good choice as a bundle set?

[Morlean]

ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ 970/SB950 DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard

AMD FX-8320 8 Core 3.5/4.0GHZ Processor AM3+ 16MB Cache 125W Retail Box

need just some varification on this build i will be doing if is a good midrange to good low-high range start

any advive on what GPU, RAM, and PSU, trying not to go over ?300 for the 3, but i want dependability. any advice accepted please.

 

[DigDog]

i'll just say what everyone else will too .. go the Intel route. it's just more performance for the money.

also, what will you be using this for ? gaming? editing?

 

[lehtv]

^that, and:

If you're gaming, at what monitor resolution? Any specific games you want to run well?

Total budget?

Where are you buying from?

What parts do you already own?

 

[Morlean]

first amd build. yes i prefer intel myself. ill use it for video editing mid gaming and a little 3d graphic building for architecture.

 

[Morlean]

im going for a build under $600 total. im into it 280 dollars for these right now.

 

[mfenn]

^that, and:

If you're gaming, at what monitor resolution? Any specific games you want to run well?

Total budget?

Where are you buying from?

What parts do you already own?

:thumbsup: OP, please answer these. At $600 a few reused parts or a reused OS license can make a lot of difference.

 

[Morlean]

:thumbsup: OP, please answer these. At $600 a few reused parts or a reused OS license can make a lot of difference.

skyrim, tf2, diabloIII, metro last light, borderlands pre sequal ,
i bought the cpu and mobo threw ncix $230.00 for the pair, i have a half full towere im usung and modifying for 3.0 the graphics card not sure what kind yet. or pSU. ram is going to be corsair ddr3 1866 at 16gb of ram. running my tv as a monitor samsung 120hz 55 inch.

 

[mfenn]

Canadian NCIX or US? $230 seems very high for what you're getting if it's US. Here's what I would do for $600 assuming US.

i5 4460 + GA-B85M-DS3H + G.Skill DDR3 1600 8GB combo $273 AR
XFX R9 280 3GB $150
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB $98
Antec EA550 $43 AR AP
Total: $534 AR AP

That leaves you enough money to add a new case if your old one isn't great or add a 1 TB HDD if you need more than 250 GB of internal storage.

 

[Morlean]

ty ill look into all u posted i have a few weeks till i start the build. it was canadian. youve been helpful.