Intel or Amd cpu ?
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Intels are king but expensive, AMD are 80% as good, but 70% cheaper.
Your choice.
Your choice.
Intels are king but expensive, AMD are 80% as good, but 70% cheaper.
That about sums it up from what I have read. Both work well, Intel is the Cadaliac AMD the Chevvy - both will get you down the road
Next I have to pick a Mother board if the Processor, AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb, is a good choice.
I am partial to ASUS and Gibabyte
Any suggestions ?
Also is the heatsink/fan as bad on the AMD as it seems ?
That about sums it up from what I have read. Both work well, Intel is the Cadaliac AMD the Chevvy - both will get you down the road
Next I have to pick a Mother board if the Processor, AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb, is a good choice.
I am partial to ASUS and Gibabyte
Any suggestions ?
Also is the heatsink/fan as bad on the AMD as it seems ?
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Do you plan to OC? If so go with the ASUS. I can testify to their OC'ing abilities.
and no about the HSF. MY CPU runs quite cool with the stock HSF- I can even OC it a bit on stock air. It is realy hard to get it on though.
and no about the HSF. MY CPU runs quite cool with the stock HSF- I can even OC it a bit on stock air. It is realy hard to get it on though.
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yes, the stock heatsink is like a jet engine. Get yourself an OCZ vendetta or an artic cooler freezer pro v2. Both are cheap and very effective. 
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How much money are you willing to spend on a mobo?
PP Mguire
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I like how people fail to mention this.
If you plan to OC and get a 965 then save yourself some cash and grab a 955 instead. Overclocking headroom is virtually the same but 20 bucks cheaper.
OCing ability is basically strictly on the CPU if you have a high end board from either company. That includes MSI as well.
If you plan to OC and get a 965 then save yourself some cash and grab a 955 instead. Overclocking headroom is virtually the same but 20 bucks cheaper.
OCing ability is basically strictly on the CPU if you have a high end board from either company. That includes MSI as well.
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I decided not to criticize his decision on the CPU and just answer his question about the mobo. The reason why I said that ASUS is better for OCing is because of the TurboV Evo software. Maybe the others are better, but TurboV Evo is some really good software. I also can vie for ASUS out of experience.
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If you want to OC the best way is through the bios and even though software is maturing quick its still not recommended for a stable solution. Im not trying to come off as harsh or anything, but i just dont judge a boards performance based off the software bundle. I too, vouch from experience on both the CPU decision and the motherboard (having owned alost all 700 series boards from all big companies and both the 955 and 965)
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