Which online store should I buy my CPU from?

[ITsonic]

So you all know I was going to buy AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma which was a Socket AM2+ I also made a tread about called CPU Choice : AMD Athlon X2 Black Edition or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+? first the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane sold out which hasn’t been restock and never will then Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition (which has zero shipping fees I might add) was out of stock too, but I was able to auto notify me when they restock it. I went look for a online store that sold AMD CPUs I found a site called SuperBiiz.com and I found a AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core Processor 8450 AM2+, OEM for $41.82 +2.35 shipping I was going to buy. I just got an e-mail form newegg.com that says that the Black edition Kuma has been restock which puts me at a dilemma & time is short here so which online store should I buy my CPU from? Should I go with SuperBiiz and buy the AMD Phenom X3 or should I still buy the Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition form Newegg.com shipping and money order clearance is key here because I will pay for it by money order tomorrow.

 

[rolli59]

The 7850 is the better CPU out of the two if there is any gaming going on.

 

[ITsonic]

That's true but wouldn't be AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core be good enough for gaming?

 

[rolli59]

@2.1GHz and not a good overclocker it is going to by worse at gaming but better at multitasking. Whether it is going to be enough is going to be user defined I personally would not buy it.

 

[mosox]

What motherboard do you have?

 

[ITsonic]

What motherboard do you have?

Well I have three mobo in three parts list

ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard from the ASRock parts list

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard from GIGABYTE parts list

and
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard from ASUS parts list

Take you pick.

 

[rolli59]

Only the Gigabyte one will work with DDR2 ram which is the only ram you can run with a AM2+ CPU. The other two will only work with AM3 CPU.

 

[mosox]

OK, what parts do you already have and what's your budget? Fill this:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/261222-13-build-advice

 

[ITsonic]

Only the Gigabyte one will work with DDR2 ram which is the only ram you can run with a AM2+ CPU. The other two will only work with AM3 CPU.

Ok but i'm still.... no no your right.

 

[ITsonic]

OK, what parts do you already have and what's your budget? Fill this:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/261222-13-build-advice

$500

Here of 2 of the 3 parts I have made pubic

ASUS parts list

GIGABYTE parts list

for the ASRock parts list that's pubic but it doesn't have a WishList Number yet.

 

[mosox]

Fill that form, do you have a monitor? Both lists suck, you can do much better.

 

[ITsonic]

Fill that form, do you have a monitor? Both lists suck, you can do much better.

As damasvara says in his Personal quote "Knowledge is a sword, it depends on the wielder" my Knowledge isn’t big when it comes to building a PC (tell you the truth I’m not even trying to build a pc trying to replace parts in my PC), all I’m trying to do here is to replace the parts that I got from CPUtopia.com with newer ones. Say what you want mosox but my Knowledge tell me just to replace everything in the case with better run parts with a little help from here because I’m not going to spend 5,6,7 $800 on case, mobo, video cards ECT like you mosox.

 

[rolli59]

Based on the motherboards you listed earlier why dont you just get a AM3 X3 like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872 for $75 with one of the AM3 boards. That CPU will chew up and spit out both the ones you listed.
No reason to spend money on old tech when doing new build!

 

[mosox]

I told you twice to fill in the dam form, I don't even know what's your budget. Are you gaming or not?

Anyway, here's a $400 rig:

GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 + AMD Athlon II X3 445
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.524272
G.SKILL NS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231393
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB + OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514455
LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA + Rosewill Blackbone
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514368
SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871

You don't need anything else.

 

[pete3867]

+ 1 ^ , I have a 7750 x2 in one rig and a x3 440 in the other , and I can tell you the Kuma cores are useless at overclocking while I can easily achieve 3.5 ghz on the x3 , the list above is superb value

 

[ITsonic]

calm down big fella.. some people live behind the curve.

Fine I'll fill it out but it won't make a difference.

 

[ITsonic]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.513408
Save $21.97 when purchased together

1. Raidmax ATX-238WRP :$49.99
2. ASUS M4A785-M :$74.99
3. AMD ADX445WFGMBOX :$74.99
4. G.SKILL F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ :$54.99

* Combined Total:$254.96
* Combo Discounts:-$21.97
* Combo Price:$232.99

Ok i'm done here it is:

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: unknown


BUDGET RANGE: $500 After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Most: everyday compuing, gameing, Video making/editing, Music, Pic editing least: OCing

REUSING PARTS: Yes Sound blaster Audigy 2 ZS

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: dell keyboard, Kensington mouse (USB/ps/2 mouse) speakers, OEM Microsoft Windows XP home edition from dell & XP Professional upgrade, MEG CRT

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) / SHOP FOR PARTS: Superbiiz, Newegg, pricegrabber

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: U.S.A.

PARTS PREFERENCES: I would an AMD CPU AM2+ or AM3 Socket With any mobo

OVERCLOCKING: maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quiet PSU and that's it.

 

[mosox]

Change the RAM with this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396
And the video card with that one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/274745-13-step-step-guide-building

 

[ITsonic]

Change the RAM with this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396
And the video card with that one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/274745-13-step-step-guide-building

I have a Book called Build it, fix it, own it. A beginner's guide to Building and upgrading PC my mom bought for me almost 1yr and 3 months ago has that if I a limited number of slots I should stay away from "Fat cards.

 

[ITsonic]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.513408
Save $21.97 when purchased together

1. Raidmax ATX-238WRP :$49.99
2. ASUS M4A785-M :$74.99
3. AMD ADX445WFGMBOX :$74.99
4. G.SKILL F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ :$54.99

* Combined Total:$254.96
* Combo Discounts:-$21.97
* Combo Price:$232.99

I already told you I have a case what I need is a mobo and PSU over 500 watts combo.

 

[ITsonic]

I told you twice to fill in the dam form, I don't even know what's your budget. Are you gaming or not?

Anyway, here's a $400 rig:

GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 + AMD Athlon II X3 445
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.524272
G.SKILL NS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231393
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB + OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514455
LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA + Rosewill Blackbone
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514368
SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871

You don't need anything else.

OK ok sorry.

 

[MechaNintendoMaster]

just a reference or example as well.
calm down.

[strike]I get the feeling this might turn into flaming.[/strike]

 

[ITsonic]

hope he knows better...

What are you talking about?