Fair is fair, can't argue with a $50 quad core CPU ($50 because electronics are usually converted 1:1 before taxes). I'm just not sure a 9950 BE will outperform a Core 2 Duo.
Fair is fair, can't argue with a $50 quad core CPU ($50 because electronics are usually converted 1:1 before taxes). I'm just not sure a 9950 BE will outperform a Core 2 Duo.
I'm not entirely sure myself but if it at least matches the performance of my current Core 2 Duo then it's good enough for me, the clock speeds are the same and I would guess having the extra cores should allow some leeway.Originally Posted by Warsaw
I don't exactly plan on overclocking so that won't be a issue either.
The motherboard I currently have is a old Biostar G41-M7 and that was the only motherboard in town that supported the LGA775 chipset.
Last edited by =sw=warlord; February 1st, 2011 at 05:05 PM.
Eh, clock for clock C2Ds and C2Qs were more efficient than Phenom Is. You might have to overclock to get the performance on par. Multithreading should be better, though.
Right then chaps, I'm looking to build my first computer. I've done a bit of researching and here are the items that I'm looking to buy:
ASUS P7P55 LX motherboard ATX iP55
Intel i5-760 Core i5 Quad Core Processor
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 2 x 2GB DDR3 SDRAM
Sapphire ATi Radeon HD6870
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler
What are you guysus opinions of these items? Are all of these items compatible with each other? I'm fairly certain that the motherboard and processor are, but I can't tell if the RAM is. Motherboard and RAM are DDR3, but I don't know if the motherboard is fast enough for the RAM. Once I build my new comp I'm not looking to upgrade for a few years, so I'm not too concerned about upgrading.
Everything there is compatible, though the Arctic Cooling heat-sink-fans (HSF) are only generally better than the stock ones in most cases. Look at a Zalman or a Thermalright / Thermaltake if you can spend some extra money on the HSF. I can personally vouch for Thermalright Ultra-120 being awesome.
If you aren't looking to upgrade for a few years then you should probably wait a couple more weeks and get a Sandy Bridge CPU...that's socket 1155. That socket, 1156, is dead. That said, everything you have there is compatible.
I wish Asus would put out the revised 1155s boards already. I think I'm gonna put together a 2600k build.
gimme your old comp when you get a new one
I'll sell it to you.
$100.I'll sell it to you.
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