I'm using it for gaming, can't really decide on which build I should go, a little help guys? And some pointers on changes/ect.
CPU: AMD x3 Phenom II 720 $190
RAM: G.Skill (2GB X 2) DDR3 1333 $92
GPU: Radeon 4890 1 gig $315
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P $143 DDR2 compatible
/Asus M4A78T-E $207 DDR3 compatible
Tot: $740/804
CPU: Intel E8400 $212
GPU: XFX 9600GT 512mb $126
Motherboard: EVGA 750i $235
RAM: G.Skill (2GB X 2) DDR2 800 $67
Tot: $640
I've already decided on the casing, PSU and HDD. Just can't decide which build will be better. Which one will be a more solid build considering the price difference? One main problem I see with the first build is that the 4890's real pricey, about 2.5 times more than 9600.
AFAIK it seems the dual core for E8400 has a higher clock speed as compared to 3/4 cores cpu and hence performance-wise match them pretty evenly for some games and only loses out in video/movie functions, which I'm allright with, but I'm not sure how it matches up to the phenom 720.
+ a consideration is the mobo, the EVGA one looks pretty solid with SLI as well as Xfire functions. I might add another 9600 for the 2nd build when prices drop, so yeah, any suggestions/help is much appreciated
CPU: AMD x3 Phenom II 720 $190
RAM: G.Skill (2GB X 2) DDR3 1333 $92
GPU: Radeon 4890 1 gig $315
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P $143 DDR2 compatible
/Asus M4A78T-E $207 DDR3 compatible
Tot: $740/804
CPU: Intel E8400 $212
GPU: XFX 9600GT 512mb $126
Motherboard: EVGA 750i $235
RAM: G.Skill (2GB X 2) DDR2 800 $67
Tot: $640
I've already decided on the casing, PSU and HDD. Just can't decide which build will be better. Which one will be a more solid build considering the price difference? One main problem I see with the first build is that the 4890's real pricey, about 2.5 times more than 9600.
AFAIK it seems the dual core for E8400 has a higher clock speed as compared to 3/4 cores cpu and hence performance-wise match them pretty evenly for some games and only loses out in video/movie functions, which I'm allright with, but I'm not sure how it matches up to the phenom 720.
+ a consideration is the mobo, the EVGA one looks pretty solid with SLI as well as Xfire functions. I might add another 9600 for the 2nd build when prices drop, so yeah, any suggestions/help is much appreciated