Suggestions??

ironmysox · 13 Jun 2009 at 16:33

Hi all.

Right, I'm looking at purchasing the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz. I just fancy a change from intel. Do you have any suggestions for a mobo ,memory and cpu cooler for this cpu? I am not an overclocker, just fancy stability and performance.

I have an 800w corsair psu, an EVGA 260 SSC and an XFI Forte which I will continue to use.

Thanks in advance

Chris

Tonyator · 13 Jun 2009 at 17:06

Budget?

Asus M4A78T-E AMD 790GX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
or
Asus M4A79T Deluxe AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK)

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366)
or
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3) + Fans

ironmysox · 13 Jun 2009 at 19:52

Thanks for the quick response, I'm not too worried about budget, just decent components

Tonyator · 13 Jun 2009 at 20:06

Well I'd say go with what I posted, the second Mobo is better (obviously, as its more) I have the AM2+ version and can't fault it. Memory is the same as I have (got 2 of them myself) and can't fault it, same with the Fenrir, and its a good price with the fan included.

ironmysox · 13 Jun 2009 at 20:51

Will the DDR2 mem be ok in the M4A79T? Do i not need DDR3?

RJC · 13 Jun 2009 at 21:03

You will need DDR3.

ironmysox · 13 Jun 2009 at 21:25

Is this a good choice??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-167-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387