What CPU?

deandulong · **Posted:** Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:28 pm

with this combo AMD780G+ATISB700 mobo, 2gigs pc6400, ATIHD3870512mb, what cpu would be best AMDX26000+3.0ghz , or a AMDX49550 2.2ghz Quad. Looking at gaming performance mostly.

billaa · **Posted:** Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:54 pm

the 6400 would be better.

sbeeze316 · **Joined:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:10 pm **Posts:** 562

any particular reason you would want to go amd? seriously crippling yourself there, but maybe theres something i am missing.

CMDR Steve-O · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:41 am

Well he is getting a 780G mobo, if he was going for uber speed on the AMD side he'd be getting a 790FX mobo.

I would have gotten a 780G for my new HTPC but my projector doesn't have any HDMI or DVI connectors so I can't really play and HDCP content.

But I am going to get a tri-core for it though.

Tony · **Joined:** Tue May 01, 2007 10:42 am **Posts:** 733

sbeeze316 wrote:

any particular reason you would want to go amd? seriously crippling yourself there, but maybe theres something i am missing.

He's going completely AMD/ATI anyways so why corrupt the setup with something that makes sense? lol

sbeeze316 · **Joined:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:10 pm **Posts:** 562

CMDR Steve-O wrote:

Well he is getting a 780G mobo, if he was going for uber speed on the AMD side he'd be getting a 790FX mobo.

I would have gotten a 780G for my new HTPC but my projector doesn't have any HDMI or DVI connectors so I can't really play and HDCP content.

But I am going to get a tri-core for it though.

if he was going for uber speed he wouldn't have ANY amd products in it. still don't understand why people would choose amd with prices almost identical now. intel is destroying them so badly now it seems like such a no brainer to go core 2.

deandulong · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:40 am

Im goining with the amd for the onboard 780g chip set with HD3200 onboard, that way i dont need to go crossfire, having 780g and one vid card is almost like having crossfire. when you put in a vid card the onboard isnt disabled it works with the vid card boosting its performance. and the only similar intel mobo is the g35 and go look at fps between the 780g and the g35 there isnt any comparison.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_l2e0mf3CcA

CMDR Steve-O · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:07 am

Some people just don't like Intel/Nvidia (myself included). It's a "political" choice. Like voting for the Green Party.

deandulong · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:21 am

I use both intel/amd just this time building all amd and ati for money reasons trying to get as much bang for my buck lol show me an intel tower with same specs for $900.00 and then id have a choice.

AMD Athlon-64 X2 Dual Core (6000+) 3.0Ghz
ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI AMD780G+ATISB700,4DDR2,PCIe16x,4SATAII,1394,HD AUDIO,GbL,HDMI
Super*Talent T8UX2GC5 DDR2-800 2GB
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB
WD Caviar SE-16 / SATA-II 3200AAKS 320GB 7200RPM1 LG GH20NS10 SATA BLACK DVD±RW
ANTEC Gamer Nine Hundred Case
Thermaltake (W0070) TR2 430W Dual Fan PCIe Ready

sbeeze316 · **Joined:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:10 pm **Posts:** 562

just replace the cpu with an core 2 duo e6550, and the motherboard with either a gigabyte dsl3 or asus p5ke and you will get waaaaay better performance and save about 6-7 bucks. and if you wanted to spend an extra $10 you could get an e6750.

if you are looking for HDMI specifically there are a ton of board with thta for similar prices as well.

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