[IrishMetalhead]

well i'm located in co. wicklow so i am a fair distance away and i wouldn't know how much it would cost to ship a pc back and forth (plus would you trust an post handling your expensive computer?) so it all depends on that i supose

[Headshot]

Originally Posted by IrishMetalhead

well i'm located in co. wicklow so i am a fair distance away and i wouldn't know how much it would cost to ship a pc back and forth (plus would you trust an post handling your expensive computer?) so it all depends on that i supose

ah damn, pity your so far away

Before I head of

what are these options



edit also

whats wrong here



Also is it easy to install the fan myself ?

[deceit]

The first bit is simple, just an option if you want them to build the computer for an extra 20 euro and other services they offer and the problem is most likely you selected a cpu with a standard cooler and also selected the a70 so they want you to choose the cpu without a cooler.

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Originally Posted by deceit

The first bit is simple, just an option if you want them to build the computer for an extra 20 euro and other services they offer and the problem is most likely you selected a cpu with a standard cooler and also selected the a70 so they want you to choose the cpu without a cooler.

thanks for the reply

that's grand then, I probably could install the Corsair A70 myself

[Headshot]

Im stucking between a rock and a hard place

Im thinking of changing the CPU from the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T to the Intel Core i5-2500K

Ill have to choose a new motherboard thou but if I add a dear motherboard and the i5 its like only 79 euro over budget and I dont mind spending that if its worth it

So is it worth changing ?

[IrishMetalhead]

wouldn't buy a 2500k untill the sandybridge problem is fixed.
plus for gaming you'd benifit more irl with the 2 extra physical cores with the x6 altho the 2500k might be better in applications

(altho personally i have prefered amd over intel alot lately for somereason so i could be abit bias here)

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Man im confused, I just don't know which CPU to go for

anyone else have thoughts on the matter

[Monotype]

I presume since you have selected assembly that you don't want to swap the motherboard when the replacements come. Next, will you need to use any of the dud hard drive ports- i.e., is there much chance that you'll be adding drives?
If the answer is yes, then sandy bridge is out of the question.

The i5 would be faster in games as games usually aren't programmed to make the best use of many cores and intel has the performance advantage.

If you want to keep the budget lower, then AMD. Maybe save your money towards your next graphics card and you'd see better gains.

[marco_polo]

I though I told you to stop thinking about it too much and just order already . Either option will make a great gaming plaform, if you have the extra 80 for sandybridge then great, but in pure gaming terms you will be losing out on very little with the X6.

Once the GPU bottleneck starts to kick in at higher resolutions though you will rarely see a difference between any of the uppper middle - high end CPUS.

Even a single GT 580 can be fully utilized by Phenom II CPUs.

X6s (1100T not 1055T) vs i5-2500k in BFBC2 with GT 580
http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i...600k-review/21

X6s (1095 and 1055T) vs i7-980 in Crysis Warhead with HD5870
http://www.guru3d.com/article/phenom...090t-review/16

Multi GPU is a whole different ball game of course as the increased graphics processing power pulls the CPU back into the mix.

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Originally Posted by marco_polo

I though I told you to stop thinking about it too much and just order already . Either option will make a great gaming plaform, if you have the extra 80 for sandybridge then great, but in pure gaming terms you will be losing out on very little with the X6.

Once the GPU bottleneck starts to kick in at higher resolutions though you will rarely see a difference between any of the uppper middle - high end CPUS.

Even a single GT 580 can be fully utilized by Phenom II CPUs.

X6s (1100T not 1055T) vs i5-2500k in BFBC2 with GT 580
http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i...600k-review/21

X6s (1095 and 1055T) vs i7-980 in Crysis Warhead with HD5870
http://www.guru3d.com/article/phenom...090t-review/16

Multi GPU is a whole different ball game of course as the increased graphics processing power pulls the CPU back into the mix.

wow those links are very good

marco do you think ill beable to play most games on 1920x1080 and even crysis 2 on the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T ?

[marco_polo]

Originally Posted by Headshot

wow those links are very good

marco do you think ill beable to play most games on 1920x1080 and even crysis 2 on the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T ?

You will be able to play any game no problem whatsoever and for a good few years to come as well, it will probably even outlast your HD6950 TBH (CPUS tend to have a bit more longevity, if I had to choose give me a three year old CPU over a GPU of the same age any day).

In terms of Crysis 2, unlike most other games it supports up to 8 thread so an AMD hexacore will run it just great. Even having said that I expect graphs for Crysis 2 will be no different to any of those above,as the upper mid / high end CPUs converge onto the same fps at higher resolutions.

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,7...mization/News/

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Originally Posted by marco_polo

You will be able to play any game no problem whatsoever and for a good few years to come as well, it will probably even outlast your HD6950 TBH (CPUS tend to have a bit more longevity, if I had to choose give me a three year old CPU over a GPU of the same age any day).

In terms of Crysis 2, unlike most other games it supports up to 8 thread so an AMD hexacore will run it just great. Even having said that I expect graphs for Crysis 2 will be no different to any of those above,as the upper mid / high end CPUs converge onto the same fps at higher resolutions.

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,7...mization/News/

**** it, ill go for IrishMetalhead recommendation. Just have to wait till they get the stuff back in

[IrishMetalhead]

what's currently out of stock then?

[Headshot]

Originally Posted by IrishMetalhead

what's currently out of stock then?

PSU

[nuxxx]

Overall the phenom is prolly the better chip in applications and what not, but for gaming the i5 is better.

I done alot of research before i bought my rig, both are good choices though, but i know what i would pick. Those i5s have faster architecture and its utilised better in gaming

Plus the sandy bridge i5`s are being overclocked to 5ghz +

My gpu scores always seem to do better from benchmarks etc online, and youtube videos. I see games where im getting almost double the fps and i put that down solely to my overclocked i5