First PC Build: I5 750 vs Phenom II X4 955 BE. [strike]Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 $167.99[/strike] Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz...

Phenom 2 955 + 4870x2 or Core i7 + GTX 275?. Hi I am looking to build my first computer build later this summer, and I have a ~1450 CAD budget (~1250 USD) I am looking at 2 different configs: or I have a hard drive and...

are very happy with there builds. As far as gaming goes if a Intel I7 build plays games smooth and a Phenom or Phenom II for that matter plays games smooth also, who cares about weather its AMD or A Intel build. If they both run smooth, fast, what is the...

different apps. I'd look at reseating that HSF. Something isn't right, as that chip is running hotter than my E6600 @ 2.9GHz, which is a 65nm chip. That's idling at 32C right now (aftermarket cooler, however). I'd also look at your fannage. In my Phenom build,...

good advice since the OP said he didnt want to overclock and even if he did the Phenom rig will run as high as 3.8 GHz no trouble at all The phenom build is FAR FAR better build and all the OP has to do is to drop the graphics card since the mb has onboard...

have long loading times, some of them are absurdly long (Dawn of Discovery comes to mind). Sadly, the raid 0 setup can also help with hitching in some MMO's, specifically EQ2. As for a phenom build, i'm at the point that if i'm going to spend the amount...

gkay's setup is what i meant by treating youreslf since you have the money, but, as i said earlier, the performance will be no big jump, if any, compared to the phenom build. It could actually be less, as i recall 2 4770's beating out a single 4890, while using...

1 for first set.. to fully utilize the power of the 940 and 4850(i think it's better if you pair it with a 4870) you need a bigger monitor:D Well get the Phenom build... It would offer the same or better gaming performance than the E8400 and would be overall...

the PII route. +1 on the Phenom II build. You should get an aftermarket CPU cooler too, though. The 720 should easily get to 3.6GHz. +1 on the Phenom II build. pair it with at least a gtx260 or 4870 1gb..:D +1 on the Phenom build. Phenoms are faster at...