Spec me an upgrade

[latercomer2]

If its not a power of 2 then its just wrong

 

[Blackstar_solar]

If its not a power of 2 then its just wrong

exactly!

 

[Blackstar_solar]

That said a 720 BE on an AM2+ board will save you money on the ram (DDR3 is still priecy) and mobo (especially if you source an 790FX second hand), then in a year or so you can grab an AM3 if needed.

The 790FX second hand is still quite expensive ~£150, not that much cheaper than new. What's so good about that chipset? Anything wrong with say an Asus board with nForce chipset, which I've got now and haven't had a single problem with?

Edit: not going down the SLI/Crossfire route btw

Thanks

 

[Bleek]

First google search found the K9A2 Platinum for £80, that's AM2+ 790FX. It's the board I use and is VERY good!

AMD chipsets are quite a bit better than nVidia, they are faster, more feature rich and 10x more stable/reliable!