I have AMD 955BE thinking of Over clocking or going for a new i5 chip. I just cant make up my mind. I use my computer for gaming (cant wait for D3) and watching movie. I have two builds in mind just looking for some feed back. First i am wondering if the 1st build would be a good balance CPU vs GPU? Second is the 1st build able to play on high settings for most games out or coming out soon @ 1900x1080. Third for $240 more is the 2nd build worth the boost in CPU? Also thoughts or changes you would make to the builds
Build 1:
AMD 955BE OCed Free
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6950 1GB $239.99
COOLER MASTER HAF Mid Tower $59.99
ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ $89.99
XFX Core Edition PRO850W $119.99 went with the 850w mite get a 2nd 6950 someday
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR31600 $48.99
OCZ Agility 3 90GB SATAIII $139.99
WD 500gb HD Free
XIGMATEK Gaia cpu cooler $29.99
total: $728.93
Build 2:
COOLER MASTER HAF Mid Tower $59.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA1155 $124.99
XIGMATEK Gaia cpu cooler $29.99
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6950 1GB $239.99
XFX Core Edition PRO850W $119.99
Intel Core i5-2500 $209.99
OCZ Agility 3 90GB SATAIII $139.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB DDR31600 $43.99
WD 500gb HD Free
total: $968.92
If i go with the 1st build down the road when ivory bridge comes out I can switch over to Intel when it come down in price. that means new MB but by then I will probably want a new one anyways. Thanks a lot to anyone that take your time to read this.
i have 60gb ssds as my boot...all i can say is that it iwll definitely improve your boot up speed and some system speed. however, going with a 90gb would definitely be wise as it is all too easy to fill up.