will i need a cpu cooler?

[Dylan Becker]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/dylan6091/saved/4yop

[time goblin]

Yes.
Just tone it down to an fx6300 and get a nicer case or a better Gpu.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Why bother with AMD, i5 takes lot less power, runs fine with stock cooler and is better then FX-8000 series in majority of games.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3EEad

[PowerHaus930]

You just need a better motherboard for it to run without any problems. I changed the motherboard to an Asus M5A97 R2.0 which is about $90.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3EECY
If you are on a strict budget then this Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P is basically Gigabytes decent entry level 970 chipset board and it is $75.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3EEWL
I also added a CPU cooler which isn't entirely necessary but because the FX 8320 runs pretty warm and the case you chose only has 1 rear fan included. I changed the GPU to an EVGA 750 Ti FTW w/ ACX Cooling. It has a higher clock and the cooler is just as good if not better than the Asus for the same money.

[SilentHorizon]

that mobo is bad. Just overclock a fx 6300 to like 4.6 ghz or somethin.

[SilentHorizon]

BDK eredeti hozzászólása:

Rumpelcrutchskin eredeti hozzászólása:

Why bother with AMD, i5 takes lot less power, runs fine with stock cooler and is better then FX-8000 series in majority of games.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3EEad

Probably because the i5 cant keep up in multitasking. Also you wont be able to tell the difference anyway so there you go. Intel fanboys, sigh.

I'm all for both intel and AMD. But i5 still would be the wiser choice because, 1, you would need to do crazy multitasking to take advantage of amd octo cores. And 2nd, amd fx 8000 series in a way are NOT 8 cores. Ok, technically they are, but two cores work together in a module. So they are not true octo core cpus.

[100% Recycled Awesome]

rotNdude eredeti hozzászólása:

You don't need a CPU cooler if you're not overclocking, but you need a case.

pppppshhhhhaaahh. Cases are overrated. Some of the caseless-case mods are impressive. Better air flow too.

[Meow]

time goblin eredeti hozzászólása:

Any reason to not go for win8.1?

One word, Kernel.

Also Intel > AMD (for CPU), Stock cooler fine unless OC and case is least important. (all my personal opinions).

[Dylan Becker]

Actually, if I were to downgrade to 6300 that would save me over $100 since I wouldnt have to pay for a better motherboard or cpu cooler. Would the difference in quality be very noticable when playing games?

[upcoast]

Dylan Becker eredeti hozzászólása:

Actually, if I were to downgrade to 6300 that would save me over $100 since I wouldnt have to pay for a better motherboard or cpu cooler. Would the difference in quality be very noticable when playing games?

Strictly depends on what games.

http://www.techspot.com/review/787-thief-benchmarks/page4.html

Bad ^.

http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchmarks/page6.html

SP good^.

[Dylan Becker]

Thanks! Most helpful.