I went into Fry's this morning with the intent of buying an E5200 + G31 combo for $99. However, when I got there, the salesperson told me I should get this new deal instead: Phenom II 710 + GA-M61PME-S2P for $129.99.
I have heard some crazy good reviews for the 720BE but this is the first time I've heard about the 710 and would like some feedback from you guys. Now, I know this is a pretty enthusiast minded crowd I'm asking so before you tell me to just get the 720BE, I'd like to say that I've never overclocked before, nor do I see a reason to since my most intensive programs are generally the Need for Speed racing games at 1440x900. I mainly use my comp for internet/videos/light gaming, etc. I do admit that I like the idea of 3 cores since I tend to have a lot of windows open simultaneously.
I know the board is crap but most Fry's combo boards are crap to begin with and I'm pretty much paying just the cost of the 710 anyways...I don't intend on sli/xfire, overclocking, or spending a ton on memory. I don't plan on upgrading with this board later down the road as I tend to just replace mobo/cpu/video card every 2 years. Will that board be good enough for my needs?
I'm upgrading from a Athlon X2 4000. What do you think the performance difference will be? Looking at just the clock speeds, it doesn't seem like much of a big improvement but I'm sure there's more to it than that.
Finally, my current power supply is 380Watts. If I stick a Radeon 4670 with this cpu/mobo, do you think that'll be enough juice? I only have 1 hard drive and 1 DVD drive for other components.
Sorry for all the newbie questions, I'm sure they've been answered countless of times but I tried the search and couldn't find the answers I was looking for. Thanks and have a great day!
I have heard some crazy good reviews for the 720BE but this is the first time I've heard about the 710 and would like some feedback from you guys. Now, I know this is a pretty enthusiast minded crowd I'm asking so before you tell me to just get the 720BE, I'd like to say that I've never overclocked before, nor do I see a reason to since my most intensive programs are generally the Need for Speed racing games at 1440x900. I mainly use my comp for internet/videos/light gaming, etc. I do admit that I like the idea of 3 cores since I tend to have a lot of windows open simultaneously.
I know the board is crap but most Fry's combo boards are crap to begin with and I'm pretty much paying just the cost of the 710 anyways...I don't intend on sli/xfire, overclocking, or spending a ton on memory. I don't plan on upgrading with this board later down the road as I tend to just replace mobo/cpu/video card every 2 years. Will that board be good enough for my needs?
I'm upgrading from a Athlon X2 4000. What do you think the performance difference will be? Looking at just the clock speeds, it doesn't seem like much of a big improvement but I'm sure there's more to it than that.
Finally, my current power supply is 380Watts. If I stick a Radeon 4670 with this cpu/mobo, do you think that'll be enough juice? I only have 1 hard drive and 1 DVD drive for other components.
Sorry for all the newbie questions, I'm sure they've been answered countless of times but I tried the search and couldn't find the answers I was looking for. Thanks and have a great day!
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