what PSU for this FX-9590 build? not wanting to OC.

Hi,
I had a 2-page thread that basically summed up to my best bang for buck would be an FX-8350 in a sabertooth 990fx R2.0 with Hyper evo 212 to get a stable 4.5 Ghz OC.

Sorry, I know this is an OCing forum, but I don't even want to bother OC'ing. I'm considering just keeping the FX-8350 at stock 4GHZ on a M5A97 mobo ($45 used vs sabertooth is like $145 used and harder to win ebay bidding wars on). If I wanted to OC, I'd get a used FX-8320 since it OCs right around the FX-8350 anyway and saves me like $40 and less of a bidding war that I might lose and have to wait for another to pop up for sale.

Since AMD's new processors/prices go down tomorrow, I'm considering just getting an FX-9590 and not even OC'ing it and keeping it at stock 4.7GHz. The 9590 price drop is a lot, like $300 to $215 and used prices should start coming down significantly to around $175.

I'd rather spend $175 for a 9590 vs $75 for an 8350 plus the extra $100 for a sabertooth vs the M5A97 and have 4.7GHz without even Oc'ing which should last me like 3 years.

But my PSU is this 550W antec basiq 80 PLUS Certified http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

I got it like 9 months ago new for like $80 but they sell used for like $25 shipped.

I don't plan on upgrading from my Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB for two years which might make running the 9590 on this current PSU possible?

Other than that, I have the basic 3 fan case, backlit keyboard, optical drive, ssd, but I'll be plugging in a usb-powered midi keyboard (musical piano keyboard), something basic though like this http://alesis.com/qx49

So what are your thoughts considering I really don't want to bother OCing? I might be okay for a while with a stock FX-8350 @ 4GHZ on a M5A97 but don't really want to pull all the parts out and take pictures and weights and reformat a new motherboard in a year or so when my gaming, DAW music production and possibly HD video editing might require more than 4Gghz, but I'm thinking it should be fine for at least a year since I'm not heavily into all that stuff currently.

Can I get something like a 700W certified PSU to run the 9590 and all the other stuff?

Or maybe I should see what AMD is coming out with since it might require less PSU power and get the 8350 & M5A97 until prices drop for the 2015 CPUs used?

you might as well keep what you have, I don't give that rig long to live if you use that board.

With a 7770 and left at stock clocks you should be fine with the antec basiq 550w

I agree manny, but that 9590 will eat that board very quickly.

caddi daddi said:

you might as well keep what you have, I don't give that rig long to live if you use that board.

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I don't have anything listed. I have an intel E8400 3ghz dual core from like 2006 and a $25ish mobo.

Mandrake4565 said:

With a 7770 and left at stock clocks you should be fine with the antec basiq 550w

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That's great news! I might have to get a second opinion especially if I get a more advanced midi controller or USB-powered drum kit, but that's probably what I will do, i.e get a sabertooth 990fx R2 used for like $145 and an
FX-9590 used for like $175 for 4.7ghz non-OD'd. That should last me 2-3 years depending on if I want a better GPU and thus need a stronger PSU, and I might see the electric bill go up with an FX-9XXX though, that's why I'm sort of considering just getting a M5A97 and FX-8350 if the new AMDs are less power hogs.

caddi daddi said:

I agree manny, but that 9590 will eat that board very quickly.

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I read the sabertooth 990fx R2 is great for the FX-9590, and can possibly max out the chip OC'ing. The M5A97 can not even run a FX-9XXX series. I think maybe my post confused you and you thought I planned to put a 9590 in a M5A97?



Thanks.

blahcomp222 said:

I don't have anything listed. I have an intel E8400 3ghz dual core from like 2006

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45 nm didn't even exist in 2006, LOL.

RJARRRPCGP said:

45 nm didn't even exist in 2006, LOL.

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correct, it's a Dell XPS 630 released early 2008.

I was considering this M5A97 FX-8350 combo but after reading the description, is this seller a moron or what? Had it at 4.6 ghz with a water cooler and selling it left @ 4.6 GHz and says you can possibly go higher with a better cooler http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-FX-8350...1405162253?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item25947f530d

All depends on what one considers stable. I had my 8350 on my M5A99X Evo up to 4.9 and it ran like that but wouldn't pass two hours prime blend past 4.5 because the VRM section couldn't handle the power demand. I doubt highly that on all 8 cores the 8350 was what we would consider stable at 4.6 on the M5A97 board.

I'm talking about the m5a97 board

the saberkitty will be all the board you need and will take the fx to where it can go.
if you upgrade the gpu, plan on a better psu to go with it.

hmm so if I wait a couple weeks for the eBay prices of used FX-9590s to drop to $175ish,
-I can get a used sabertooth 990fx R2 for about $145, I'll be @ 4.7 Ghz for $320 and without learning OCing. But if I ever upgrade GPU, I'll need to dish out about $100 for a stronger PSU.

-I can get around 4.5 Ghz after learning to OC a $100 used FX-8320 or FX-8350 plus $35 cooler plus $145 sabertooth 990fx R.2 for $280 which is only $40 less than the 4.7Ghz 9590 and not having to learn OCing, but I can probably keep my 550W PSU if I upgrade GPU and also won't be using as much electricity.

-I can get 4Ghz without learning to OC with an FX-8350 for $100 plus $45 for Asus M5A97 for $45 for $145 and can keep the current PSU if upgrading the GPU

does the 9590 use all that electricity when not pushed with gaming, video editing etc?

I kind of just want to save the $ and go for 4 Ghz on the M5A97, but my fear is that I'll run into lag in 6 months and have to pull everything, take pictures, measure weight and loose some money reselling it again and then reformatting on something better. But If I can make due with 4.0 Ghz on the M5A97 for a year or so, the new 2015 AMDs and possibly current or new Intels might come down in price and be better over all than the 9590 power-hungry option.

You make is sound like learning to Overclock is a bad thing!

I feel your best bet is to just get either the Fx 8350 or 8320, which ever one gives you the best bang for the buck.

suppose I get an fx8350 and leave it at 4ghz 8 core. How much faster is it than my current 3ghz duo core E8400? Like, is it going to be considerably better than looking at it like 4Ghz is %25 more than 3Ghz?

And then also factor in that I'll be putting an ssd to the FX and 8GB RAM vs my 3GB and mechanical drive now.


2X faster overall? 3X? 4X?

lol its about 10-12 times faster. No im not joking... edit :unless I just had a really really really crap E series chip... Mine geekbenched ~1500 for multi core (single core was almost the same though?), and my fx 8320 @ 5.0 does 14,000.

blahcomp222 said:

correct, it's a Dell XPS 630 released early 2008.

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But, Intel was really on the right track in 2006, the year of the first generation Core 2 Duo. (Conroe) It was keeping up with Athlon 64 without needing to be 900 Mhz+ higher frequency.

That year was associated with "FX" being a dirty word to many, because old school FXs were always real pricy! And a measly E6300 could hit the same speeds as a 2006 "FX".