TheDiceman
Space Ninja Pirate
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I am currently running a 5400 x2 @3.1, 3 gigs of RAM and an ATI 3870. After the turn of the year I am wanting a new rig from the ground up so I can keep this one as a backup or secondary LAN rig. As much as I would really like to go with Intel on my next build, I just do not see it as being very cost practical for me since I am hard pressed to spend over $700 or so (budget would have been bigger but my monitor blew out so I have to replace that too) and Going with AMD typically lowers the overall cost for both CPU and motherboard in my experience. DX10 capability is a must (I wish DX11, but prices are rather out of the questions right now for most of those cards and I of course want the best performance for my dollar).
My main question is would an overclocked Phenom II with (for example) a 4890 give me a nice enough real world performance boost compare to the aged rig I currently have since I do not thing an Intel rig would be in my range?
Edit: Just to note, I already have a copy of Win7 on standby so that is not a part of the costs concern for me.
My main question is would an overclocked Phenom II with (for example) a 4890 give me a nice enough real world performance boost compare to the aged rig I currently have since I do not thing an Intel rig would be in my range?
Edit: Just to note, I already have a copy of Win7 on standby so that is not a part of the costs concern for me.