That is the current rig I'm working on,I'm currently using a Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 Mobo however.
What are you guys' opinion,Is there anything that could be changed around,is the sabertooth worth the extra money,(50 dollars,) I currently have the 8350 OC'd at 4.8.
Any suggestion will be respected.
Thanks!
Notes: I got the PSU for $50,the H60 for $30 and since I'm buying the CPU+Mobo at MicroCenter,I'll get $50 off the Mobo, I also plan to push the 8350 to the highest possible that's within reason of it's thermal limits.
Hey I'm no profesional buuut what do you plan to do with this pc? i recently built this and plan to get it http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Equz if its in your price range
dump the motherboard. get a way cheaper ASRock 970 Extreme3... seriously why but a high end motherboard and fit it with a budget cpu
get 1866 cas 9 ram its the perfect companion for the cpu as the cpu handles 1866 nativley. (dont bother buying faster as it will have zero impact on perfomance).
Crucial BLE2KIT4G3D1869DE1TX0 about 70bux. for 8 gig 2x4gig
get a better gpu. gtx 670 EVGA 02G-P4-2670-KR $358 with mail in rebate from newegg. so for about 30bux or so above what you were already gonna pay. your getting substantially more perfomance.
but just remember if your gonna go amd for the cpu any gpu over a 7850 will bottleneck in some games
the 670 will bottleneck by about 7% comapred to the same card on an intel but its still more perfomance than the 7870 would give. it would also bottleneck by about 5% compared to the same card on an intel build. its purely a threading thing. the less threads a game uses the more chance of a bottleneck on the am3 platforms.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-core-i7-3770k-gaming-bottleneck,3407.html call it bias if you want but the numbers have been verified. the more threads used the better the results are for amd. when less are used theres a dramtic drop in some games that can only be acounted for by bottlencking.
Are you seriously asking why someone would get a high end mobo to fit with a budget CPU? That's a dumb question. His plan is a lot better than getting a shit mobo and budget cpu, only to upgrade his cpu later and realize he should've bought a better mobo to begin with. It's called future proofing.
Also, I wouldn't define the 8350 as a budget cpu to begin with.
theres no such thing as future proofing. by the time the future rolls around things have moved on and you will get x2 the power for half the money.
the board i listed is actually a pretty decent board and is half the price.
its timings are asctually more stable than the 1 he listed. which results in a lot less headaches when it comes to overclocking... just because its got a high price tag doesnt mean its good. so yes i was serious when i asked him why he would spend as much on his motherboard as on his cpu... as for upgrades on that socket. you best look up the roadmap for socket am3+ theres about a 18months left on it befor it gets dropped.
well if you can get it 50bux cheaper and your happy with it i wont say dont buy it. personally i wouldnt as i would spend the money elsewhere.
if you dont need 3 way sli 2 way crossfire then the board is overkill the fact is that cpu works best with 1 decent gpu but will bottleneck if you put 2 high end cards in.
the gigabyte ud3 isnt a bad board it has all the features you will need and is a fair whack cheaper than the sabertooth. so if you already have it stick with it.
i use a ud5 board on my i7 and they are rock solid. there is very little drift on the timings and this makes overclocking simple and stable.
some board you can set the multi to 133 and when you look it up in windows its at 134-135. if your timings are tight this little variation can lead to instability.
but honetly if your not gonna use the extra pci-e or have 8 ssd/hdd's then whats the point of the sabertooth. it really will be money just thrown away. the best board is the board that has all the features you need and none you dont. so for your wallets sake dont get lulled into how big an internet penis you can you buy.
yes theres a difference, no sli support. it does crossfire but not sli. its the reason its so cheap but well featured..
but after looking at your post again i see you already sorta picked out the gigabyte board. its actually a good middle ground between the 2 and well worth considering.