Upgrading my system

[flyboy86]

I want to upgrade my system abit. Main thing that I want to upgrade is my CPU and Ram.

Here is my current system.

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227244

XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462

Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

Antec Three Hundred Illusion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

Cooler Master Hyper TX3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064

SAMSUNG 24X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151193

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3320418AS 320GB (C drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148469

Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358

My plan is to upgrade the cpu to a AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.556170

and the RAM to 4 GB. I choose this ram because it is part of a combo deal.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227496
and maybe another 4 in a month or two.

Thoughts?

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

Save a few dollars and just get the 1055T, you wont really notice a difference.

what is the computer being use for? Gaming? Phenom quad will be a better choice.

As for the RAM, its fine, but im always weary of 1.65V ram for some reason xD

 

[boiler1990]

The 6 core is a waste of money right now; almost all applications will use a maximum of 4 cores. I would get the X4 955, upgrade the RAM and the motherboard, which will give you the best performance for the price.

X4 955 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&cm_re=955-_-19-103-808-_-Product

RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231274

Motherboard - You can get a new board with the 890 chipset for $100

 

[flyboy86]

My system is mostly used for gaming. I was looking at the hex core because of turbo core, but after looking at some of the articles tom's has done I will get a 955 instead. I will not be upgrading the motherboard, would most likely use the difference between the 1090t and the 955 to get another 5770 later.

 

[flyboy86]

I just got FS X and was wondering if the game actually uses more than four cores or would it be better to have a higher clock rate? Basically i'm back to either the 1090T or the 955?

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

Quad will be fine, that game was made when hex cores were still in early ish development so i doubt there is any major advantage with a quad