ASUS STRIX GTX 970 or MSI 4 970? Along with a better AMD processor.

"In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you" (hoontheangelsing) 05/25/2015 at 12:12 • Filed to: None

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HELP. I want to upgrade my PC with a 970 and a new AMD processor.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NN0…

Have an F Type R for your time

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 12:20

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Either should be good, might as well save 10 bucks and get the MSI. The MSI has a tiny bit faster clock speed as well, but almost identical.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 05/25/2015 at 12:34

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About the processor

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 12:45

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My recommendations on processors are pretty much only buy intel i5 or i7 quads. AMD just aren’t as fast or efficient. the only thing they have going for them is price. AMD GFX cards are far closer to being on par with the competition, but their CPU’s are just not that great. If you do stay with AMD I would get the FX8320.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 05/25/2015 at 13:01

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I have an Asus M5A97 MoBoard, is that combatible

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 13:02

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And switching a Mo'board is something I really don't want to do

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 13:06

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gen one ore gen 2?

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 13:12

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It says it’s compatible. You could also look at the FX6300, it is cheaper than the FX8320, but a little less future-proof. What processor do you have right now? The FX chips are getting a little old, I would imagine AMD will be releasing a 22nm chip soonish. the FX corresponds with the Sandy Bridge Intel chips, which are already two generations old at this point (Haswell and Ivy Bridge are both newer).

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 05/25/2015 at 13:54

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I bought it last summer

Sam > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 14:20

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Well, my 970 killed my M5a97 mobo. So yeah, YMMV. My recommended processor is a FX 4350 Black Edition. Mine is sitting at 5GHz base block and 5.5GHz Turbo clock, and it can go higher. You’ll want to save up for a watercooler, though, if you want to go that high. Though you may be able to get one, since the processor is only $85. I’d recommend an H80i.

TheOnelectronic > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 14:33

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My last three cards have been Gigabyte, and I’ve been really happy with them. Compared to the EVGAs I had before, they are incredibly quiet. My rig is set up for silent running, and even running 2x 680s you couldn’t hear them unless they got too hot. And then, I just turned up the case fans a bit to help move some air through and everything quieted down again.

Montalvo > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 15:22

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That is an AMD board, AMD uses a different socket set compared to Intel so if you were using an AMD cpu before chances are you can’t use an Intel one on that board.

SDKR > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 05/25/2015 at 16:39

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I’ve tested the ASUS Strix, MSI Gaming and Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 cards and in my opinion, the better card is from MSI. It is quieter than the others, especially the ASUS card which is actually a bit noisy. If you are big on overclcoking, the Gigabyte cooler might be better, but i usually recommend the MSI card anyway.