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hello all, im really considering switching to AMD and would like alll your input and opions on what type of cpu and mobo i should get. im new to AMD so i dont know the best for overclokcing or gaming, but thats the cpu i want and a great motherboard to go with it :) all help would be greatly thanked! :rockout:
 
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1. a budget

2. what will be the main use of it?

3. what will you be using from your old rig
 

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1. a budget

2. what will be the main use of it?

3. what will you be using from your old rig

budget: for both cpu and mobo id like it to be under $300

ill be using it for gaming

and ill be using my DDR2 800MHz ram ocz 8500way psu ati xfx radeon HD 5670
 

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Why not just get another Intel cpu? It doesn't really make sense in my mind to switch to AMD with a cpu and board when you could just upgrade your cpu on your current platform.
 

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Why not just get another Intel cpu? It doesn't really make sense in my mind to switch to AMD with a cpu and board when you could just upgrade your cpu on your current platform.

i hear alot of good stuff from my friends about amd. just wanted to give them a try. id like to go for an i7 but i dont have that kind of $
 
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Welcome to the world of AMD...:rockout:
 

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haha im not there yet my friend
 
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Yeah, looks like a good deal.
 

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You'd be much better off getting a LGA775 quad-core.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz 12MB L2 for $260


That processor would be faster than the Phenom II X4 940 BE 95% of the time and consume less power (95w vs 125w) doing it.
 
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he should be able to get a used q9xx for 150$max
 

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i hear alot of good stuff from my friends about amd. just wanted to give them a try. id like to go for an i7 but i dont have that kind of $

You mean that AMD has good price to performance ratio or what? An i5 at 2.66GHz runs with a Phenom II at 3.4GHz and only costs a handful of dollars more for a kit.

I agree with everyone else telling you to put a better 775 processor on your system. An E8400 or Q9000 series processor will run any graphics card about as fast as it can go. Then get a 5800 series ATI card. You're set.

If you're thinking that a new CPU will squeeze performance out of your 5600 series card, it won't, the 5600 series is weak.
 
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You'd be much better off getting a LGA775 quad-core.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz 12MB L2 for $260


That processor would be faster than the Phenom II X4 940 BE 95% of the time and consume less power (95w vs 125w) doing it.

Yeah... get the Q9550. It will be a lot easier on you. If you switch to AMD, you'll be getting less peformance than this, and you'll have to pretty much rebuild your system and reinstall your operating system... not fun.
 
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+1 for Q9550 ...
 
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he should get a used one though, think its stupid to buy it from new.

and then get a nice cooler and oc that thing
 

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Yeah, I would look on the BST section to see if anyone is selling one or something similar.
 

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I would stick to intel. And maybe upgrade the GPU to a 5770.
 

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oh ok haha thanks that would save me alot of money
 

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Heh. I would have loved to have an Intel setup, but my uncle got me started on AMD when he gave me a bunch of parts. I do have money to move to Intel, but it just doesn't make sense to spend $200-$300 to move to a new platform when I could spend $100 on an AMD quad core.
 

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You'd be much better off getting a LGA775 quad-core.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz 12MB L2 for $260


That processor would be faster than the Phenom II X4 940 BE 95% of the time and consume less power (95w vs 125w) doing it.
All the OP needs to do is get a 945 C3 then it is 95W vs 95W ;)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103809&cm_re=945-_-19-103-809-_-Product

Moreover, the 955BE is just $9 more and is well worth it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&cm_re=955-_-19-103-808-_-Product

If gaming is the main priority, I'd spend my money on the video card.

A 5830 is only $240 and will beat the snot out of your current card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131344
Right now the price of the 5830 is simply too high for the 10% improvement over a 5770. :ohwell:
I say it is a better idea to grab a 5770 instead.

For the OP:
Grab this XFX if you don't overclock

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462&cm_re=5770-_-14-150-462-_-Product

Or grab this MSI if you do overclock video cards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127484&cm_re=5770-_-14-127-484-_-Product
 
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If you want to go AMD you should get a DDR3 CPU and motherboard. A good combo would be the following.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...03674&cm_re=Socket_AM3-_-19-103-674-_-Product
MSI 790X-G45 AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130249&cm_re=MSI_AM3-_-13-130-249-_-Product
OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0227496&cm_re=OCZ_DDR3-_-20-227-496-_-Product
XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 $155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462&cm_re=HD_5770-_-14-150-462-_-Product

CPU and mobo = $260
DDR3 and HD 5770 = $280 (If you have little more money I would get the HD 5830 :) I hear its a Fermi killer :rolleyes: )
Total = $540 not bad, and good for gaming too. You can always get another HD 5770 later on for crossfire ;)
 
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