New Build Help On Choosing Components

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Hii all,

was hoping for a little advice on the compatibility of the components and my current hardware,

CPU

AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =CP-266-AM

Motherboard

Asus Crosshair V Formula AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =MB-461-AS

Ram

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-299-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
Powersupply

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =CA-039-CS

the hardware im going to be putting in for the time being is

nvidia 2x8800 gfx card for time being....

and will be raiding my 2x ssd drives

and putting in my thermaltake kandalf case.

im buying those core parts because i have given up on my amd 64 3200 2ghz single core, witch i keep upgrading and doesnt really show much gaming.

im going to be using stock cooler for time being, eg next month funds... so wont be useing the motherboards onboard auto overclocking for time being .

i have worked this out to be £516.85 plus shipping


Many thanks for any help
 
Bluray films, Gaming, 3d graphics and C++ programming

Allways been a AMD man, so not considering Intel, out of my budget anyway.
 
Not within your budget?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £92.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £61.99
Total : £476.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).


You really should opt for a Sandybridge build. Here is a comparison of the i5 and the 1090T:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/146?vs=288
 
that i5's bench is pretty good. deffo worth looking into!

what would be the Pro's about having the extra 2 cores? with the amd?
 
Multitasking would be a little bit easier, but nothing greatly noticeable.

No point going 6 core for gaming as games only use 4 cores and always will.
 
I would say at the moment the i5 that jordan recommended seems like a great cpu, and thats coming from a amd fan :)
personally i would say wait till bulldozer comes out if you can then see what they are like. However i think that you would be safe with the i5 for the next year or so possibly longer
 
the only thing im thinking of is upgradeability, with the crosshair v its am3+ ready for bulldozer cpu witch is amd most likely strike back at the intel range of i's

and the Phenom eaasly overclocks to 3.8ghz with a non stock heat exchanger

nad having the extra 2core'sthe OS can certainly offload background tasks to them freeing up those precious cpu cycles for games?

i've been with amd since i was 13, and they never done me wrong, even with my amd 64bit 3200 2ghz single core, it runs crysis warhead on high under windows 7

would be sorry to leave them.
 
Ivy Bridge will continue to use the 1155 socket when it is released.

You would have to have a damaged chip for an i5 not to overclock to at least 4GHz. Some people have managed to get clocks of 5GHz.

You really will not notice any difference with an extra 2 cores.

The i5 2500K is the best gaming CPU on the market and I am sure anyone else here will agree with me.
 
+1 for the i5 build fella i just ordered my new pc like 2 days ago i wanted to go amd but they just to stand up to intel at the moment and the 1155 boards will work with ivybridge when it comes you the intel bulldozer :p
 
Looking at the specs the Thermalright can take virtually all motherboard sizes.

Which motherboard were you looking at.
 
i should have given abit more detail,

when i 1st got the case back in 2007? , it came as a ATX with a upgradeable back for btx? Its got the i/o pane4l on the bottom or the other side, just wondering, alittle bit out dated with mobos and case's
 
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