This is the motherboard I have: http://www.amazon.co.uk/M5A97-EVO-R2.../dp/B008RPZ5H8
As I said before, VRM is more like the one on the sabretooth than the LE (not just the LE with heatsinks).
Beyond that to the 990 chipset only makes sense if you intend going crossfire which I have never bothered with.
I notice Amazon have the CPU cheaper than Scan as well. http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX6300-E.../dp/B009O7YORK
Does anyone have anything to add to this build? final touches
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Graphics: Powercolor Radeon R9 270X 2GB DEVIL EDITION
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Corsair 200R ATX
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
TOTAL - £522
Did you check out that R9 280X for £200?? Although I would probably get the XFX PRO 550W for that.
The Crucial RAM is pretty decent for the price too.
Got the Powercolor Radeon R9 270X DEVIL for £163.99 with 4 free games which I think is good? i'll take a look at the crucial ram, thanks for that! everything else is fine though?Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH
It looks fine. The advantage of going for the XFX PRO 550W is that is has the two PCI-E power connectors already from the PSU. The XFX PRO 450W has only one,so you will need to use a molex to PCI-E power connector.
Have you considered the Bitfenix Merc Alpha case:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BitFenix-Mer.../dp/B005JRICNG
There is also the Bitfenix Comrade case too:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...362&catid=1850
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...362&catid=1850
The cases can take upto 30CM long graphics cards.
which 550w has 2 pci-e connectors?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BitFenix-Mer.../dp/B005JRICNG that one is pretty good, the others aint got very good cooling?
Last edited by trowieuk; 07-03-2014 at 01:51 AM.
the xfx pro 550w has 2 pci-e connectors, generally I'd advise getting a psu with the correct number of pci-e connectors for the card you want to use, mainly because hooking up molex can get messy in terms of cables.
Have a look at the zalman Z12 and z5 cases
The Coolermaster K-280 isn't too bad as a cheap option too
edit: here's another Xigmatek MIDGARD II, a slightly older design but still a great case for the money http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xigmatek-Mid.../dp/B00664IEES
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I don't know which xfx pro 550w has 2 pci-e connectors
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004RJ8EK...productDetails
that one?
i like this case http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007C008L2
All of them.
ohhthanks!
that case is cool! I like the "fins" on the back top
really good case and not overpricedthat case is cool! I like the "fins" on the back top
would an MSI 970A-G43 mobo be a good option? £15 cheaper than Asus M5A97 R2.0..what the benifit of getting asus mobo over msi?
Those MSI boards have a pretty poor power deliver setup (4+1 phase without heatsink) and have been known to throttle the FX CPUs.
For £50, the Gigabyte 970a DS3P is a better option - fine for a FX-6300 if you don't intend to overclock.
Asus M5A97 R2.0 better option if I do overclock?
You could probably get a small overclock on an FX-6300 with the DS3P, but for anything more you would want that Asus, or the Gigabyte UD3P.
You won't get much of an overclock on stock fan anyway - you would want to look at an aftermarket cooler.
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