What would be better?!?!?!?

[joehockey90]

Should I go with a more expensive cpu that runs at 3.4ghz and one mid to high end graphics card?
(ex. AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology and a AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 video card)

OR

Should I go with a less expensive cpu that runs at 3.2 ghz and two mid end graphics cards?
(ex. AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology and two AMD Radeon HD 6570 1GB GDDR3 video cards)

I will be gaming on battlefield 3 and my flight sim called FSX.

Thanks

 

[mcnumpty23]

i would go with the second choice--as its a black edition you can overclock it a bit to get a higher cpu speed anyway

 

[jdw_swb]

Go for the second choice CPU (955 BE)....and overclock it as it's a black edition.

But, don't get the 6570 cards. A 6570 seems to cost between 75 - 90 dollars on new egg, so the cheapest xfire will set you back at least 150 dollars.

For that money, you could buy a HIS 6850 1GB for $154.99 or if you want to save a liitle more, even the XFX 6790 for $134.99. Both of these choices beat out the 6570 in crossfire, as you can see with these benchmarks.

 

[Emperus]

Get the X4 955 BE and a HD 6870. There might still be money left for getting an aftermarket CPU cooler.

 

[Uther39]

@ Emperus + 1

 

[cuecuemore]

Get the X4 955 BE and a HD 6870. There might still be money left for getting an aftermarket CPU cooler.

Yeah, this.