New Gaming PC

[Puddle Jumper]

I wouldn't get a Phenom 2. The most recent benchmarks for then aren't very impressive at all. Any Q9xxx series Intel quad would be a better option and possibly cheaper.

 

[veg1992]

Ya Phenom II is more of an option for people who already have AM2(+) boards

 

[zmatt]

I don't want to sound redundant here but I don't see why you would want to invest in a new unproven and more expensive technology that offers no performance gain over a proven one. We know how to overclock Yorkfield's. Phenom 2 will have its own quirks and it will take time to figure them out. And we are pretty confident that Phenom 2 wont out overclock existing 45nm Intel chips.

 

[philbar71]

^ i agree. go with a nice yorkfield. like a q9300

 

[plums]

^ i agree. go with a nice yorkfield. like a q9300

I have decided to go with q9550. still torn between 4870/4850 and 260/9800.

 

[plums]

Before i buy. I currently have a dell 5150 3g cpu(not core 2 duo) and 3g ram but gpu is s**t also (x800 i think). can i do anything with it to compete with a good gaming pc.

 

[zmatt]

Can you sli a 260 and a 9800? I thought sli was really picky about cards.

 

[veg1992]

Can you sli a 260 and a 9800? I thought sli was really picky about cards.

You can't.. unless you use the weaker card for PhysX acceleration (the 9800GTX)

 

[zmatt]

I didn't think you could dedicate a card for physx. How do you do this? Does it involve an sli bridge? And when did this come about? Wikipedia doesn't say anything about this.

 

[veg1992]

I didn't think you could dedicate a card for physx. How do you do this? Does it involve an sli bridge? And when did this come about? Wikipedia doesn't say anything about this.

http://www.techist.com/forums/f78/using-nvidia-card-dedicated-gpu-physx-acceleration-191277/