Cant decide between two processors

Oh ya also i probably wont crossfire, but would like to leave that open as an option later.

Does that motherboard have a specific feature that you want to use that the Asus P7P55D-E Pro doesn't have? I ask as it comes in a combo with the i5-750, which puts it at a very similiar price to the AMD option: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite... And in that instance it would definitely be worth the extra ~$15 (without taking the other rebate) aslong as you don't mind that LGA 1156 will be EOL next year.

P.S. I wouldm't recommend that PSU for crossfiring 5850s anyway due to a lack of power.

I already have a hyper 212 plus and seem to be leaning more to the phenom 2 x4 for the future.

I have a 955BE (rev c3 core) that I have OC'd to 3.75ghz on weak water cooling.
1.47 Vcore
250 FSB
15.5 multiplier
corsair 5-5-5-10
Ram 1000 (500 DDR2)

I say weak water cooling because a radiator is all that cools it, the radiator is outside and it's 111F (44c) outside, without trying to "cool" my cpu lol.

Idle at around 43c at night when outside ambient temp is 33c. Much better temps in winter than summer.

do you think I can hit 4ghz with the 212 plus?

I've been unable to get mine past 3.8 reliably. i think my mobo is limiting my speed because i hit the same 250 fsb limit with my 720be.

I would say it is possible, but will require additional voltage, proper ram, and a good oc mb.

and my multiplier is 15, not 15.5 as i indicated above.

my ram also runs at 2.2v which is way out of spec, but hey 5-5-5-10 @ 500MHZ im not complaining

make sure you can manually set the NB multiplier on the mobo's bios. i cant and i think that is what my issue is.

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Ok i made my choice on amd thanks everyone

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