Amd 940be or 550be

PIJ123 · 13 Jul 2009 at 10:44

Hi guys ..

I wondered what people thought of this..

I was going to buy a Phenom 940be (ddr2 set up) but the more I read about a 550be the more I think I can save.

(I'll be running a 4870x2 gpu on a 1920x1200 screen)

It seems the 550 is superb value. I really dont't have the budget for a 955be (ddr3 set up) or an i7.

Thoughts anyone??

leexgx · 13 Jul 2009 at 11:20

what system spec do you have now

PIJ123 · 13 Jul 2009 at 12:15

Just an old lappy.

It will be my first new build!!

Glaucus · 13 Jul 2009 at 12:18

there's little cost difference between the am2+ and the am3 setups.

whats your budget and what do you need? just the tower or do you need monitor/os/K+M ect.

PIJ123 · 13 Jul 2009 at 12:26

Well..

To be honest, case, cooling, ram, gpu will be same on both builds. Budget is flexible ..but want to spend as less as I can for the best possible performance hence no i7.