AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition For Gaming?

[argueta789]

I am ready to buy components to build my pc , but first i have a question , would this cpu benefit my gaming performance. or is their cpu better for gaming within the same price range? Mostly using pc for gaming and surfing the web.
thanks also any recommendations in motherboards? 320$ just for motherboard and cpu i have left over

 

[argueta789]

thanks jerry , and do i go with the hd 6850 or 6870 , benchmarks showing that the 6850 is better

 

[jerry6]

thanks jerry , and do i go with the hd 6850 or 6870 , benchmarks showing that the 6850 is better

you sure ??? 6850 beats 6870 , that seems odd as 70 usualy beats 50 series in ATI line
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=290

 

[noob2222]

the 6870 is considerably faster.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6870-radeon-hd-6850-barts,2776-23.html

maybe you meant price vs performance, it should be close

 

[saint19]

Just my suggestion.

1- Change the CPU for the X4 955 and rise the multiplier one step, in that way you get the X4 965.
2- RAM 1600MHz would be useful if you overclock the NB or have plans to overclock it, if that's not the situation, go with 1333MHz and save some money. If you still want 1600 RAM, go with Corsair vengeance
3- Jump that 5770 to something better if you want a good gaming experience, 6850 or above is the way

 

[noob2222]

Just my suggestion.

1- Change the CPU for the X4 955 and rise the multiplier one step, in that way you get the X4 965.
2- RAM 1600MHz would be useful if you overclock the NB or have plans to overclock it, if that's not the situation, go with 1333MHz and save some money. If you still want 1600 RAM, go with Corsair vengeance
3- Jump that 5770 to something better if you want a good gaming experience, 6850 or above is the way

hehe, nox isn't the op, just adding input, OP is already considering everying you stated

 

[saint19]

So if thread is solver let me know

 

[argueta789]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128521 GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+
vs
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767 ASUS M5A97 AM3+

or
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130608 MSI 970A-G45 AM3+ Lowest rating

which one best for overclocking?

 

[saint19]

ASUS>Gigabyte>MSI

 

[argueta789]

asus the best ?

 

[saint19]

Yeap, for me.

 

[jerry6]

I use Ggabyte and Asus 99% of the time , the Asus and Ggabyte look good . Dont know much about the MSI board as have not used MSI in over 8 years

 

[saint19]

MSI is very solid too, but in those options goes to last place.

 

[argueta789]

gigabyte 10 more then the asus , which one should i go for , mainly i want the best for overclocking

 

[jerry6]

of those 3 boards , think the ASUS

 

[argueta789]

alrite asus it is and for memory
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314 ripjaws 8gb 1600
vs
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315 corsair xms3 8gb 1333 + 10$ rebate

 

[argueta789]

6850 beats 6870 http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html ?

 

[jerry6]

That is price performance , the chart i linked shows how it performs . Don't confuse the 2 , huyunda might beat a Frrarie on your chart , not in real life though

 

[noob2222]

6850 beats 6870 http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html ?

thats a price/performance comparison.

raw perfrmance = 6870

 

[jerry6]

alrite asus it is and for memory
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314 ripjaws 8gb 1600
vs
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315 corsair xms3 8gb 1333 + 10$ rebate

For the 4-5$ difference get the 1600 g skill , not that it will make a big dif , but if you are going to O C it might be a bit better . I have used G-skill for the past 5 years , have been very pleased , no bad sticks , good support forum and takes a good OC . The 1600 should OC better than the 1333 , but you never know , you can get a super spec stick of 1333 . It's all the same ,

 

[NoxNoctura]

hehe, nox isn't the op, just adding input, OP is already considering everying you stated

Yep, just giving an example of how cheap/inexpensive doesn't always mean poor performance. 😉

 

[tiboilou]

the 955 will only run ram at 1333 max, even if it is 1600. Of course you can then OC the RAM in the BIOS back up to 1600 but there is minute performance difference between the two.

According to the specs you are right. My x2 555 seems to have the same specs.

I am surprised and wondering, how the bios and apps (CPUZ) I use shows it runs at 1600mhz? I don't understand that behavior. Is it because they report only my wish ?

Is there any applications that can show my real memory speed?

Thanks

 

[saint19]

the phenom II series only supports RAM speed up to 1333mhz so faster RAM is simply down clocked on AM3/+ boards. It's strange that CPU-Z states your ram is at 1600mhz, on my two mobos I have it stating my corsair xms1600mhz at 1333mhz (AM3 mobo + Pheneom II x2 560) and 1500mhz (OC on an AM3+ mobo + phenom II x4 955)

try speccy, it also displays actual speed very well
http://www.piriform.com/speccy

That RAM can run at 1600MHz if you overclock your CPU and rise the NB frequency. My RAM is running at 1600MHz with CPU @ 3.8GHz and NB @ 3000MHz.

 

[tiboilou]

the phenom II series only supports RAM speed up to 1333mhz so faster RAM is simply down clocked on AM3/+ boards. It's strange that CPU-Z states your ram is at 1600mhz, on my two mobos I have it stating my corsair xms1600mhz at 1333mhz (AM3 mobo + Pheneom II x2 560) and 1500mhz (OC on an AM3+ mobo + phenom II x4 955)

try speccy, it also displays actual speed very well
http://www.piriform.com/speccy

Ok thanks, I will try that. I overclocked my CPU with the multiplier only . Could it explain why I could run the memory at 1600MHZ? But I don't remember to increase the NB?

I will take a look again at CPUZ and post back here a snapshot.

 

[argueta789]

is it hard to oc memory as dont you have to tweak timing as well?

 

[argueta789]

ps.. ordered PSU already