Building

Deafty · 12-27-2008, 07:31 AM

I too am building my first PC with the same mobo.

I'm looking at an AMD x4 9950 Black Edition (2,6ghz) proccessor)

I need to find good Ram. How's yours looking with the speed.

Dr. Paul · 12-27-2008, 11:06 AM

Since you want to game, why are you going with AMD. You want processor speed and that can be achieve with Intel's Core 2 Duo E8400, 8500 or 8600. Also, I would look at the Radeon series of video cards that are currently performing quite well.
Good Luck!

**bruiser** · 12-27-2008, 03:41 PM

Yes, for gaming, Intel is the way to go.

gabrezu · 12-27-2008, 04:05 PM

Just curious, right now, what is AMD better for? I would really love the see another golden age for AMD like with their Athlon 64 series.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 12-27-2008, 06:24 PM

from what ive scene very low end build it yourself is good for amd other than that nothing reallt atm

12-27-2008, 07:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Deafty Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NZ Posts: 72 OS: Xp x64 Sp2	Building I too am building my first PC with the same mobo. I'm looking at an AMD x4 9950 Black Edition (2,6ghz) proccessor) I need to find good Ram. How's yours looking with the speed.

12-27-2008, 11:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dr. Paul Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FL Posts: 53 OS: VISTA ULTIMATE 64 BIT My System	Re: My first build. All help is welcomed. Since you want to game, why are you going with AMD. You want processor speed and that can be achieve with Intel's Core 2 Duo E8400, 8500 or 8600. Also, I would look at the Radeon series of video cards that are currently performing quite well. Good Luck! __________________ Dr. Paul

12-27-2008, 03:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,976 OS: xp	Re: Building Yes, for gaming, Intel is the way to go.

12-27-2008, 04:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
gabrezu Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 154 OS: XP	Re: Building Just curious, right now, what is AMD better for? I would really love the see another golden age for AMD like with their Athlon 64 series.

12-27-2008, 06:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Building from what ive scene very low end build it yourself is good for amd other than that nothing reallt atm __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan