amd athlon ii x2 250 or amd phenom ii x4

dacads · 4 Mar 2013 at 13:20

Where did it say phenom II and was this after you bought the PC or before when you checked it?

jonnyp1993 · 4 Mar 2013 at 14:56

dacads said:
Where did it say phenom II and was this after you bought the PC or before when you checked it?

Hi. I ckecked it before i give him the money at his house.
I checked in device manager and also checked were u can right click my computer then goto properties.

When it was listed on ebay the title was " acer computer quad core phenim ii"

Hence why i purchased it.

I did double check when i got it home and it said phenom ii

But when i installed win 7 it changed to athlon ii.

Hence all this confusion and questions.

Has anyone ever come across this before?

I have tried to find the guys number but have lost it so i cant even ask for the guy who installed the new motherboard.

Jonnyp

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 15:04

you say the gt620 was for surround sound ? have you got a sound system for that then ? i know its mainly for home cinema set-up , but in yor position id still liek some gaming headroom

and that card really is pants.

the trinity system will outperform it easily

Hagar · 4 Mar 2013 at 15:16

For approx £40+, I would be tempted to look for a secondhand AMD HD5770 1GB card. 7.1 sound through HDMI.

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 15:37

also .. what case have you got ? will it take full height cards ? or is it just low profile your after ?

jonnyp1993 · 4 Mar 2013 at 16:18

TALON1973 said:
you say the gt620 was for surround sound ? have you got a sound system for that then ? i know its mainly for home cinema set-up , but in yor position id still liek some gaming headroom and that card really is pants.

the trinity system will outperform it easily

I have got a surround sound, when I purchased the g210, they said it will send 2 channle audio out and my surround will change it to 5.1, but its not, so I have being on here and I got recommended the 620.

also .. what case have you got ? will it take full height cards ? or is it just low profile your after ?

My case. Is a full tower and I have plenty of room for full size cards.

For approx £40+, I would be tempted to look for a secondhand AMD HD5770 1GB card. 7.1 sound through HDMI.

I wil look into that, thank you.

Jonnyp

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 16:38

hold on ....... your existing mobo already has hdmi ( just checked ) .. why havnt you got the hdmi doing the sound ( via mobo ) and your current card doing the picture ?

jonnyp1993 · 4 Mar 2013 at 16:43

TALON1973 said:
hold on ....... your existing mobo already has hdmi ( just checked ) .. why havnt you got the hdmi doing the sound ( via mobo ) and your current card doing the picture ?

because my home cinema. Only has 2 HDMI. Inputs and 1 out, I use one for pc and other one for Xbox.

And I didn't know you could do that ?? I know I could use dvi to HDMI for picture and use a seperate cable for sound via on board sound.

But I want to limit cables aswell.

Who would have thought this would be so complicated lol.

Jonnyp

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 17:01

pc mobo hdmi to home cinema input
pc gpu hdmi to tv ( i'm assuming you have more than 1 hdmi port on your tv

)

or....

get a connector + faceplate and use the mobo spdif connection .. 5.1 right there

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 17:14

at your res your using.......a trinity set-up is ideal.... you can get the whole thing for £160 ish .. the onboard graphics will easily work for 720p .. and you can always add another card to crossfire if needed.

budget fm2 board i'd say lookign again.....

Asus F2A55-M LE AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £56.99 thsi week only offer

detaisl of product on asus website ... http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/F2A55M_LE/

jonnyp1993 · 4 Mar 2013 at 17:36

TALON1973 said:
at your res your using.......a trinity set-up is ideal.... you can get the whole thing for £160 ish .. the onboard graphics will easily work for 720p .. and you can always add another card to crossfire if needed.

budget fm2 board i'd say lookign again.....

Asus F2A55-M LE AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £56.99 thsi week only offer

detaisl of product on asus website ... http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/F2A55M_LE/

What is a trinity setup?
Also i watch 90% of movies in 1080p ( im a huge movie fan lol )
But dont forget i like to play a few games!!

Jonnyp

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 18:22

jonnyp1993 said:
What is a trinity setup?
Also i watch 90% of movies in 1080p ( im a huge movie fan lol )
But dont forget i like to play a few games!!

Jonnyp

Check post 17 i gave a few links.

Trinity is what amd called the fm2 chipset. the top end model a10-5800 has very good onboard graphics. More than enough for movies as well and 720p gaming

Also your tv is 720p. It might be excepting a 1080p signal but its downscaling it

jonnyp1993 · 4 Mar 2013 at 20:55

TALON1973 said:
Check post 17 i gave a few links.

Trinity is what amd called the fm2 chipset. the top end model a10-5800 has very good onboard graphics. More than enough for movies as well and 720p gaming

Also your tv is 720p. It might be excepting a 1080p signal but its downscaling it

I will look at the links you provided, and to the tv my tv supports 1080p picture so why would it downscale it ? I didn't know they did that :\

Jonnyp

EDIT I have just checked the spec on my tv and you are right lol, it does not support 1080p, that us really disappointing.

Jonnyp

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 21:18

jonnyp1993 said:
EDIT I have just checked the spec on my tv and you are right lol, it does not support 1080p, that us really disappointing.

Jonnyp

its been liek that since hd-dvd / blu ray first came out :cool:

your tv is what's classed as "hd-ready" .. my odl 37" panasonic plasma did the same thing. its native resoltion is 720p but it can accept a source that does 1080p , but the picture quality will be downscaled , so wont be as good .

also i will add .... if you do change your tv then the importance of the graphics comes into play .. its a slightly higher resolution

jonnyp1993 · 4 Mar 2013 at 22:04

TALON1973 said:
its been liek that since hd-dvd / blu ray first came out your tv is what's classed as "hd-ready" .. my odl 37" panasonic plasma did the same thing. its native resoltion is 720p but it can accept a source that does 1080p , but the picture quality will be downscaled , so wont be as good .

also i will add .... if you do change your tv then the importance of the graphics comes into play .. its a slightly higher resolution

Well i guess you learn somthing every day lol.

As it happens i am buying a new tv this month im looking for a 55" or 60" (got to be lg though) if i can find one at the right price. Im not sure of my budget for the tv as of yet but i do know its between 500 and 800 as it stands at the minute ( providing i can get 200+ for my old one as its only 1 year old and in like new condition with the box ect ect).

What do i need to look out for on a tv for 1080p. Also can i get one in my price range?, also what gpu will i need to power that sort of size in 1080p?

Sorry for all the questions lol. This is all new to me and im eager to learn!

Jonnyp

Hagar · 4 Mar 2013 at 22:27

Note the A55 chipset is SATA II only, The A75 or 85 has SATA III.

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 22:32

jonnyp1993 said:
Well i guess you learn somthing every day lol.

As it happens i am buying a new tv this month im looking for a 55" or 60" (got to be lg though) if i can find one at the right price. Im not sure of my budget for the tv as of yet but i do know its between 500 and 800 as it stands at the minute ( providing i can get 200+ for my old one as its only 1 year old and in like new condition with the box ect ect).

What do i need to look out for on a tv for 1080p. Also can i get one in my price range?, also what gpu will i need to power that sort of size in 1080p?

Sorry for all the questions lol. This is all new to me and im eager to learn!

Jonnyp

there is a whoel section in the forums in regards tv's , but these days you can even get 32 " tv ( and lower ) that will do 1080p ( the technical term is "full hd" when your looking btw ) .

theres lots of models you can get , and with your budget so get a good one .. wont be the best , but good. i cant really adise on whats the best as i dont follow the market on that tbh . i only start researching when i need somethign lol. and a quick glance ... your looking at £900 for an lg that size

i'd consider 47" model myself ... ive got an lg that size as well ... but had it a bargain £200 of my gf sis

, its rubbish for fps games tho ... input lag

as regards gpu ... practically any card does 1080p .. its then down the games you play.

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 22:34

nkata said:
Note the A55 chipset is SATA II only, The A75 or 85 has SATA III.

didnt look at that .. thanks for pointing that out .. went budget

although going by what op is after i dont think ssd is a priority

TALON1973 · 4 Mar 2013 at 22:45

btw if you fancy doing abit of saving ........

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/84lm960v/lg-84lm960v

yours for a respectable £22499.95

jonnyp1993 · 5 Mar 2013 at 10:04

TALON1973 said:
btw if you fancy doing abit of saving ........

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/84lm960v/lg-84lm960v

yours for a respectable £22499.95

lol, that's funny because I was looking them at richersounds last night

.

I will do some research on here see which would be best for my needs.

I only play command and conquer games, so fps isn't really abig problem.

I do appreciate all the help though

.

If I find a tv that I want, do you think overclockers could get it for me, because i know there service is outstanding.

Jonnyp