WHAT CPU SHOUDL I GET FOR A GAMING PC?

[Juanchioo]

FOR A GAMING PC WHAT PHENOM II SHOULD I GET?? X4 955, X4 965, X6 1055T OR X6 1090T???

 

[jonpaul37]

out of those choices, i would definitely go with the 1055T

 

[Juanchioo]

mmm is it the best of thosse for GAMING?

 

[jonpaul37]

Well, actually, the 965 is a little better for gaming, but if it were me, i would get the 1055T and overclock it. The 1055T might serve you better in the future but the 965 will certainly serve you better now, especially since you can hit 4.0 on that 965 without blinking an eye.

 

[Juanchioo]

mm but i dont know nothing about overlocking if i do it i will send it to a tecnic

 

[jonpaul37]

if you are not going to overclock and you are gaming, then get the 965, hands down, it is already clocked @ 3.4 which is high enough to push any video card out there.

 

[Juanchioo]

if i oc it the job wont be made by me.. its going to be maded by other person

 

[Juanchioo]

bump

 

[jonpaul37]

It is fine if someone else overclocks the CPU, just be sure that they are available in the event that something happens.

If you are going to have someone overclock, then go with the 1055T, if no overclocking, stick with the 965.

 

[jonpaul37]

here is a chart of the best gaming CPU's...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-cpu-core-i5-athlon-ii,2675-7.html

as you can see, they are both considered equal but i would give the slight edge to the 965 for pure gaming.

 

[Juanchioo]

ohh thx.. is a good choice an amd or its better to get a intel for gaming.. and if it wich one?

 

[jonpaul37]

That all depends on what you want to spend, Intel will be a little better for gaming, the i5 760 would probably be your best choice as it is still on top of the chart, anything more for gaming would be overkill for now...

 

[Juanchioo]

mm but its too much expensive and then the mobo i think i will stay with the amd...

 

[jonpaul37]

Yeah, the AMD 965 will serve you well.

 

[enzo matrix]

Yeah, the AMD 965 will serve you well.

Well, it would be a waste of money for gaming only, if your video card is something like a 4670. What is the rest of your system setup?

 

[jonpaul37]

Enzo, i stumbled upon this so i think that should answer your question and it is also the reason i was answering him in this fashion.....

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/293605-33-what-shoudl

 

[enzo matrix]

Enzo, i stumbled upon this so i think that should answer your question and it is also the reason i was answering him in this fashion.....

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/293605-33-what-shoudl

Well then I totally agree with you "If you are going to have someone overclock, then go with the 1055T, if no overclocking, stick with the 965."

If you plan to go crossfire 5970 though, I would have a look at this, then get 3 5870s in crossfire instead.
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http://www.hardware.info/nl-NL/articles/amdnampoZGCa/Clash_of_the_Titans_3way_SLI_GTX_480_test/&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhiok1FZ9DiaAu3Na37muhJKetDHVQ
The crossfire 5970s don't scale as well at 3 5870s. Occasionally the 5970s will come in the lead but usually the 3x5870s win. The differences are all minor though.
Myself, I would get one 5870, get a second if you want more performance... and a third if you still find you are unhappy.

 

[Juanchioo]

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