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So my 1090T died last night.
My rig was a 1090T + Radeon 6850 + 8gb Ripjaws from G.Skill.
So i decided to upgrade it and got a FX8350 and a R9 280x Boost from XFX. And a NZXT T20.
A few questions:
1. Should i get another 8GB RAM? I will mostly use this PC for WoW, EvE, FM and Crusader Kings 2.
2. Will i need to change my Motherboard anytime soon? It's a Gigabyte GA880GMA.
I only hope to be able raid @ 60fps+ on 1080p with this new rig.
Thanks all!
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2013-12-01, 12:26 PM #1Bloodsail Admiral
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My CPU died and i built this. I need suggestions :(
English is not my first language, feel free to point out any mistake so i can keep learning.
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2013-12-01, 12:30 PM #2Deleted
Why would you need 16 gb of ram for a GPU upgrade..?
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2013-12-01, 12:34 PM #3Immortal
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You'll see barely any performance increase with the 8350. IPC on the core with the 8350 is only about 5-7% faster than the Phenom II. You'll want to ditch your motherboard and go with an Intel solution if you want to further your FPS. A new video card also isn't going to show much of an increase due to said 8350 holding everything back.
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2013-12-01, 12:37 PM #4Bloodsail Admiral
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why would u answer a question with a question?
Originally Posted by Delion
@op no you do not need 16 gb ram for gaming. I dont think your motherboard supports FX8350. Is your motherboard AM3+ or plain AM3, there are 2 versions of GA880GMA, if its AM3 then no you cannot use your new processor. If you are also buying a motherboard then just get an intel processor+mobo that way you get ~50% more fps (on wow).Last edited by Yizu; 2013-12-01 at 12:44 PM.
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2013-12-01, 01:17 PM #5Bloodsail Admiral
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It's a AM3+ mobo.
English is not my first language, feel free to point out any mistake so i can keep learning.
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2013-12-01, 02:32 PM #6Deleted
Definitely go for Intel if still can return those parts.
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2013-12-02, 04:58 AM #7Moderator
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Which -exact- board do you have? The "AM3+" "GA880GMA" board I found was the GA880GMA-USB3... which does NOT support the FX-8350. At least according to Gigabyte.
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