AM3+ mobo?

C4C

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Pulled the trigger and bought a FX-8320 that I'll O/C. Going back to doing Youtube stuff and I'm tired of having my 280X being stuck at low potential.

Here's a few I'm looking at with my budget around $120.

1: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514&cm_re=990FX-_-13-128-514-_-Product

2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...C1ZrE2nfcGpQhlNEg3ceoaAiAg8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479
the free SSD is appealing here...

I'm a bit confused with them saying they support the Athlon II X4 since that's what I have already..
 
AM3+ boards support previous AM3 CPUs such as AM3 Athlon II X4's. They won't support your current 860K since that is FM2.

Out of the three I'd probably go with #1.
 
AM3+ boards support previous AM3 CPUs such as AM3 Athlon II X4's. They won't support your current 860K since that is FM2.

Out of the three I'd probably go with #1.

Makes sense... I was leaning towards the first one anyways, and I'm actually going for it now.

#NoRagrets
 
If you are going to overclock that FX-8320 & 280X, your system might not be stable using a 600 watt PSU. A good 650 to 730 watt PSU would be adequate.
 
If you are going to overclock that FX-8320 & 280X, your system might not be stable using a 600 watt PSU. A good 650 to 730 watt PSU would be adequate.

I've thought about that.. I'm selling my current CPU/Mobo to a friend who's starting a build.. Might sell him my PSU and upgrade as well. All my parts are less than 7 months old anyways!
 
Eh? 600w is more than adequate even with heavy overclocks on all of your components.
 
Eh? 600w is more than adequate even with heavy overclocks on all of your components.

It may seem like I'm going back and forth but I just looked this up and 600w really is adequate for this combo. There are some running 550w
 
If you are going to overclock that FX-8320 & 280X, your system might not be stable using a 600 watt PSU. A good 650 to 730 watt PSU would be adequate.

I'm doing exactly this (280x = 7970) and have zero problems.
 
Eh? 600w is more than adequate even with heavy overclocks on all of your components.

I'm doing exactly this (280x = 7970) and have zero problems.

I mentioned it after browsing through Tom's Hardware and seeing a couple of users state that a 600 watt PSU wasn't adequate for a build involving those two components.

I don't have those components, so if users here with personal experience say that a 600 watt PSU is enough, then it must be so.
 
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I just built a FX-8320 + R9 290 with a 650W, which I thought was a minor overkill :)
But to put it in perspective, the original Steam Machines were i7-4770K + GTX Titan on a 450W PSU. Of course there weren't much room for overclocking, but with a decent 600W it's more than enough.
 
I don't know why, but the R9 280X is frequently marked as recommending a 750 watt PSU for a single card setup, which is insanely high unless you're using a PSU made by the 12 year old neighbor kid with a soldering gun. PSU recommendations are also frequently inflated to account for people using crappy PSU's that a lot of people cheap out on and purchase. A CX600 should be able to power really any single card setup possible.

Good idea going with a 990FX board. I wish my 970A board had more power delivery for my 8320 as it gets pretty how hungry when you crank it up.
 
Good idea going with a 990FX board. I wish my 970A board had more power delivery for my 8320 as it gets pretty how hungry when you crank it up.

+1 on the 990FX... I was close to getting a 970 then saw the difference in overclocking power.

Darren: if you don't go Intel for your next upgrade, go 990! :D
 
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