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12/2/12 at 12:22pm

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Hey guys, this summer I will probably have about 600$ in a few weeks. Now if I wanted to make a budget gaming build for my brother with an FX-4300, what would be a good mobo for a budget build? Could I get one that could OC well (to 4.2 GHz) for 120$ or less?

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12/2/12 at 1:42pm

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the best motherboard at that price point is probably going to be the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 for $105

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RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Samsung Wonder Ram	WD Caviar Blue	Coolermaster hyper 212	CM R4 Sickleflow X3
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Artic Silver 5	Windows 7 Professional	Samsung Syncmaster SA10 18.5"	Logitech K520
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Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Artic Silver 5	Windows 7 Professional	Samsung Syncmaster SA10 18.5"	Logitech K520
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12/2/12 at 1:46pm

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Best for price
Asrock 970 extreme 3, for the 970 chipset.
Biostart 990fxe for the 990 chipset.

Top of the line would be
Crosshair V/Sabertooth
Asrock 990 fatality.

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i7 2600k	p8p67 rev 3.0	Visiontek 6970	16gb (4x4gb) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB	Liteon Blu-ray	Hyper 212 evo push/pull	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Dell S2340m	Acer G235H	Microsoft Wave	Antec EA-650w
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Antec Sonata Solo II	Razer Deathadder 3500dpi
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I7-3770k	Asrock z77 extreme 4	MSI N680GTX	MSI N680GTX
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Corsair hx 1050
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB	Liteon Blu-ray	Hyper 212 evo push/pull	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Antec Sonata Solo II	Razer Deathadder 3500dpi
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I7-3770k	Asrock z77 extreme 4	MSI N680GTX	MSI N680GTX
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Corsair hx 1050
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Dualcore S4 SoC @ 0.192ghz-...	Adreno 225	1gb lpddr2 500mhz dual channel	16gb flash
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12/2/12 at 2:49pm

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Asrock 970 extreme 3 would be the cheapest and it will handle that 4300 without a problem. I have a 8320 with 1 core disable per module and I'm running at 4.7ghz.

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2 SAMSUNG 830 256gb	SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB	LITE-ON Black Blu-ray/DVD Burner Combo	CORSAIR H100 with 2 AP-29
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2 SAMSUNG 830 256gb	SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB	LITE-ON Black Blu-ray/DVD Burner Combo	CORSAIR H100 with 2 AP-29
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12/2/12 at 2:52pm

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I'm not really good with AMD but how about the M5A99X EVO.

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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
640GB WD Caviar Blue SATAII	HItachi DVD Multi SATAII	CM Hyper 212 EVO (Push/Pull)	Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer G245HQABD 23.6" 1080p	Dell 1707FP	Logitech G110	Coonix COPS-600 600Watt
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NZXT Lexa S W/ Modded Blue Acrylic Window	Logitech M100	None	Sony Headphones W/ Custom Mic
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570K @ 4.8 1.52v	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7	ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB	2x 4GB Patriot Viper Extreme 2400 CAS11 1T
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Hitachi 2.5" 60GB SATA	None	H100 Push Pull	Assortment of 80-120MM's
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Windows XP Home Edition SP3	Dell 1366x768	Generic USB	OCZ EliteXStream 800Watt
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Home Made Test Bench	Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000
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Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.4GHz	Asus P5B Deluxe\Wifi-AP	S3 Virge PCI (PCIE SLOTS BROKEN)	1x 1GB Hyundai Electronics Generic
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
160GB Seagate Barracuda IDE	Stock or DICE Pot with ICE	Assortment of 80-120MM's	Windows XP Home SP3
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Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000
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Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.5 1.335v	ASUS P8Z68-V PRO (Not GEN3)	Sapphire 7950 @ 1100/1575	1x 4GB Corsair XMS3 1600MHz @ 1600 8-8-8-22 1T
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
640GB WD Caviar Blue SATAII	HItachi DVD Multi SATAII	CM Hyper 212 EVO (Push/Pull)	Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Acer G245HQABD 23.6" 1080p	Dell 1707FP	Logitech G110	Coonix COPS-600 600Watt
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Lexa S W/ Modded Blue Acrylic Window	Logitech M100	None	Sony Headphones W/ Custom Mic
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Intel i5 3570K @ 4.8 1.52v	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7	ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB	2x 4GB Patriot Viper Extreme 2400 CAS11 1T
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Hitachi 2.5" 60GB SATA	None	H100 Push Pull	Assortment of 80-120MM's
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows XP Home Edition SP3	Dell 1366x768	Generic USB	OCZ EliteXStream 800Watt
Case	Mouse
Home Made Test Bench	Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.4GHz	Asus P5B Deluxe\Wifi-AP	S3 Virge PCI (PCIE SLOTS BROKEN)	1x 1GB Hyundai Electronics Generic
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
160GB Seagate Barracuda IDE	Stock or DICE Pot with ICE	Assortment of 80-120MM's	Windows XP Home SP3
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Dell 1366x768	Generic USB	Thermaltake TR2-430 Watt	Custom Testbench
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Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000
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12/2/12 at 11:25pm

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Thanks guys, Will I need a aftermarket cooler to OC at all, or can i just use the stock fan for mild OCs (4.2-4.5)?

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500GB Seagate	Super WriteMaster Optical Drive	Stock	Windows 7 Home premium
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12/2/12 at 11:27pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by totallynotshooped

Thanks guys, Will I need a aftermarket cooler to OC at all, or can i just use the stock fan for mild OCs (4.2-4.5)?

I would get a after market cooler for it.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
FX-8320 4.9ghz	ASRock 990FX Extreme4 (BYE BYE Dead sabertooth)	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 3GB	Crucial Ballistix 2x4gb DDR3 1866
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2 SAMSUNG 830 256gb	SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB	LITE-ON Black Blu-ray/DVD Burner Combo	CORSAIR H100 with 2 AP-29
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FX-8320 4.9ghz	ASRock 990FX Extreme4 (BYE BYE Dead sabertooth)	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 3GB	Crucial Ballistix 2x4gb DDR3 1866
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2 SAMSUNG 830 256gb	SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB	LITE-ON Black Blu-ray/DVD Burner Combo	CORSAIR H100 with 2 AP-29
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64	27" LG (1920x1080)	Antec HCG-900	Antec P280
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12/2/12 at 11:35pm

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Would a Hyper 212 evo do the job well enough? Also, do I need fast memory for the chip, or will 1333mhz do fine?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570 (non-K)	AsRock B75M	Sapphire HD7870 Ghz edition OC	8GB 1333Mhz Patroit
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500GB Seagate	Super WriteMaster Optical Drive	Stock	Windows 7 Home premium
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24'' ASUS HD Monitor	Razer Arctosa	Coolermaster Extreme 2 525 w	Coolermaster Elite 371 USB 3.0
Mouse
Razer Death Adder
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Intel i5 3570 (non-K)	AsRock B75M	Sapphire HD7870 Ghz edition OC	8GB 1333Mhz Patroit
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500GB Seagate	Super WriteMaster Optical Drive	Stock	Windows 7 Home premium
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24'' ASUS HD Monitor	Razer Arctosa	Coolermaster Extreme 2 525 w	Coolermaster Elite 371 USB 3.0
Mouse
Razer Death Adder
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12/2/12 at 11:44pm

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if you can swing the few $$$, the 970 Extreme4 is vastly superior in almost every way.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262

The best part is that it actually uses the 990X chipset, so you get all the benefits that go along with that (mostly 8x8x CFX/SLI support)

It's only $15 more, so I'd say its worth it

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Samsung Exynos 3110 (Cortex-A8) @1.2GHz	Samsung	PowerVR SGX540 @200MHz	512MB LPDDR1
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2GB internal NAND + 4GB uSD card	Cyanogenmod 10.1 (Android 4.2.1)	4" 480x800 SAMOLED	AOSP 4.2 keyboard
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12/3/12 at 5:21am

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Ok, so here goes my build idea so far.
FX-4300- 129$
AsRock 970 Extreme4- 99$
G.Skill Ripjaws 8Gb 1600mhz- 35$
CM Storm Scout 2- 99$
Corsair 500w- 50$
Crucial m4 64gb- 60$
Samsung spinfast f3 500gb- 75$
DVD drive- 15$
Coolermaster hyper 212 evo- 35$

Total: 597$
Then I have room for mouse and keyboard,monitor, Then hopefully Graphics Card later on

, etc.
Thanks a lot for your help, everybody.

Edited by totallynotshooped - 12/3/12 at 6:19am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570 (non-K)	AsRock B75M	Sapphire HD7870 Ghz edition OC	8GB 1333Mhz Patroit
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500GB Seagate	Super WriteMaster Optical Drive	Stock	Windows 7 Home premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
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Razer Death Adder
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Intel i5 3570 (non-K)	AsRock B75M	Sapphire HD7870 Ghz edition OC	8GB 1333Mhz Patroit
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500GB Seagate	Super WriteMaster Optical Drive	Stock	Windows 7 Home premium
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24'' ASUS HD Monitor	Razer Arctosa	Coolermaster Extreme 2 525 w	Coolermaster Elite 371 USB 3.0
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