New System help

[ciberfog]

Hi there, thanks for look.

Im building a -850 USD system from Newegg.

I will use this for multitasking, browser, play some game with nice graphics, and sound/video editing.


My primary options are:

HD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
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Monitor: ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

Mobo: ASUS M4A78 PRO AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131362

VGA: SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814102801

PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

RAM: Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2T1K2/4G - Retail

CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor Model HD960ZWCGDBOX - Retail


I Read i need to avoid the phenom I and get a Phenom II, but what about this one "quad Core" versus the phenom II 710 or 720, and they are AM3, wich mobo should be good for a good price?.

the phenom II 940 is AM2+ and quadcore, but more expensive.

Thanks

 

[Fortunex]

The Phenom II 710 and 720 will both outperform the first-gen phenoms in most things, will overclock farther, and be more efficient. If you can't afford a Phenom II, you should stick with Core 2 Duos, or the AMD Kuma

 

[ciberfog]

So the 710 or the 720 that are triple*core are better than the old quadcores phenom I ?

I need an Am3 Mobo, or an am2+ mobo with bios update?

 

[Fortunex]

Newer AM2+ mobos wont need a bios update, but yes. The only time the quad core *may* be a little better is video editing, which you didn't say you did.

 

[ciberfog]

Ok then the 710 should be the better option for the money (120 usd)

My previous option (mobo) should be still the best option?

Asus: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131362

Gigabyte http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392

Asrock: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157154


Thanks for the help.

 

[xthekidx]

The Phenom II 940 is only $50 more and a much better processor for productivity work. I would spend a little extra and get it. It will make a difference in your sound and video editing.

You can do something like this:
case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147124
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127430
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
CPU/MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190736
DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

After the shipping and rebates, ~$862.

 

[ciberfog]

the price of the 940 is to high for my budget.

the 710 is more affordable, and the 720 is 20 more bucks, really worths it?

what about the mobo? is the asus the best option? or the other 2 cheaper options are good too.

 

[ciberfog]

how good is this combo?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190734


same price as the 710 model with a asus mobo.

FSB 5200/2000 MT/s is the gigabyte one.

 

[AKM880]

So many questions and build about the Phenom I lately, lol. But yes they weren't that good, and had bad overclocking abilites I've heard.