It will be a bit slower. The Phenom IIs can compare to Q9* but the Athlon 2s are not as powerful.
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thanks i didnt waste my money
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now i know ims till going i7 cause ill gladly pay an extra $20 for alot better performance if phenom 2 is on par with Q9xxx
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yeah i dont know much aabout AMD but i do know i got a 12 sec super pi with my q9450 @ 3.75 ghz and it had 45 TFlops peak on linx linpack testing ^_^
the i7 920 should get around 70+ TFlops i think same clocks
Originally Posted by Afrodisiac  It will be a bit slower. The Phenom IIs can compare to Q9* but the Athlon 2s are not as powerful. |
yeah i dont know much aabout AMD but i do know i got a 12 sec super pi with my q9450 @ 3.75 ghz and it had 45 TFlops peak on linx linpack testing ^_^
the i7 920 should get around 70+ TFlops i think same clocks
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Honestly m8 that cpu will be more than enough. You should be able to get around 3.8 out of it stable without much fussing about and that board is fine. I've had a few different athlon II's and phenom II's. The last one i benched was an energy efficient 235e X2 and it played mw2 perfectly at stock clocks
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(about 60 fps) and in single threaded benchmarks it was better than my tri core phenom II most of the time
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proof? http://hwbot.org/hardware/processor/...ll%20of%20fame
Perfect chip for a gaming rig and the larger l2 cache almost makes up for any loss.
Perfect chip for a gaming rig and the larger l2 cache almost makes up for any loss.
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ok THAT just solved my problems. tri core and a mobo for less than an i7 920= nice. not sure how fast that will stack up to my old q9450 but itt'l handle any games i need it to for a year or two so woot
Originally Posted by -iceblade^ for gaming that would be a bad idea. better a phenom II X3 720 and a Gigabyte 770 UD3P. if you HAVE to have that mobo then there is a combo deal with the x3 720 |
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I have to disagree here. Asus has done me well in the past.
MSI? They screwed me over when i got my first motherboard. Never buying their stuff again.
Originally Posted by Afrodisiac Do not want. Stay away from Asus. I would rather get this combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.295700 |
MSI? They screwed me over when i got my first motherboard. Never buying their stuff again.
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i'm with Licht on this one. and that 965 is the 140W one. the egg seems to be clearing them out
Originally Posted by Licht I have to disagree here. Asus has done me well in the past. MSI? They screwed me over when i got my first motherboard. Never buying their stuff again. |
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asus has screwed me over a few times
anyway is the 140 watt 965 better than the 955 that has 125 watts?
Originally Posted by -iceblade^ i'm with Licht on this one. and that 965 is the 140W one. the egg seems to be clearing them out |
anyway is the 140 watt 965 better than the 955 that has 125 watts?
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Asus has screwed you over??? Huh? You mean you got a doa mobo, or?
I've had nothing but good with Asus, MSI and Abit.... and i've had multiples of all of them.... granted i never bought the cheapest ones either.... i think all bets are off for all companies on the cheapest motherboards....
Originally Posted by coreyL asus has screwed me over a few times anyway is the 140 watt 965 better than the 955 that has 125 watts? |
I've had nothing but good with Asus, MSI and Abit.... and i've had multiples of all of them.... granted i never bought the cheapest ones either.... i think all bets are off for all companies on the cheapest motherboards....
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Get the 965 C3 125 watt.
Originally Posted by coreyL asus has screwed me over a few times anyway is the 140 watt 965 better than the 955 that has 125 watts? |
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i dont have alot of money... tell me how 15 watts of power makes a difference other than it being a little cooler of a chip.
Originally Posted by Idiot Get the 965 C3 125 watt. |
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