i7 860 vs Phenom II X6 1090T?

NightBirdDS · Apr 29, 2010

So this is the choice I need to make. I'm a little bit annoyed with this 780G board right now. It's acting kind of funky...

So I'm trying to decide between the new Phenom II X6 1090T on an 890GX or FX board or an i7 860 on a P55 chipset.

Anyone have any suggestions?

p_o_s_pc · Apr 29, 2010

what do you use it for? Do you overclock? budget?

exodusprime1337 · Apr 29, 2010

personally, it seems the phenom 2 and 890fx is the way to go, or even 790fx, the crosshair 3 board is nice, as well as the crosshair IV formula/extreme for the 890fx setup, the phenom 1090t seems a good chip and from what i'm seeing they oc pretty well.. i've got a 1090t in the mail right now for my m4a79t deluxe board, and i can't wait for it, it looks wicked sick imho.

NightBirdDS · Apr 29, 2010

I'm mostly going to be using it for gaming and video encoding/editing. Wanting to spend about 550 for the mobo and chip. Bought some Corsair XMS3 1600 Mhz ram already so I should be alright there.

On thing I should have mentioned is I'd like to stay away from Asus. I don't care for their BIOS layout much, and the last few Asus boards I've had (including this one) have proven flaky.

n-ster · Apr 29, 2010

What city do you live in?

NightBirdDS · Apr 29, 2010

n-ster said:
What city do you live in?

I'm in Lachute, Quebec.

n-ster · Apr 30, 2010

LOL... why not montreal? :roll:

So are you buying from the US or online here or at Microbytes or something??

pricecanada.com and directcanada.com should help you...

I say PIIx6 for the simple fact the lga 1156 will be obsolete soon, and the SMOOTHNESS factor of PIIs

HalfAHertz · Apr 30, 2010

Well according to AT the P2x6 is only marginally better in encoding and noticeably worse in gaming, but if you already have a AM2+ mobo it will be cheaper to go with the P2

newtekie1 · Apr 30, 2010

I think I'd go with the cheaper 860+P55 combo over the more expensive 1099T+890GX combo.

Especially since the performance of the two seems to be very close and the 860 setup consumes much less power.

NightBirdDS · Apr 30, 2010

n-ster said:
LOL... why not montreal?

So are you buying from the US or online here or at Microbytes or something??

pricecanada.com and directcanada.com should help you...

I say PIIx6 for the simple fact the lga 1156 will be obsolete soon, and the SMOOTHNESS factor of PIIs

Heh, well it isn't that far away really.

I was thinking of ordering online, most of the Microbytes I've visited didn't have any of the parts I wanted in stock.

Seems like the two chips have very different strengths.

n-ster · Apr 30, 2010

Have you thought about the 1055T instead? and if you don't mind keeping your mobo, if it supports PIIx6, it would be an INCREDIBLE upgrade bang/buck wise

NightBirdDS · Apr 30, 2010

n-ster said:
Have you thought about the 1055T instead? and if you don't mind keeping your mobo, if it supports PIIx6, it would be an INCREDIBLE upgrade bang/buck wise

My current board is an Asus M3A78 Pro. No X6 support on that. It's also the one that I think is causing most of my video problems.

So I have no choice but to get another board, and I can say it won't be an Asus.

If I could find the spot o enter my system details I'd do that.

(Note, the DDR3 RAM I mentioned earlier is sitting next to me in its box, taunting me.)

p_o_s_pc · Apr 30, 2010

I would go with the setup that is cheaper.

Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard	MSI 870A-G54
Memory	4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Storage	OCZ Vertex 2 120GB, WD Caviar Black 640GB
Display(s)	Dell 2707WFP
Case	Cooler Master CM-690
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Fatality Pro
Power Supply	Silverstone Strider Plus 750W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate X64

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Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling	dual 80mm cooling fan \| WC'ing ) \|cheapo
Memory	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s)	onboard \| 60 1GB(hd7770 ) \|8800GTS
Storage	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Display(s)	17in \| 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case	lappy case \| CM HAF XB \|none yet
Audio Device(s)	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
Power Supply	Dell brick w/ acer end end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

System Name	HOMECOMPUTER
Processor	Intel i9 - 9900k @ 5.1Ghz - 1.31v
Motherboard	Asux ROG Maximus XI Hero Wifi
Cooling	ek supremacy evo full nickle, 2xEK 360 Radiators, ek d5 pump/res combo, ek full cover 2080ti block
Memory	16GB DDR 3600 Trident Z RGB
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2080TI
Storage	1xWD black NVME 500GB, 1xSamsung 970 Evo Plus NVME 1TB
Display(s)	2 Dell Gaming 27" 1440P Gsync
Case	Lian LI PC-011 Dynamic
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Evga P2 1200Watt
Mouse	Zowie FK1+
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe rgb silent
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	i'm working on that

Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard	MSI 870A-G54
Memory	4GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Storage	OCZ Vertex 2 120GB, WD Caviar Black 640GB
Display(s)	Dell 2707WFP
Case	Cooler Master CM-690
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Fatality Pro
Power Supply	Silverstone Strider Plus 750W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate X64

System Name	Homelabs
Processor	Ryzen 5900x \| Ryzen 1920X
Motherboard	Asus ProArt x570 Creator \| AsRock X399 fatal1ty gaming
Cooling	Silent Loop 2 280mm \| Dark Rock Pro TR4
Memory	128GB (4x32gb) DDR4 3600Mhz \| 128GB (8x16GB) DDR4 2933Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 \| ASUS Strix GTX 970
Storage	Optane 900p + NVMe \| Optane 900p + 8TB SATA SSDs + 48TB HDDs
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423dw QD-OLED \| HP Omen 32 1440p
Case	be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 \| be quiet! Silent Base 800
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x + sleeved cables\| EVGA P2 750W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate (still has buttons on the right side, crucial as I'm a southpaw)
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite, Pro Type \| Logitech G915 TKL

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