as you want that as your boot/gaming drive. So a Samsung Evo 250GB for example should have Windows on it and then install the games on it as well. Just use the HDD for mass storage of large files.

Just download all the drivers beforehand on to a USB stick for the motherboard from gigabyte website, and also the graphics card driver from the manufacturers website or Nvidia (GTX 1060)/AMD (RX 480) depending on what you go for.



I would suggest either the Sapphire RX 480 Nitro if you want another AMD card (It is pre-order) or a Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce for Nvidia.

The SuperFlower Leadex is the better psu in the list so long as you don't mind the 'LED' connectors. If you don't want light up connectors then the XFX XTR is still a very good unit.

The Samsung 750 EVO is a good SSD. The 850 EVO is a bit faster if you want to pay the extra. You probably won't notice much difference though.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £736.91
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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So you are probably looking at a bit over £400. and if the worst comes to worst and you are still having issues, then you still have cash left to switch to Intel.
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Thank you for the info would you suggest a new motherboard had it a while
 
Gavlad said:
Thank you for the info would you suggest a new motherboard had it a while
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No, if you're going to the trouble and expense of changing the mobo i'd recommend changing the CPU at the same time and going with Intel.

If its just 1080p gaming that you predominantly use the machine for an i5 with 16gb ram, a 480/1060 and an SSD will see you right.

Like the other guys have said a new PSU would cost the earth and potentially save heartache.
 
TWiNKLeT0Es said:
If your looking at a new system will you be able to build yourself with friends again or prefer a pre built bundle from OCUK?

I would be looking at the i5 6600k bundles which would fit in your budget.
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I can build it myself but i'm thinking someone else could do a better job than me I'm no expert I mite just keep it an just upgrade to better psu an ssd an new card for now see how it goes thanks as always for advice an help

Sorry for my gramer not the best at typing
 
Mite sound like a stupid question but if I get an SSD can I make that my main drive an install windows an what not but still keep my old HD with everything still on it just use an new drive don't want to wipe my old hard drive if I can can use it as storage

Also what graphics card would be best gtx r9s with my fx 8320 cpu looking around £200-£300 extra £50 if worth it to spend on a card that will last me a while thanks as always
 
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Installing Windows on a new SSD will be fine keeping the old drive as a backup just remember to remove the old HDD while installing Windows then reattach it after selecting the SSD as the boot drive in the BIOS.

As for a GPU i would be going for the 980ti over the Fury if you wanted to spend that much on the GPU as the 900 series have had a nice price drop.

If you ran into any bottlenecks it gives you the perfect reason to hold out for Zen and still stick with AMD for a new system. As far as i know Zen is here sometime in Q4 this year.
 
TWiNKLeT0Es said:
Installing Windows on a new SSD will be fine keeping the old drive as a backup just remember to remove the old HDD while installing Windows then reattach it after selecting the SSD as the boot drive in the BIOS.

As for a GPU i would be going for the 980ti over the Fury if you wanted to spend that much on the GPU as the 900 series have had a nice price drop.

If you ran into any bottlenecks it gives you the perfect reason to hold out for Zen and still stick with AMD for a new system. As far as i know Zen is here sometime in Q4 this year.
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Ok so I've sort of picked 2 cards for my system what would be better

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...-pci-express-rgb-graphics-card-gx-37b-sp.html

Or worth extra £100 for

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...s-graphics-card-06g-p4-4995-kr-gx-282-ea.html

Thanks
 
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