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new member seeking some advice

robertchalmers1

robertchalmers1

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hello im a new member so if this is in the wrong section i apologize in advance.

currently i have the following items lying about doing nothing

amd fx8350 cpu
amd fx 4170 cpu
GIGABYTE 970A-DS3
radeon hd 5450
ocz 600w psu

im wondering if the board and fx8350 would be a good combo together or would i be better sellling the fx 4170 and mobo together and getting a better mobo the the fx8350?.

would prefer to use the fx8350 as im planning on getting a nice big case and watercooling everything as well as adding a gigabyte hd 7970


any thanks in advance is appreciated.
 
Welcome,

That motherboard won't handle the 8350 very well..

You really need a motherboard with 6+2 phase cooling on the mosfets. The cheapest one of these is the £80 MA970 EVO.. (the EVO is the important bit)

By all means sell the 4170 and motherboard and grab a better motherboard. :)

YOu may aswell add a 280X rather than a 7970, they are currently cheaper (unless you're going secondhand) and faster too.
 
thanks for the reply i kinda thought that but was unsure. alternatively i also have this mobo Gigabyte GA P67A-UD3-B3 which i believe would take a sandy/ivy bridge cpu. would i possibly be better looking at a cpu for that board rather than stay with amd??


regarding the gfx card i would be buying 2nd hand as its the gigabyte 7970 rev 1 im looking for as i know i can get a full cover EK waterblock and back cover for that anytime i like.

i have a couple of other questions regarding case and water cooling parts but i will post them in the watercooling section shortly
 
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