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12/12/09 at 5:59pm

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Hey Guys,

I was wondering which would be a better purchase for a Phenom II X4 965. I plan on getting DDR3 ram anyway so I was thinking that the 890 would be a better choice.

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G.	Mushkin Callisto	Samsung Lightscribe	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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G.	Mushkin Callisto	Samsung Lightscribe	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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12/12/09 at 7:00pm

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Yes the 890 would be a better choice. :0

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E8300 2.83Ghz @ 4Ghz Vcore 1.4-1.38* (8.5*471)	Nforce 650i SLI	Crossfire ATI HD GDDR4 3870@ 825/1150	4GB DDR2-667 @ 800mhz
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12/12/09 at 7:19pm

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The 890 for sure

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
\|i5 750-voltage may vary\|	\|Foxconn Katana[Non GTI]\|	\|2x4870/1GB\|	\|4Gb/Tridents@Clocked\|
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\|[V3/60Gb][500Gb]\|	\|Windows 7 64 bit\|	\|LG-EW224\|	\|Antec HCG750\|
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\|i5 750-voltage may vary\|	\|Foxconn Katana[Non GTI]\|	\|2x4870/1GB\|	\|4Gb/Tridents@Clocked\|
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\|[V3/60Gb][500Gb]\|	\|Windows 7 64 bit\|	\|LG-EW224\|	\|Antec HCG750\|
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12/12/09 at 7:22pm

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higher number = better

just kidding

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Intel X25M 80GB/WD Caviar Blue 640GB/Green 1.5TB	LG BDRW/Lite-On DVDRW	Win 7 Pro 64-bit	Dell S2309 1080P
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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Intel X25M 80GB/WD Caviar Blue 640GB/Green 1.5TB	LG BDRW/Lite-On DVDRW	Win 7 Pro 64-bit	Dell S2309 1080P
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12/12/09 at 7:24pm

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They released the 890!? :O

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
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80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
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Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
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16GB on board storage	32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot...	4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen
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AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
Case	Audio	Audio
Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
16GB on board storage	32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot...	4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen
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12/12/09 at 10:55pm

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here is the expected dates for the new AMD 890FX chipset:

http://magicboxlive.blogspot.com/200...50-series.html

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OCZ Vertex 4 256gb	LG BluRay Burner	EK Supreme HF/rx360/rx120/GT AP14/MCP655	EK-FC TITAN XXL Edition
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Windows 7 64bit	Samsung 275t Plus	Logitech K360	Corsair AX650
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OCZ Vertex 4 256gb	LG BluRay Burner	EK Supreme HF/rx360/rx120/GT AP14/MCP655	EK-FC TITAN XXL Edition
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 64bit	Samsung 275t Plus	Logitech K360	Corsair AX650
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12/13/09 at 10:52am

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I heard they were coming, thanks for the link though, first I've seen

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom IIx4 955 @3.2ghz 1.285V	Asus M4A79XTD EVO	6950 @ 850/1250	4x2GB DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Hitachi 1Tb + Seagate 1.5Tb	Samsung super speed	Windows 7 Pro(games)/Linux Mint 10 (not games)	LP2065 + 2x 2007FPb in IPS Eyefinity 4800*1200
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Phenom IIx4 955 @3.2ghz 1.285V	Asus M4A79XTD EVO	6950 @ 850/1250	4x2GB DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Hitachi 1Tb + Seagate 1.5Tb	Samsung super speed	Windows 7 Pro(games)/Linux Mint 10 (not games)	LP2065 + 2x 2007FPb in IPS Eyefinity 4800*1200
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12/14/09 at 9:04am

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What about the Phenom iii ?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II X4 955	790FX-GD70(MS-7577)	Radeon HD 5770	G.
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
G.	Mushkin Callisto	Samsung Lightscribe	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
24" Acer X243W	Leopold Mechanical Keyboard	Corsair 750TX	HAF 932
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Logitech G400	Razer Goliathius
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II X4 955	790FX-GD70(MS-7577)	Radeon HD 5770	G.
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
G.	Mushkin Callisto	Samsung Lightscribe	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
24" Acer X243W	Leopold Mechanical Keyboard	Corsair 750TX	HAF 932
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Logitech G400	Razer Goliathius
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