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Oct 9 2017 07:54pm
Upgraded to a 1060 (from a 7970) 1month ago
feels like my cpu is holding me back
CPU : AMD FX-8320
MOBO : ASUS M5A97 R2.0
COOLER : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
RAM : G.SKILL RipjawsX 16GB 2X8GB DDR3-2133
GPU: Asus GTX 1060 6GB
HDD : Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
SSD: Seagate 600 240GB
PSU : Antec HCG-620M
CASE : Bitfenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower

Wondering what cpu-mobo-ram combo i should grab
1600X, i5-7400 - 8400(eh mobo) other options?
lets say 550 CAD for combo (including 16gb ddr4)

i bought this 8320 because i told myself i would overclock and never did.
so i wont bother with an unlocked intel as i probly wont OC.

wish i could just go cpu+mobo but ddr4 is being a bitch

thank you friends <3

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/942ZVY
white themed because 1060 is full white sexy

reposting here because building section has been dead for several months

This post was edited by Toilet on Oct 9 2017 07:55pm
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Oct 10 2017 05:49am
yea well
thank for the effort but that's almost 50% over budget
+ that 1070 is usa (have same model but 1060 already tho)
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Oct 10 2017 05:01pm
this ram looks good
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232176


really though I think you can push 1x 8gb especially ddr4 for all today's games and mostlikely for a bit until you can add another 8gb.

like this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820164010
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Oct 10 2017 05:18pm
Quote (Toilet @ Oct 10 2017 07:49am)
yea well
thank for the effort but that's almost 50% over budget
+ that 1070 is usa (have same model but 1060 already tho)




Sorry about that, I wasn't sure where "No Info" was located. :)
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Oct 10 2017 05:32pm
Quote (Jarester @ Oct 10 2017 07:01pm)
this ram looks good
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232176


really though I think you can push 1x 8gb especially ddr4 for all today's games and mostlikely for a bit until you can add another 8gb.

like this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820164010


More responsive than standard ddr4!
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Oct 10 2017 11:26pm
Quote (Toilet @ 9 Oct 2017 18:54)
Upgraded to a 1060 (from a 7970) 1month ago
feels like my cpu is holding me back
CPU : AMD FX-8320
MOBO : ASUS M5A97 R2.0
COOLER : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
RAM : G.SKILL RipjawsX 16GB 2X8GB DDR3-2133
GPU: Asus GTX 1060 6GB
HDD : Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
SSD: Seagate 600 240GB
PSU : Antec HCG-620M
CASE : Bitfenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower

Wondering what cpu-mobo-ram combo i should grab
1600X, i5-7400 - 8400(eh mobo) other options?
lets say 550 CAD for combo (including 16gb ddr4)

i bought this 8320 because i told myself i would overclock and never did.
so i wont bother with an unlocked intel as i probly wont OC.

wish i could just go cpu+mobo but ddr4 is being a bitch

thank you friends <3

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/942ZVY
white themed because 1060 is full white sexy

reposting here because building section has been dead for several months


considering canada, overpaying $10-20 for z370 to use the 8400 that outperforms stock 7700k is a bargain.
h/b decent boards were usually 120-140 anyway til recently but dropped due to the release of 8th gen
another option is waiting on the zen2 release early next year, or hboard to save ~20 bucks which isn't worth holding out ~3+ month for imo lol.
1600 isnt bad either, but for gaming purposes intel should last longer. Kinda like if you went with intel instead of the 8320 + ur not OCing anyway

This post was edited by Secksii on Oct 10 2017 11:32pm
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Oct 11 2017 12:07am
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Oct 11 2017 10:49am
Quote (Ghot @ Oct 11 2017 01:07am)
https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2024?vs=1826


theres also 200$ difference between a 8400 and a 7700k, well in canada at least.

Quote (Secksii @ Oct 11 2017 12:26am)
considering canada, overpaying $10-20 for z370 to use the 8400 that outperforms stock 7700k is a bargain.
h/b decent boards were usually 120-140 anyway til recently but dropped due to the release of 8th gen
another option is waiting on the zen2 release early next year, or hboard to save ~20 bucks which isn't worth holding out ~3+ month for imo lol.
1600 isnt bad either, but for gaming purposes intel should last longer. Kinda like if you went with intel instead of the 8320 + ur not OCing anyway


nice thanks for the heads up mate,
plan will probly be 8400+z370 (any model in specific?)
u guys think my cm 212 evo will fit?
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Oct 11 2017 01:59pm
Quote (Toilet @ 11 Oct 2017 09:49)
theres also 200$ difference between a 8400 and a 7700k, well in canada at least.



nice thanks for the heads up mate,
plan will probly be 8400+z370 (any model in specific?)
u guys think my cm 212 evo will fit?


ye and it shows it's slightly better in gaming if not equal. lol
not a fan of asrocks, but u just need a mobo to run the 8400 right now and no plan of OCing, so this seems like a solid deal $139CAD after MIR which is a steal as it's cheapest right now and it's ATX size.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/39hj4D/asrock-z370-pro4-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z370-pro4
shitty thing is the 8400 is going up in price as i predicted
the 212 evo should fit np

This post was edited by Secksii on Oct 11 2017 02:05pm
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