Hey guys. I've been scooting by on the same motherboard since like 2006ish. It is long past time for a whole new build. I have a perfectly good monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc... Although I could go for some new speakers. I use my computer primarily for Gaming and Multimedia Activities (Video Editing/Photoshop/etc...) I'm looking for a build that will make most current generation games on normal/high settings preferably, and do what I need in the Multimedia sectors of course.
I have some experience with tinkering and changing out parts, but am new to building a PC from scratch. I watched the gaming build video's from the tech and quite a few part reviews. I'm not looking for anything top of the line but my current build PC stutters and lags over everything. I've been playing Civ 5 in the Hexagon mode because It lags so bad otherwise :p
I have a flexible budget, but aiming for 6-800$ preferably. Also I'll need a new case so that might add a to the price just a bit. Any help would be much appreciated guys.
How? I have my 8350 at 4,8 GHZ with that board, Its great. Have you updated your bios to the latest UEFI? The new REV. 4's that are out now come pre-loaded with it.
Here is a really good build that's brand new. The motherboard allows for easy overclocking to 4GHz+ and the 760 will speed up Cuda work and game nicely.
I would go the extra mile to get the FX-8320 over the FX-6300. For programs that support it, the extra two cores/threads will be very strong for rendering and gaming.