Alright, I'm upgrading from an S939 Athlon 64 x2 4800+, and am looking very closely at the Phenom X3 710 and the E8400. I mainly use this system for games, primarily RTS/RPG/Flight Simulator games(mainly IL2 1946, but will get Storm of War:BoB when it comes out).
I mainly play stuff made by Blizzard, Valve, and Company of Heroes/Dawn of War stuff, although I do like FPSs as well.
The thing about my build is, I want the best guarenteed performance(just in case I have bad luck OCing), along with the most longevity/"future-proofedness", and I want all of that for the cheapest i can get.
So far, I've got a potential E8400, 4 gig G.skill ram, and this mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372
For around $317.
On the X3 710 side, I've got the same 4 gigs of ram, the 710, and this mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376
For $256 shipped.
So which of those should i get? Or should i consider something else?
I mainly play stuff made by Blizzard, Valve, and Company of Heroes/Dawn of War stuff, although I do like FPSs as well.
The thing about my build is, I want the best guarenteed performance(just in case I have bad luck OCing), along with the most longevity/"future-proofedness", and I want all of that for the cheapest i can get.
So far, I've got a potential E8400, 4 gig G.skill ram, and this mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372
For around $317.
On the X3 710 side, I've got the same 4 gigs of ram, the 710, and this mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376
For $256 shipped.
So which of those should i get? Or should i consider something else?