GTX Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Hi Guys! I am planning (Begging my better half) to let me buy a new mobo, CPU and Ram. Wanted to double check that everything is going to run fine with each other. Will these bad boys run alright together? Ram: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004CRSM4I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AICOGDY4JLNPG Mobo: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0054U7HIO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE CPU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009O7YUF6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Any help would be great. Rick H
VeryPC_Tom_M Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Yep, looks good. The CPU is certainly on the Supported CPU list for the motherboard, and the website says that it will support 1600MHz DDR3. ASUS - Motherboards- M5A78L-M/USB3 ASUS - Motherboards- M5A78L-M/USB3
Rawns Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) Hi Guys! I am planning (Begging my better half) to let me buy a new mobo, CPU and Ram. Wanted to double check that everything is going to run fine with each other. Will these bad boys run alright together? Ram: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Mobo: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Motherboard (Socket AM3+, Up to 16GB DDR3, USB 3.0, uATX): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories CPU: AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W, Retail Boxed): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Any help would be great. Rick H Funny, I just built myself a new rig a few weeks ago and your components are almost identical. The only difference being the motherboard, I still have an ASUS mobo but I have the M5A97 Pro. One of the things that shocked me about the motherboard is that the BIOS now has full mouse support! No more arrow keys and F10 buttons to save changes! The AMD FX-8350 is an epic piece of kit! Seriously epic! Don't let the Intel fanboys tell you otherwise. It runs ARMA3 Alpha like a dream and I can record with Bandicam at the same time and it barely breaks a sweat. For maximum awesomeness, be sure to get an SSD. I went for the Samsung 120GB 840 Pro and my rig boots in an instant! Tip: My Asus mobo had an early bios version on it and on the supported CPU list, it said the AMD FX-8350 was not supported until a later BIOS version (even though the system booted and ran) so I flashed it with the latest version and got a significant performance boost after. Be sure to check that if you go for that motherboard. Edited March 21, 2013 by Rawns
GTX Posted March 21, 2013 Author Posted March 21, 2013 Thanks once again Tom. Funny, I just built myself a new rig a few weeks ago and your components are almost identical. The only difference being the motherboard, I still have an ASUS mobo but I have the M5A97 Pro. One of the things that shocked me about the motherboard is that the BIOS now has full mouse support! No more arrow keys and F10 buttons to save changes! The AMD FX-8350 is an epic piece of kit! Seriously epic! Don't let the Intel fanboys tell you otherwise. It runs ARMA3 Alpha like a dream and I can record with Bandicam at the same time and it barely breaks a sweat. For maximum awesomeness, be sure to get an SSD. I went for the Samsung 120GB 840 Pro and my rig boots in an instant! Tip: My Asus mobo had an early bios version on it and on the supported CPU list, it said the AMD FX-8350 was not supported until a later BIOS version (even though the system booted and ran) so I flashed it with the latest version and got a significant performance boost after. Be sure to check that if you go for that motherboard. I swear Rawns, Your rubbing that amra 3 Key in my face now lol. I hope to god i can get this setup. My GTX 550ti will love this setup plus with my 2 SSD's it will be like ZOOMMMM. I want to start streaming soon aswell. Plus, thanks for the heads up on the BIOS. Ill let you know when i have this setup and a Arma 3 key so i can show you how to play it Rick
VeryPC_Tom_M Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 << Intel Fanboy I'm running a i7-2600k with 8GB of RAM, an 80GB SSD and a GTX480 with Win8 at home at the moment. I'm waiting to see the shininess of the new 1150 socket chips before I consider any upgrades though!
Rawns Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Thanks once again Tom. I swear Rawns, Your rubbing that amra 3 Key in my face now lol. I hope to god i can get this setup. My GTX 550ti will love this setup plus with my 2 SSD's it will be like ZOOMMMM. I want to start streaming soon aswell. Plus, thanks for the heads up on the BIOS. Ill let you know when i have this setup and a Arma 3 key so i can show you how to play it Rick The only thing holding my rig back slightly now is my GPU. While still slightly better than bottom end 650's, I'd live to get my grubby hands on a 660. OPr, if I win the lottery, I'll blatantly be purchasing a Titan!
GTX Posted March 22, 2013 Author Posted March 22, 2013 The only thing holding my rig back slightly now is my GPU. While still slightly better than bottom end 650's, I'd live to get my grubby hands on a 660. OPr, if I win the lottery, I'll blatantly be purchasing a Titan! Get a Mars II (2)
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