Fast-Efficent build

nocrapman · Jan 12, 2009

So after going back and forth and much research, I have decided to once more stick it out with AMD. And the good reviews Phenom II has recieved has helped.

So here's what I have narrowed down to:

CPU - Phenom 9950 and it comes with a $100 gas card... effective price $60!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103291

PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009
Any other choices are welcome.

Now I need help pick out a good MOBO with either good onboard graphics or an outboard GPU in addition. Remember I am not gaming or Ocing - only video editing occasionally...

Thanks folks! I am all excited...

cdawall · Jan 13, 2009

nocrapman said:
I am not against AMD at all. My last 2 builds have been AMD with no problems till date. But the power consumption seems like quite a difference.

AMD quads - 125-140 Watts
Intel Duals - 65 watts
Intel quads - 95 watts

Considering that my machine ends up being on most of the time - I would like to save power if I can. That said, I did a build for my Dad 2 months ago with a Phenom X3 chip and a 780G board with no graphics card - and this machine runs like a dream thru video editing/multitaking... of course no gaming! So I did save on $$/noise and power by going with on-board graphics. I wonder if I can get away with a similar combination here with a AMD quad and good on-board graphics??

this is very very wrong the companies use a different rating scheme for wattage on a cpu.

JrRacinFan · Jan 13, 2009

Since your going to stick with AMD might as well make it worthwhile nocrapman.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128360

Fits every single aspect of what your searching for plus has quite a bit of upgradeability.

System Name	Primary Rig
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
Cooling	Corsair H50
Memory	OCZ Reaper HPC 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Video Card(s)	None
Storage	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA
Display(s)	Acer 235 - 23"
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC889A - onboard
Power Supply	CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2
Software	windows 7

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

Fast-Efficent build

nocrapman

cdawall

where the hell are my stars

JrRacinFan

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