Is Phenom2-x4 960T good enough?

[alex3064]

I'm thinking of getting 960T for my desktop for high-qual gaming, but is it good enough?

i don't want to be spending too much.

I'm thinking about $400~500 cost for both motherboard and cpu.

So should i stick with 960T with a $300 botherboard or

go with some other combination.

Please give me a professional advise!!

(which cpu fan/cooler should i get?)

 

[amuffin]

i5-2500k $220
Asus p8z68-v pro/gen 3 $205
Cooler master Hyper 212+ $30

 

[computernewb]

i5-2500k is probably the best gaming cpu for the price.

also 300$ on a motherboard is kind of a lot.

 

[sosofm]

Stay with your 960T buy a 90$ AM3+ motherboard.
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280 90$
This will support future SLI, Crossfire ASRock 970 EXTREME4 AM3+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262 105$
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 28$ and 18$ after rebates.
And you have money for a new video card or to upgrade your PSU for a future SLI,Crossfire.

Intel build

MOBO : ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
CPU : Intel Core i5-2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM : Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148463
CPU COOLER : COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
TOTAL : $417.96

 

[alex3064]

Stay with your 960T buy a 90$ AM3+ motherboard.
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280 90$
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 28$ and 18$ after rebates.
And you have money for a new video card or to upgrade your PSU for a future SLI,Crossfire.

motherboard doesnt change the scale on gaming too much does it?

cus if it doesnt i'm thinking of going with your suggestion.

but i'm currently thinking of Radeon HD6950, since i'm lowering my motherboard, what GPU should i get instead?

 

[sosofm]

GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401
This EVGA is a good option EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130623 229$ and 200$ after mail in rebates.
6950 and 560Ti are almost equals in performance.
In gaming the most important part is the video card.

 

[alex3064]

GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401
This EVGA is a good option EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130623 229$ and 200$ after mail in rebates.
6950 and 560Ti are almost equals in performance.
In gaming the most important part is the video card.

IS MSI 560ti TWINFROZER okay too? there's so many versions dunno which one to get

 

[sosofm]

MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 is allready overclocked by MSI.

 

[amuffin]

Get the HAWK over the frozr ii

 

[sarinaide]

Yes the MSI TwinFrozr II 560ti is good, not just saying that cuz I use it either.

PS: is everyone here a ASROCK sales rep

 

[sosofm]

No i'm not Asrock sale and i'm not even from US.

 

[tulx]

The 960T is perfectly fine for gaming. I unlcoked my to 6 cores and BF3 strains all 6 cores to about 80% (in 64 player multiplayer). That's at stock speeds. I OCed it from 3 GHz to 3,8 GHz, but haven't checked the usage in BF3 after that.

 

[dish_moose]

"The 960T is perfectly fine for gaming" - the i5-2500k is better with the option to get into an Ivy cpu later. It overclocks well and is what most gamers use for a reason - IT IS A GREAT CPU - 4.5GHz is not a given but is a usually obtainable, stable, and efficient OC.
-Bruce

 

[tulx]

the i5-2500k is better

Better, more expensive, with more expensive motherboards. The choice between 960T and 2500k is a choice between CPUs of two different price and performance classes and different platforms. Everyone should consider their needs and capabilities wiseley.
This "Oh, you need a PC for "stuff"? Get a 2500k + Asus P8Z68 + CM Hyper 212!" mentality is quite narrow minded. If he buys a 560Ti, it won't matter if he pairs it with a FX4100 (100$) or 2500k (230$) in games, they will all be limited by the GPU, not a bad thing necesserily, but somethig to consider.

 

[wr6133]

GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128510

AMD Phenom II X4 960T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995

MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127615

$549
-30 mail rebate thingy (wish we got them in the UK to the extent the US does)

=$519

Teeny bit over after rebate but you get the 448 edition 560ti. I use that mobo and am happy with it.

 

[sarinaide]

Better, more expensive, with more expensive motherboards. The choice between 960T and 2500k is a choice between CPUs of two different price and performance classes and different platforms. Everyone should consider their needs and capabilities wiseley.
This "Oh, you need a PC for "stuff"? Get a 2500k + Asus P8Z68 + CM Hyper 212!" mentality is quite narrow minded. If he buys a 560Ti, it won't matter if he pairs it with a FX4100 (100$) or 2500k (230$) in games, they will all be limited by the GPU, not a bad thing necesserily, but somethig to consider.

Well you know how it is here, we try to push the setups out of the affordability of the OP's requirements :lol:

 

[deadjon]

Well you know how it is here, we try to push the setups out of the affordability of the OP's requirements :lol:

$500 is plenty enough for a 2500k + Mobo + RAM

For heavens sake a 2400 + a H67 mobo would be twice as good as anything AMD has to offer - not to mention cheap enough.

Oh and if we want to lower ourselves to the 960t price range - take a good look at the i3 2100 and its performance. It'll take watercooling and the luckiest chip lottery pull in history with a massive OC to top an i3 with a 960t.

 

[sarinaide]

Okay I was trying to be passively neutral, yeah you should so totally get a 2400 and just game, game out of game.

 

[amuffin]

But the thing is, why not get a 2500k? You can keep pushing the cpu more and more every year to be on par with the current cpu's. Where as in amd, you only have 1 more year and basically have out dated cpu's.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

What is it about all the Intel fanboys here

STOP telling people to buy cpus when they dont need them...are you on a backhander from Intel >?

He has a PERFECTLY good gaming cpu in the 960t ...

To the OP...keep your cpu and mobo and invest your money in a big graphics card...assuming yours is not a good one already ?

All the best Brett

 

[computernewb]

Hi

What is it about all the Intel fanboys here

STOP telling people to buy cpus when they dont need them...are you on a backhander from Intel >?

He has a PERFECTLY good gaming cpu in the 960t ...

To the OP...keep your cpu and mobo and invest your money in a big graphics card...assuming yours is not a good one already ?

All the best Brett

haha i get the feeling there are a lot of undercover intel workers here. every AMD cpu thread turns into a buy intel thread. :lol:

 

[HEXiT]

i think because for his budget he could get better... pointless buying a weaker cpu if you can get a better 1 with a strong motherboard... if he was gonna spend 150-200 then i would say get the 960 but as he intends to spend double that and most of it on a motherboard then why not tell him to spend less on stuff that wont really increase his overall experience. truely only an idiot buys somthing because of the brand on it when it comes to a cpu... even a Scorpius platform wont magically increase performance by more than 2%.
if your gonna spend 400 on upgrades then intel is the only choice based purely on performance...

 

[amuffin]

haha i get the feeling there are a lot of undercover intel workers here. every AMD cpu thread turns into a buy intel thread. :lol:

Why not get the 2500k?

 

[computernewb]

Why not get the 2500k?

im not saying dont get the 2500k im just pointing out what i see

 

[sarinaide]

I almost choked on a warm cup of contridiction. Yes there are people recommending Intel chips for the OP's budget, are they wrong to considering it is better for the price and newer, yet the AMD ol faithfull have a lot to say about Intel fanboism yet they do a pretty good job to, or at least crying about it.