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CPU - Phenom 955 or C2D E8400

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Dual Core is decent for now but if quad core fits your budget then go for it for future purposes, and maybe even some of the games you play now will benefit from quad core. More and more things are becoming quad core optimized so the Phenom II is the smarter move.

Just make sure you take a look at i5 as well and see if that fits your budget. :) 
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llmercll said:
I hear the i5 is a dead end though, and that alot of the mobos have "foxconn" problems


Foxconn is a brand of mobo.

Stay way from that and you'll be fine.

Raidur said:
Foxconn is a brand of mobo.

Stay way from that and you'll be fine.



you do realize most major vendors use parts from foxconn right? the only motherboard brand that does not is EVGA and i heard even then its 50/50. stay away from i5 period until they get this crap sorted out.

Raidur said:
Foxconn is a brand of mobo.

Stay way from that and you'll be fine.


If u read the foxconn debacle more carefully, it should be clear that foxconn is responsible for making the faulty 1156 sockets which were used by major Brands like MSi, Gigabyte , Asus...

So as werxen said, "stay away from i5 period until they get this crap sorted out"

@ llmercll

Phenom II's are a good bet since the price cuts.
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