- Feb 3, 2009
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I am planning on building a computer by the end of the month and I want your opinions. I do not multitask very often, but when I do multitask I will have Firefox open with 15 tabs and 6 other programs, such as xFire and GIMP 2.6. I also do a heavy amount of gaming and video editing.
After looking at what Intel has to offer with my budget I did not like the options. The only option was the Q8200 which does not seem to perform the best. So I looked at the new AM3 platform I immediately saw the Phemom II x4 810. The 810 does outperform as shown here (only 1 point.):
http://cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Quad+Q8200+%40+2.33GHz . Although both of these processors have disappointing abilities to overclock highly and have a low 4mb of L3/L2 cache.
So then I saw, a step down, the AMD Phenom II x3 720. This does not score as high for a performance as the other two processors as seen here: http://cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X3+720 . zBut is has a greater 6mb of L3 cache to supply for only 3 cores instead of 4. This cache would give me extra performance while gaming. After researching I found that the cache would give extra fps in game by a some what noticeable amount as seen here: http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-phenom-ii-x4-810-and-x3-720be-review-am3/23 . Also it is the Black Edition which means that it can be overclocked crazily. If you scroll down on the link above, you will find that it can get up to 3.7ghz on air and slightly easy. That is a 900mhz overclock. That makes me think that the 720 would be the better deal and save the money for a nice case or more RAM for GIMP and such.
Please tell me anything that is related to this topic and what you would do if you were in my case.
TIA
btw I am planning to pair that with the following:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227293
Graphics: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131368
After looking at what Intel has to offer with my budget I did not like the options. The only option was the Q8200 which does not seem to perform the best. So I looked at the new AM3 platform I immediately saw the Phemom II x4 810. The 810 does outperform as shown here (only 1 point.):
http://cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Quad+Q8200+%40+2.33GHz . Although both of these processors have disappointing abilities to overclock highly and have a low 4mb of L3/L2 cache.
So then I saw, a step down, the AMD Phenom II x3 720. This does not score as high for a performance as the other two processors as seen here: http://cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X3+720 . zBut is has a greater 6mb of L3 cache to supply for only 3 cores instead of 4. This cache would give me extra performance while gaming. After researching I found that the cache would give extra fps in game by a some what noticeable amount as seen here: http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-phenom-ii-x4-810-and-x3-720be-review-am3/23 . Also it is the Black Edition which means that it can be overclocked crazily. If you scroll down on the link above, you will find that it can get up to 3.7ghz on air and slightly easy. That is a 900mhz overclock. That makes me think that the 720 would be the better deal and save the money for a nice case or more RAM for GIMP and such.
Please tell me anything that is related to this topic and what you would do if you were in my case.
TIA
btw I am planning to pair that with the following:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227293
Graphics: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131368
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