My current setup is:
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition
Motherboard: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe BIOS 5001 BETA
Memory: 2x Corsair XMS DDR2 2GB, 2x G.Skill DDR2 2GB
Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 560 OC
Hard Drive: Seagate 750GB SATA 7200RPM
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts 750
Case: Antec 1200
Water loop on the CPU only (EK Supreme HF + XSPC RX3260)
However, my motherboard recently died on me . So I am debating on what to do for upgrading my PC with some new parts, here are my two options I've narrowed it down to:
Option A)
AMD FX-8320 Vishera AM3+
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
with 8GB of DDR3 RAM that I already have, for now, until early 2014 when I can upgrade to 16GB+ Corsair XMS
Option B)
AMD 760K Richland FM2
Asus A88X-PLUS FM2+
with 8GB of DDR3 RAM that I already have, for now, until early 2014 when I can upgrade to 16GB+ Corsair XMS
I know both options will be faster than my current setup, especially with DDR3, SATA 6GBps etc... however, I am looking to keep my new setup for a few years, and if possible go with the best setup that will give me future upgradability... for example I've heard about these Kavari FM2+ chips, which would work with Option B. But what I haven't been able to find out on the web is if there are going to be new AM3+ chips in the next year or two, faster, more cache, more cores, etc. I have a discrete video card which I plan on keeping for now, and upgrading when necessary to a GTX680/690, so I don't need an APU, but I've also read that AMD may be dropping AM3+ and only keeping FM2+ as their future workstation socket. If that's the case then I will definitely go FM2+ so I can upgrade in the next few years, without having to get another new motherboard.
What your guys' opinions? Should go for Option A with the AM3+ and enjoy the performance boost now or go for Option B with the FM2+ and future-proof myself better? OR is AM3+ not going anywhere?
Also in case you're wondering, yes I will be watercooling the new setup, a little bit of toying with overclocking, and I don't do too much gaming, just a little here and there. But I do a lot of video encoding, downloading, streaming, multi-tasking....
Oh and I plan on pulling the plug on this order within a few days, you never realize how much you use your main desktop PC, until it's gone
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