Should i stick with this or go with that??

beatnbronco · Aug 17, 2017

I have a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 with and AMD FX-8320 8-core, 4x4gb Avexir Core DDR3-1333 Ram, Sandisk 240Gb SSD, 6.5TB HDD, and a crappy MSI radeon R7 250 2gb gpu.

I also have an ASUS Z87-Plus motherboard which is an Intel board, that I could switch everything over to from the Gigabyte board except the CPU, but it's tough to find an intel cpu for LGA1150 socket at a price I can afford.
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z87PLUS/

Question is should i just get another gpu and stick with the gigabyte board, or switch to the asus board and get a cpu and descent gpu? I'm new to computer tech and all that i've learned so far is by reading, videos, and learning from others. I appreaciate any guidance. Thanks

P4-630 · Aug 17, 2017

Sell, save up and go all new gen.

beatnbronco · Aug 17, 2017

P4-630 said:
Sell, save up and go all new gen.

I have considered that also

niko084 · Aug 17, 2017

What is your use? Specific software/game titles may help.

Jetster · Aug 17, 2017

That's a tough one. Sell everything. Put the money into a new platform. Or just buy a 1150 Pentium and use that for a htpc no GPU untill you upgrade.

FordGT90Concept · Aug 17, 2017

Thread title...I can't resist:

On topic, if your aim is gaming, you'll benefit the most from upgrading your GPU.

Final_Fighter · Aug 17, 2017

sell the mobo and proc then get an i5 4690k.

Eric3988 · Aug 17, 2017

If you're looking to upgrade your PC gaming experience, you'd be best served upgrading that GPU to a GTX 1060. If that one is too expensive, try this one. Prices of nice mid-range video cards are inflated across the board thanks to "coin mining", and the shortage isn't expected to abate anytime soon, so don't be afraid to pull the trigger on an upgrade.

vega22 · Aug 17, 2017

i would sell the amd stuff, get a 2nd hand 4770k, delid it. then wait for more miners to start dumping their gpu for their prices to come back to more normal levels before replacing that.

peche · Aug 17, 2017

beatnbronco said:
I have a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 with and AMD FX-8320 8-core, 4x4gb Avexir Core DDR3-1333 Ram, Sandisk 240Gb SSD, 6.5TB HDD, and a crappy MSI radeon R7 250 2gb gpu.

I also have an ASUS Z87-Plus motherboard which is an Intel board, that I could switch everything over to from the Gigabyte board except the CPU, but it's tough to find an intel cpu for LGA1150 socket at a price I can afford.
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z87PLUS/

Question is should i just get another gpu and stick with the gigabyte board, or switch to the asus board and get a cpu and descent gpu? I'm new to computer tech and all that i've learned so far is by reading, videos, and learning from others. I appreaciate any guidance. Thanks

1. Fill sys specs here!

2. computer usage? gaming, working?

3. where are you from, thats useful when giving links and references,

Processor	AMD FX-8320e Black Edition
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
Cooling	Fan
Memory	4x4GB Avexir Core Series
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 670 4gb super locked+
Storage	SanDisk 250Gb SSD, 5.5TB HDD
Display(s)	HP 25.5"
Case	Unknown
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 850w
Mouse	Wireless optical
Keyboard	Logitech wireless solar
Software	Windows 10 Creators
Benchmark Scores	None

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

Processor	AMD FX-8320e Black Edition
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
Cooling	Fan
Memory	4x4GB Avexir Core Series
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 670 4gb super locked+
Storage	SanDisk 250Gb SSD, 5.5TB HDD
Display(s)	HP 25.5"
Case	Unknown
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 850w
Mouse	Wireless optical
Keyboard	Logitech wireless solar
Software	Windows 10 Creators
Benchmark Scores	None

System Name	Back to Blue
Processor	i9 14900k
Motherboard	Asrock Z790 Nova
Cooling	Corsair H150i Elite
Memory	64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5-6400 @ 6600
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 Ultra FTW3
Storage	4TB WD 850x NVME, 4TB WD Black, 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
Display(s)	1x Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo and 1x Dell u2518d
Case	Lian Li o11 DXL w/custom vented front panel
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> DBX DriveRack PA+ -> Mackie MR8 and MR10 / Senn PX38X -> SB AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000i
Mouse	Logitech G502x
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum
Software	Windows 11 x64 Pro
Benchmark Scores	31k multicore Cinebench - CPU limited 125w

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

Should i stick with this or go with that??

beatnbronco

P4-630

beatnbronco

niko084

Jetster

FordGT90Concept

"I go fast!1!11!1!"

Final_Fighter

Eric3988

vega22

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

Processor	ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard	AB350m Pro4
Cooling	custom loop
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force TXKD416G3600HC18ADC01 16gbs XMP
Video Card(s)	HP GTX1650 super 4gb
Storage	MZVLB256HBHQ-000H1 PM981a (256GB)/3TB HDD
Display(s)	Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx
Case	Rosewill CULLINAN
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Mouse	Best Buy Insignia
Keyboard	Best Buy Insignia
Software	Win 10 pro

System Name	Eric's Battlestation
Processor	Core i7 6700k
Motherboard	GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7
Cooling	Fractal Design Celsius S24
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel Series DDR4 32GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI Mech 6750 XT
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB, Intel 660p 2TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q
Case	Fractal Design Define R5
Power Supply	EVGA G2-XR 80 Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 3
Keyboard	Logitech G810
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Home

System Name	panda
Processor	6700k
Motherboard	sabertooth s
Cooling	raystorm block<black ice stealth 240 rad<ek dcc 18w 140 xres
Memory	32gb ripjaw v
Video Card(s)	290x gamer<ntzx g10<antec 920
Storage	950 pro 250gb boot 850 evo pr0n
Display(s)	QX2710LED@110hz lg 27ud68p
Case	540 Air
Audio Device(s)	nope
Power Supply	750w superflower
Mouse	g502
Keyboard	shine 3 with grey, black and red caps
Software	win 10
Benchmark Scores	http://hwbot.org/user/marsey99/

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?