TheMailMan78
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System Name | TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5 |
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Processor | RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz |
Motherboard | Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155 |
Cooling | MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4 |
Memory | ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24 |
Video Card(s) | MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti |
Storage | 256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200) |
Display(s) | LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27" |
Case | Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers. |
Power Supply | Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold |
Mouse | SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5 |
Keyboard | Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown) |
Software | Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
Benchmark Scores | Benching is for bitches. |
Well its that time of the year again for TheMailMan. Daddy needs a new toy. Only this year my choices are great and my wallet is small. So what should I do?
1. Get a Phenom II X6.
Pros:
-Its a six core!
-Six core would help me with Photoshop which I make a living with.
-It will OC to 3.6 by default using "turbo" for single threaded applications.
-I could sell my 955 for 120 and get the x6 for 170!
Cons:
-Its the FIRST AMD six core for desktop.
-Other than Photoshop I don't really have a use for more than 3 cores.
-I already have a 955.
-I'm running DDR2
2. Get another 5850.
Pros:
-Its a 5850 for f@#k sake.
-I already have one and a second would bring me crossfire bliss.
-I have an open PCI-E slot thats lonely.
Cons:
-Its 300 bones!
-A single 5850 is overkill for most games and crossfire isn't always supported.
-The cost of two 5850s put me in 5970 range without 5970 performance.
3. Get a PS3.
Pros:
-The PS3 has a ton of games I have been dieing to play.
-Plays Blu-Ray which I currently do not have.
-The system is way cheaper than it used to be.
-It would piss the wife off!
Cons:
-Game cost. 59 bucks for games that do not support dedicated servers.
-I can get a Blu-Ray player for my PC a lot cheaper.
-I play mostly FPS and this is a console. Nuff said.
-This would be another system I would have to "support" in the house.
-It would piss the wife off!
1. Get a Phenom II X6.
Pros:
-Its a six core!
-Six core would help me with Photoshop which I make a living with.
-It will OC to 3.6 by default using "turbo" for single threaded applications.
-I could sell my 955 for 120 and get the x6 for 170!
Cons:
-Its the FIRST AMD six core for desktop.
-Other than Photoshop I don't really have a use for more than 3 cores.
-I already have a 955.
-I'm running DDR2
2. Get another 5850.
Pros:
-Its a 5850 for f@#k sake.
-I already have one and a second would bring me crossfire bliss.
-I have an open PCI-E slot thats lonely.
Cons:
-Its 300 bones!
-A single 5850 is overkill for most games and crossfire isn't always supported.
-The cost of two 5850s put me in 5970 range without 5970 performance.
3. Get a PS3.
Pros:
-The PS3 has a ton of games I have been dieing to play.
-Plays Blu-Ray which I currently do not have.
-The system is way cheaper than it used to be.
-It would piss the wife off!
Cons:
-Game cost. 59 bucks for games that do not support dedicated servers.
-I can get a Blu-Ray player for my PC a lot cheaper.
-I play mostly FPS and this is a console. Nuff said.
-This would be another system I would have to "support" in the house.
-It would piss the wife off!