Approximate Purchase Date: Tonight
Budget Range: ~$400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: moderate gaming, web surfing, movies/media
Country of Origin: CA, USA
Overclocking: Yes/Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1366x768(native)/1024x768
Problem:
I need help choosing a CPU(processor)/Graphics card combination, between 2 choices
I can either get: 1.)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache
WITH a low end Radeon 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 graphics card,
and a better graphics card in the future <1 year, possibly a Radeon 5770 after I save up.
OR I can get: 2.)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 820 Deneb 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 4MB L3 Cache
WITH a much better Radeon 5670 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 graphics card,
but probably no graphics card upgrade anytime soon.
I'm building a computer, mostly for gaming, either setup would be an ENORMOUS upgrade over my current system, and the second setup costs $20 more.
I plan on using this computer for 4+ years so take that into consideration when choosing which CPU is better suited for the future.
New build specs:
-ASUS M4A78LT-M AM3 AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
-Team Xtrem Dark 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) RAM
-Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 (from previous system)
-Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B
-500W ATX12V v2.2 / ESP12V v2.91 Power Supply (PCIe Ready)
-Windows 7, 64-bit
games I play/want to play:
ALL CALL OF DUTY'S including cod1/2/4/mw2/BO
any other FPS released in the past, present, and near future (1-3 years)
Budget Range: ~$400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: moderate gaming, web surfing, movies/media
Country of Origin: CA, USA
Overclocking: Yes/Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1366x768(native)/1024x768
Problem:
I need help choosing a CPU(processor)/Graphics card combination, between 2 choices
I can either get: 1.)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache
WITH a low end Radeon 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 graphics card,
and a better graphics card in the future <1 year, possibly a Radeon 5770 after I save up.
OR I can get: 2.)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 820 Deneb 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 4MB L3 Cache
WITH a much better Radeon 5670 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 graphics card,
but probably no graphics card upgrade anytime soon.
I'm building a computer, mostly for gaming, either setup would be an ENORMOUS upgrade over my current system, and the second setup costs $20 more.
I plan on using this computer for 4+ years so take that into consideration when choosing which CPU is better suited for the future.
New build specs:
-ASUS M4A78LT-M AM3 AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
-Team Xtrem Dark 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) RAM
-Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 (from previous system)
-Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B
-500W ATX12V v2.2 / ESP12V v2.91 Power Supply (PCIe Ready)
-Windows 7, 64-bit
games I play/want to play:
ALL CALL OF DUTY'S including cod1/2/4/mw2/BO
any other FPS released in the past, present, and near future (1-3 years)