Will an i5 3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1 Ghz with the HIS IceQ 7870 Ghz Edition 2gb work fine together along with an ASUS P8B75-V LGA 1155 Intel B75?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161404 :GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 :CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131835 :MOBO
If not what else will that is around this price range, exluding a change of GPU.
ya seems fine. You sure you dont want to spend at least $30 - 50 bucks for a better ASUS mobo on the p8z77 line? Lots of neat features and they're the latest boards. who can argue with that. just consider it. If I'm wrong, someone tell me, i don't know too much about motherboards.
I was looking around and saw that someone went with an AMD FX-6300 and an ASRock 970 Extreme3. Also had the similar GPU. It was cheaper than what I was thinking and I think this MOBO has the similar features as the P8Z77. I'll look further into AMD Mobos'.
Thanks.
apparently people have been eating up extreme 3's and 4's so much that subreddits dedicated to building PC's are sick of hearing the ASRock brand name haha
Really? haha I just looked at it once looked the design and color scheme, It seemed promising, The only thing I will miss from ASUS is the cable to catch the internet. I liked those. Haha
If it's just for gaming I'd stick with your setup, I personally don't overclock and have never had any trouble with the lifespan of my parts. If overclocking is something you want to look into then you could consider the AMD option, or increasing your budget a bit.
So for games as is Battlefield 3, Skyrim, maybe some Arma 2. This build should suffice (i5 and Asus mobo)What do you think the AMD FX-6300 with the ASrock Extreme3 would stack up. I need something good. Yes I'll slightly overclock but not too crazy. Suggestions on certain CPU/MOBO combo. Budget is as it is. IT can't top $200
The 3550P is a bad choice. I would go with the 6300; the people here advising otherwise are uninformed. Overclocking can give an old system new life, and give you substantial performance gains now. I would personally go with an FX 6300 and Gigabyte AM3+ 970A-D3 motherboard. Should be right around $200.
Honestly with a budget that tight, go AMD. Ideally, you would want to spend around $300 on a CPU/mobo combo to get optimal performance for the long haul.
Micro ATX Mobo. That isn't compatible with the case I have.
I feel this is determined by what games you play. In Gw2, other open world MMOs and things like Skyrim or Total War, Intel's performance even at a budget level outstrips AMD's: this is based on my own experience owning both, and also from benchmarks (im working off of Tom's Hardware's gaming cpu roundup this month, which shows performance indexes at this price point.)
I have an FX powered machine and an intel 3570k build, and i would say the gap is closest on games like Crysis 3, and Bioshock infinite, however if the OP plans on more processor based games then an Intel route is a solid option, even if overclocking to close the gap by 10% or so.
That said I'm currently building a rig for my girlfriend that's AMD powered, and I have no regrets.
Just my 0.02c
that an ok setup but you cant overclock with that chip.