what's better ?

yanyd · Jun 2, 2009, 12:34 PM

Ok i ll buy my config, after one week , and i want to be shure what's the best for my money.I will use my config. as gameing system and the most important is that i ll OVERCLOCK it and i want to know which of these 2 are the best . What do you recomment ? :

>MAIN BOARD
>ASUS P5QC /P45/LGA775 1
>
>CPU
>C2 QUAD Q9550/2.83/1333/12/BOX 1
>
>RAM
>KIT 3X2GB DDR3 1333 KINGSTON 1
>
>HDD
>500GB SEAGATE SATA2/7200/16MB 1
>
>VIDEO CARD
>SAPPHIRE HD4890 1G GDR5 FULL 1
>
>CASE
>ASUS TA-M11 /NOPSU 1
>
>PSU FORTRON EPSILON 600/ 600W 1

and :
GB EP45-UD3P /P45/LGA775
C2 QUAD Q9550/2.83/1333/12/BOX
KIT 2X2GB DDR2 1066+ A-DAT
ASUS TA-M11 /NOPSU 1
HD4890 1G GDR5 FULL 428lv
PSU FORTRON EPSILON 700/ 700W
HITACHI SATA2/16MB

thx !

Jun 2, 2009, 02:31 PM

pick another case and PSU u might want to go amd way ? :>

pbmaster · Jun 2, 2009, 02:39 PM

That Asus board looks kind of cheap, and it doesn't get a very good rating on newegg. Out of the two, get the Gigabyte for sure. And like DreamSeller said, have you considered AMD?

Asylum · Jun 2, 2009, 02:57 PM

Be sure to get a good top brand name PSU for your system!!
Its the backbone of the hole thing!!
Corsair is one of the best!!

JATownes · Jun 2, 2009, 03:13 PM

Not to beat a dead horse...but the PSU is CRITICAL!!! I learned the hard way. Take everyone's advice...Corsair of PCPower and Cooling. IDK about Intel, I am an AMD/ATI guy myself...But the PhenomIIs are pretty sick and overclock like a beast. PII over C2D anyday. If you can't go i7, go PII...just my 2 cents.

Congrats on the new rig, no matter what you choose.

yanyd · Jun 2, 2009, 03:40 PM

A friend told me that AMD phenom cant outstrip Intel Q9550 and that s why i heavent consider the AMD way .

Major_A · Jun 2, 2009, 06:25 PM

Outstrip? I own a Q9550 and at this point I'd say don't waste your money. You can get an i7 for a few dollars more, but then you have to factor in the cost of the motherboard and more expensive DDR3 RAM.

Kenshai · Jun 2, 2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Major_A

Outstrip? I own a Q9550 and at this point I'd say don't waste your money. You can get an i7 for a few dollars more, but then you have to factor in the cost of the motherboard and more expensive DDR3 RAM.

There are some cheaper crucial 3gb kit that can clock real well, and they are cheap. The difference will be the cost of motherboard.

Jun 2, 2009, 12:34 PM	#1
yanyd Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 20 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what's better ? Ok i ll buy my config, after one week , and i want to be shure what's the best for my money.I will use my config. as gameing system and the most important is that i ll OVERCLOCK it and i want to know which of these 2 are the best . What do you recomment ? : >MAIN BOARD >ASUS P5QC /P45/LGA775 1 > >CPU >C2 QUAD Q9550/2.83/1333/12/BOX 1 > >RAM >KIT 3X2GB DDR3 1333 KINGSTON 1 > >HDD >500GB SEAGATE SATA2/7200/16MB 1 > >VIDEO CARD >SAPPHIRE HD4890 1G GDR5 FULL 1 > >CASE >ASUS TA-M11 /NOPSU 1 > >PSU FORTRON EPSILON 600/ 600W 1 and : GB EP45-UD3P /P45/LGA775 C2 QUAD Q9550/2.83/1333/12/BOX KIT 2X2GB DDR2 1066+ A-DAT ASUS TA-M11 /NOPSU 1 HD4890 1G GDR5 FULL 428lv PSU FORTRON EPSILON 700/ 700W HITACHI SATA2/16MB thx !

Jun 2, 2009, 02:39 PM	#3
pbmaster Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,985 (0.80/day) Thanks: 131 Thanked 295 Times in 275 Posts System Specs	That Asus board looks kind of cheap, and it doesn't get a very good rating on newegg. Out of the two, get the Gigabyte for sure. And like DreamSeller said, have you considered AMD? __________________ “pbmaster your tongue in your mouth speaks the truth” -von kain

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Jun 2, 2009, 02:31 PM	#2
DreamSeller Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	pick another case and PSU u might want to go amd way ? :>

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Jun 2, 2009, 03:40 PM	#6
yanyd Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 20 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A friend told me that AMD phenom cant outstrip Intel Q9550 and that s why i heavent consider the AMD way .

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