I'm going to be using the computer mostly for general stuff. (surfing, school work, maybe light gaming) I do plan on using the pc hooked up to my 720p 32in lcd. Maybe once I get a graphics card.
I plan to get a graphics card in about 2 weeks but I will use the onboard until then.
So far I only have a case and power supply. (rosewell case and 400w corsair power supply) I'm going to order one of these two motherboards along with 4gb ram and a samsung 500gb hd.
I just wanted to know what was generally better out of the two.
Ok I'm buying in next 20min.
I cant decide 4 cores, or 3 with tons of cache.
Would like more opinions if anyone has them. I'm not going to be getting another pc for a while so... I'm leaning toward x3 but 4 cores sounds nice too...
I would not recommend an E-Power psu, many problems are caused by faulty power supplies. If it was the Corsair 400w or a OCZ 400w then i'd say the 5750 or the 4850 would be fine, the 4870 would be pushing it a bit. If the E-Power is a unit you've used before and it's been stable i'd probably run it with the 5750 only.
I would not recommend an E-Power psu, many problems are caused by faulty power supplies. If it was the Corsair 400w or a OCZ 400w then i'd say the 5750 or the 4850 would be fine, the 4870 would be pushing it a bit. If the E-Power is a unit you've used before and it's been stable i'd probably run it with the 5750 only.
Thanks. I'll be going with a new PSU in that case, so I can use a 4870 or 4850. It was going to be hands-down 4850 because I was finding them for less than $100. But now wince the 5800's came out, the 4870 can also be had for less than $100. I was gonna go 5750, but after finding out they require a displayport adapter that cost $100, I said screw that.
Since I'm going to get a new psu, I figure a 550w or above would be a good choice for future upgrades.