Explain Plz AMD Phenom X4 9950 and 790FX Motherboard?

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Hi Guys,

Sorry of these questions have been asked before, but i would like to get some answers.

I think this tech from AMD is simply amazing and mind boggling, i really am thinking of getting it.

There is the 9350 i take it the 9950 is better?

Is this a Quad core chipset, i.e if i was to buy four of these i can link them up, or is that not how it works?

I heard they are tipple core as in 3 cores on 1 chip, then you can buy four to run them in parallel. Is that right?

I have been looking at getting the DFI LAN Party 790FX motherboard, do you know if that is a good make and board?

I read that the 9950 comes with a heatsink and fan, is that fan good enough for overclocking or should i get something like a thermaltake fan?

I heard you can get 4 4870x2 and place them into the 790fx and run crossfire mode is that correct?

Also is the 3850 and 3870 cards not 1 teraflop powered cards. But the 4850, 4850 x2 and 4870 are 1 teraflop cards. Whereas the 4870x2 is a 2.4 teraflop card. Is that right?

Many thanks in advance
 
There is the 9350 i take it the 9950 is better?

if left at stock settings yes, if overclocked it depends on each CPU

Is this a Quad core chipset, i.e if i was to buy four of these i can link them up, or is that not how it works?

no, a quad core cpu like the 9950 has 4 cores inside it, so to link up 4 of those you will have 16 cores and you will also need a motherboard that supported 4 physical CPUs

I heard they are tipple core as in 3 cores on 1 chip, then you can buy four to run them in parallel. Is that right?


I have been looking at getting the DFI LAN Party 790FX motherboard, do you know if that is a good make and board?

I read that the 9950 comes with a heatsink and fan, is that fan good enough for overclocking or should i get something like a thermaltake fan?

the question is how far do you want to overclock?

just a mild one, stock cooling should suffice

you want every MHz out of your CPU, get something like a tuniq tower

I heard you can get 4 4870x2 and place them into the 790fx and run crossfire mode is that correct?

not sure on this ,but it will be pointless to do as no games needs that much GPU power and when tehy do there will be single card solutions that have a similar amount of power. you will also have problems of microstuttering and a bottleneck caused by your CPU.

Also is the 3850 and 3870 cards not 1 teraflop powered cards. But the 4850, 4850 x2 and 4870 are 1 teraflop cards. Whereas the 4870x2 is a 2.4 teraflop card. Is that right?

firstly dont even think of getting a 38X0 card, they are outdated tech

someone may answer in more detail later
 
Um.. since the chap who originally posted has over 450 posts and joined 4 years ago, i presume it is safe to say that he has posted the original message in a sarcastic response to the never ending list of newbies (me included) who repost the same old questions regarding systems and hardware again and again without using the search feature... Or am i just being incredibly cynical (Which is always a possibility for me).
 
not everyone here knows how to build a PC or is up to date with the latest hardware, infact some people will only venture into the hardware section of the forums when their computers need replacing
 
Thanks very much guys for the replies

I will look more into this before i go out and buy anything

One thing i found out is that intel chips are better performers and more affordable eight now then the phenom and they overclock better. They say AMD is best with graphical power but intel are better with chipsets. Is that true right now?
 
EsaT said:
Thermaltake's HSFs aren't top performers in any way.
(they just take designs of others and make blinged mediocre copies)
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The original Big Typhoon was the Air Cooling king for a while a few years back and the new 140mm Version out soon should be good. :)

Least you don't need pay thought the nose for the pleasure of 3 hours of lapping it to get tit flat. ;)
 
oops i made a mistake i wrote in my original post about the 9950, there is no such chipset i meant the 9850 X4 Phenom,

I saw there is a 9550 X3, i take it the X4 are the latest but is that better than triple core?

And i find this post strange, i think i am experiencing deja vu. I really believe this experience has happened several times now with me asking the same thing. But i just checked all my posts and this is the first time i have asked about this. Strange!
 
Meurig said:
Um.. since the chap who originally posted has over 450 posts and joined 4 years ago, i presume it is safe to say that he has posted the original message in a sarcastic response to the never ending list of newbies (me included) who repost the same old questions regarding systems and hardware again and again without using the search feature... Or am i just being incredibly cynical (Which is always a possibility for me).
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think you may be right, remember this.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17828750&highlight=dvdbunny
 
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