spec check on the board please.

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Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.98
(£74.98) £89.98
(£74.98)
Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011 / 1366 / 1155 / 1156 / 775 / AM2 / AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Sub Total : £284.95
Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address, IP14 1QZ with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £56.99
Total : £341.94
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yes or no on that motherboard please will it overclock that cpu well enough?
 
The i5 will be perfect..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £31.19
Total : £340.51 (includes shipping : £9.50).



I'd go for an air cooler over the closed loops, though this does depend on your case. :)
 
but in answer to the OP's question is this board OK? I'm looking at the same upgrade and I'm not interested in the i5 chips - good as they are

Happy to support AMD with the Piledriver and am not really interested in the mines faster than yours argument - this chip will run everything I need (albeit a few fps slower apparently). I doubt I will be able to tell the difference anyway and (a) I'll save a few quid and (b) I'll be supporting AMD so maybe they will come out with a Intel beater next gen. Competition is in the interests of everyone here in terms of prices and technology - can you imagine if AMD drop out of the CPU sector and concentrates on the lower end market?
 
jimjamuk said:
but in answer to the OP's question is this board OK? I'm looking at the same upgrade and I'm not interested in the i5 chips - good as they are

Happy to support AMD with the Piledriver and am not really interested in the mines faster than yours argument - this chip will run everything I need (albeit a few fps slower apparently). I doubt I will be able to tell the difference anyway and (a) I'll save a few quid and (b) I'll be supporting AMD so maybe they will come out with a Intel beater next gen. Competition is in the interests of everyone here in terms of prices and technology - can you imagine if AMD drop out of the CPU sector and concentrates on the lower end market?
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That's on you then fella. The AMD CPU sucks more power from the wall at stock than the i5K does overclocked. The 8350 also runs a lot hotter and isn't good for overclocking. We want people to get the most for their cash, we happily recommend AMDs FM2 socket for tight budget gaming rigs but no one should really entertain the 8350 as a new build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £51.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £29.99
Total : £319.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



See what I mean? ;) We do like Gigabyte mobos for the 3 year uk based warranty and the dual bios. I've used this Asus to help save a few quid but even going with the Z77 D3H would keep it to what he wanted to pay going AMD
 
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