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kev3kev3   09-10-2009 at 07:21:57 PM

Hi everyone,

Whats everyones opinion on go for a Phenom II X4 955 Black and I already have everything else I need, or make the jump to Intel and purchase new Motherboard also??

I want to be able to play current games on high settings I have 2 4870 512mb in crossfire...

Thanks

Kev

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   09-10-2009 at 07:31:17 PM
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What CPU/Motherboard do you currently have?

What Monitor/resolution are you looking at?

Are you saying you cant get currently play at high settings on two 4870s?

What are your most common games?

With an athlon 64 x2 and single 9800GTX+ I can play most MMOs at high resolution. I usually drop some things to medium so I can increase draw distance.

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kev3kev3   09-10-2009 at 07:34:15 PM
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CPU - AMD Phenom(tm) 9500 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Motherboard GA-MA790X-DS4
RAM OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 / 1066 MHz / Reaper HPC Edition / 4GB / Dual Channel
CPU cooler Akasa cpu cooler
Video Card 2 Radeon HD4870 in crossfire
Power Supply Hiper 880w
Hard drive Hitachi Drivestar 500GB plus 1TB external Hard Drive
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit

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kev3kev3   09-10-2009 at 07:35:23 PM
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resolution 1280x1024
Normally strategy games
cant play old games even at high

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   09-10-2009 at 07:40:54 PM
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I just saw your other thread. It sounds like even a PhenomIIx3 720 should solve your problem, if it will run in your motherboard. PhenomIIx4s are overpriced this week now that the i5 is out at $200. I would think AMD will have to drop its prices soon to keep sales going.

I cant see your xfire capable motherboard being the real issue. Its would be really cool to find a friend with a different AMD CPU you could swap in to test before you start throwing money around.


Message edited by dndhatcher on 09-10-2009 at 07:41:41 PM
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