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nachota1987   06-05-2009 at 12:00:28 AM

hi guys..im building a new gaming rig and i wanted to know what u think..

considering prices at the store im buying from are quite similar (www.appinformatica.com), which one is better?

AMD phenom II x4 940 BE or INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9300?

ill use it for gaming the latest and future games mainly

thx!

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daft   06-05-2009 at 04:33:19 AM
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the PII 940 beats the 9300 in just about anything.

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AKM880   06-05-2009 at 05:16:44 AM
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Well personally I'd go for the Phenom and overclock it ;)

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mindless728   06-05-2009 at 05:24:24 AM
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Phenom (you never know if AMD is going to pull the backwards compatibility again for their next socket)

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Dustpuppy   06-05-2009 at 06:16:57 AM
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They're about the same, but I'd go with the Phenom II 945 for AM3. The LGA 775 socket that the Q9400 uses is done for so I'd go AM3 for the future upgrade potential and the DDR3.


Message edited by Dustpuppy on 06-05-2009 at 06:18:23 AM
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mi1ez   06-05-2009 at 02:09:51 PM
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I think I'd go PII too.

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nachota1987   06-05-2009 at 05:44:17 PM
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ok i think ill get the pII

and what about the stock cpu coolers? are they trustful?

im not planning to overclock it soon but maybe in the future if i will, i should get an aftermarket cooler right? ill also game a lot..

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PsychoSaysDie   06-05-2009 at 06:33:38 PM
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The only quad core intel you should be considering should be an I7

------------------------------ Core I7 920 D0 @ 4.2Ghz
MSI X58 Pro-E
32GB SSD, WD Blacks In R0
Sapphire HD 5870's In XFire
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nachota1987   06-05-2009 at 06:45:36 PM
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ok ill take that in mind

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Devastator_uk   06-05-2009 at 08:06:36 PM
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I'd get the PhenomII

And stock coolers are fine at stock speed, but are not the quietest if if you ever do overclock then it would be best to change it. So no need to fork out money for an aftermarket one straight away.

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