AMD PC BUILDERS !

Might want to say what your budget is.

if you want AMD wait until ZEN launches, arnoud christmas it seems. If you want a PC now and your budget is not much you should try:

• Second hand, so you can use your 8gb ddr3
• i3
• i5

new intel means DDR4 ram aswell, not onluy cpu and mobo

Case is NZXT 340 or 210

Give us url to shop near you, or where you will buy it

I am bad in this :/
Have a bump

Not a fan of AMD so I can't help you with the mobo/CPU choice sadly. Have heard of too many issues with them, many odd ones too, so I prefer to stay in the other camp. Unfortunately Intel are becoming more and more lazy pricks because AMD is giving them no competition in the higher end market, but that's another topic.

Anyway, for PSU you can go with EVGA, Corsair (higher class ones are better) or Super Flower. With PSUs you get bronze/silver/gold/platinum certificates which are basically power efficiency, so the lower grade, the more power it will consume. There are also watts obviously which depend on all the PC parts you will put in the PC + it's good to have something extra just in case. There are PSU calculators online, like this - http://www.evga.com/power-meter/ But you can google for other brands too.

Always a good idea to get a good PSU because it can indeed burst into flames if it uses cheap parts. Although there is no guarantee that even the best brand won't get issues, you're still in safer hands with the higher class.

Quick check about your parts showed me that EVGA at least recommend going for 600 W or above PSUs for your old build, so it's possible that the PC burst into flames because the PSU was not enough to handle it. AMD parts in general are very power-hungry.

Case - that depends on your parts. Length of GPU and CPU cooler size/type are what matter, be very careful with the dimensions as i had to change a CPU cooler because it was 0.5 cm shorter than my last case width.

I hope I helped more or less, a good PC build takes time and a lot of checks, reading reviews, comments, etc. Googling about all the things you are wondering about can get you a lot of information too, it's almost certain that someone somewhere already asked the question you are thinking about.

If you have ~450 USD, think about an APU (CPU+GPU in one). AMD's APUs are quite capable of running games at more than decent frame rates and quality for an incredibly nice price tag.
If you lived without a good PC this long, you can wait the few weeks until Zen hits the market. Although the APUs there may not arrive until next year… Therefore, it would be wiser to ask for advices then.

To be honest I didn't get what you need help with.

Sorry to hear that your PC died by the way.

And um... Intel > AMD

Even an i3-6100 will kick the FX's ass in games.

As for the PSU - this might help you

if i understand you correctly you already have a amd AM3+ cpu and you need a motherboard for it? if so then this is pretty decent and reasonably priced imo.

how in da cuck you burnt a hyper 212? I mean It's a piece of metal without circuit board or anything that could be broken; it's meant to "cool" something, I have one btw so I'm wondering if you're just trolling or something really messed up happened! :P

As for the pc components, unfortunately I don't think I can help you since I'm still rocking my old Phenom II x6 1055T, performance is what it is and I'm used to it. Allowed me to play everysingle game I throw it -so far-, except for the sse4.1 instructions on unpatched games, like it was MGS TPP before devs patched it. It worked just fine when I played it. TW3, GTAV, etc.

If you have the mobo and don't want to spend too much, either WAIT for ZEN (to jump either that or intel) because it MAY affect prices, OR buy replacement now, you could risk it with used hardware tho not recommended unless you know how it is and how it was used.

I'm getting Zen APU :D
lets?

This poor man want's answers! Not arguments

In defense of the shop owner/seller all pc parts are on point. the motherboard do support AM3+ CPUs in your case it does support your FX8350. Whoever told you your motherboard and cpu aren't compatible is talking bullshit. If it's not compatible you wouldn't even be able to turn you computer on.

The 212 Evo is the best Air Cooling CPU Cooler in the market since it's release up to date if it failed then there's something wrong with either the ambient temperature your computer is operating in or your airflow inside the case is lacking which makes the case hot.

As for the PSU, Cooler Master is a pretty solid brand. Looking at the PSU specs I can see that it has "Multiple Protection Design" it has Over Voltage Protection (OVP), Over Power Protection (OPP), Over Current Protection (OCP), Short Circuit Protection (SCP). In short, If it's going to die it wouldn't affect other components. Usually it would just shutdown. The way I see it you just happen to have a bad copy of the hardware.

Now for the suggestions.

If your CPU is still intact and it's not damaged then It would be cheaper to use it still. If you're going to use it then buy another 212 Evo and make sure you do it right. Apply thermal paste if needed be.

As for the PSU try to get your hands on a Seasonic brand if you want durability and reliability but it's not cheap and it's not too steep either. If you don't have a budget for it then get the cheapest 80+ bronze PSU you can get your hands on.

As for the case try to get your hands on a fractal design core 1000/1100 series. It fits your motherboard, It has provision for 3 case fans. 1 in the back, 1 on the side, and 1 in front(included). It also has 1x USB 3.0 on the front just incase you get a new motherboard w/c has USB 3.0 then you're all good.

Points to ponder.

Always do regular maintenance on your PC. 80% of PC owners do neglect a proper cleaning routine. A lot of PC owners I know do not know that you have to actually clean your PC. You'd be surprised to how long your PC would last with a proper cleaning routine.

I've been using my system since 2013 and the only hardware problem I got is a harddrive failure which I got RMA-ed. My PSU is a 600W Generic non-branded PSU and it's still going strong.

My PC Specs:

Motherboard: PC Chips P65G.
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1Ghz
Memory: 6GB DDR3-1333Mhz.
Harddrive: 2TB Western Digital Black
PSU: 600W Generic.
Graphics Card: 1GB 128Bit Palit GTX 750 StormX OC. (Overclocked)
Accessories: x1 120mm Ultra HB 120 Cougar Case Fan, Rocketfish HD Webcam, NZXT Hue LED, NZXT Sentry LXE Fan Controller.

Good luck hunting for the perfect hardware!

My old work pc that i still use has a AMD FX-8120. It has a Antec PSU, particularly this one which is overkill.

These are the parts its using: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/gCz7P6

The case its using is this.

Pc has been running strong for the past 4-5 years.

I don't know if someone answered this question already, so ignore my comment in that case.
The AMD FX-8350 is indeed compatible with that motherboard, but there's a catch: it's compatible in the sense that it fits into the socket, and the motherboard can recognize it. That said, such a low-end motherboard is incapable of supplying the required amount of energy needed by that power-hungry CPU in a steady manner, due to its low number of phases (3 or 4, don't remember the exact amount).

If the CPU is still good, to use it properly you'll need a better motherboard, preferably one with a 990X or 990FX chipset.
Not because you really need those chipsets, but because motherboards using the 970 chipset are usually low-end products made with cheaper components, and lower number of phases.

As for actual suggestions, I'll check the sites you linked when I'll be fully awake (in 1 hour or 2), and see what they have available within your budget. But this one is probably the best suggestion you'll ever need:

don't blindly trust shopkeepers, they'll say everything they can to upsell you their unpopular products.

For some extra knowledge, you could check the subreddit r/pcmasterrace

I have the FX-8320 (same processor specs but one or two multiplier lower) clocked at 4 gigs.
I use a Corsair H50 (H60 is the same but with an extra fan) with two 120 fans in a push / pull setup for self contained air cooling and under load rarely see above 20c, ambient temp in my apartment is a rough 12-13 degrees (C) cooler than yours though. If you can get the Corsair self contained coolers they are well worth the investment and have no upkeep past normal PC cleaning.

For airflow in the case though I have an oversized case, the Azza Genesis 9000...tons of fans.

Like others, I'd say that your old PC had a pretty decent choice of components, except the motherboard, which doesn't list that particular CPU as compatible, which IMO is a bad sign. It may have been a good idea to undervolt the CPU (AMD CPU's typically run by default at a higher voltage than necessary).

The question is, where do you want to go? What do you do with your PC? If it's mainly for gaming, you can just buy a Core i3 (6100, for example) with a cheap MB, and performance-wise you'd be around where you previously were. The rest of the stuff, something similar to what you had before should be fine, it's just that the CPU was very power hungry. The Core i3 is 51W, compared to 125W for the FX-8350, so you should have a lot less problem with cooling.

i have a fx8320 on a asus m5a97 evo 2 (yes, a 970 chipset). I run it undervolted (i suggest you to do the same is simply to do and it can help your heat problem) and overclocked at 4ghz as the 8350. No problem whatsoever. ;)
I'm using a cooler master 412s with 30C ambient i'm at 45C at idle. ;)
But i'm upgrading to an arctic freezer 120 (water cooling with a 120mm radiator the only one can fit on my case) cause i want to try an all-on-ine
before adventuring into custom loop... (and i need a new case for it).

I want to suggest you Fractal Design case but they're built with silence in mind instead of cooling (even if they have so much space for fan so they're okay for all no cf-sli configurations)

I hope it helps. ;)

Just a thought but it's quite possible you have a bad board. Either the mobo itself was faulty to begin with or the model has had some sort of design flaw, because Gigabyte is actually a decent manufacturer. A friend of mine and myself once had the same make/model motherboard. Mine died in less than a year and his took a month or two longer before his failed.

In my current, albeit out of date build, I have been running an FX8120 CPU w/ASUS M5A99X Evo mobo since 2011-12. While I am fully aware of the overheating issue with the Bulldozer, both have amazingly survived overheating when my main case fan broke off during the first incident, and later with a faulty water cooler (the Corsair H100i) which died a month after I bought it. I have since bought a Thermaltake Chaser MK-I which has much better airflow than my last chassis. What a huge difference a case makes!

I suggest springing for an ASUS motherboard - and make sure it supports the FX series chipsets so you can pop in your current CPU. I have been using ASUS mobos for the last 15 years and never had any problems. In addition, I've also been running an Antec 750W PSU I bought in 2009. Power supplies also take a little bit of research, but here is a tutorial about what kind of PSU you should look for based on your needs. Same goes with your case and cooling... Check around the site of the tutorial link I gave you. They have all kinds of product reviews with do-it-yourself tips.

While my suggestions may or may not be available directly in India, don't limit yourself based on what is available locally. You can always try purchasing them from on-line vendors such as Newegg, Tiger Direct, Amazon, etc. where you have more choice options despite having different power connectors then in the US.

Good luck!