Help building AMD system

Scope · 16 Feb 2011 at 22:58

I am thinking of upgrading my systems and was wondering if the following is a good combination:

AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £139.99
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £85.99
OCZ StealthXStream 2 700W Power Supply £69.98

I dont upgrade very often, and even though I might not need a system this fast I might aswell..

I have a case, but dont think my existing 340W PSU will be good enough.. I am happy with the online gfx card and will have to buy a HDD and optical aswell..

So, is this a good system, and have I missed anything?

Scope · 16 Feb 2011 at 23:03

Unlikely, although I see this MB has support for it.. You never know, but very unlikely.

Scope · 17 Feb 2011 at 07:42

To give an alternative, could you also please spec me an Intel system with I3 that allows me to buy a faster CPU at a later stage (so mb+ram which supports the later I5/I7.. Or is sandybridge completely different chipsets?).. Although I probably wont need a fast system now I dont want to find in a couple of years I cant upgrade. Im upgrading from a E6600 c2d i've had for a good 2-3 years now.

Scope · 17 Feb 2011 at 19:55

Alright, I went for AMD in the end.. The only change I did was getting the 965BE instead of the 1055T.. It will be fast enough + I will then have something left to upgrade to in a couple of years. :-D

Thanks for your feedback.