Okay, I have been looking around and deciding as some of you may know. I have bought almost all the other parts of my computer but I still have yet to buy my motherboard and processor. I am still torn between AMD and Intel, but I do want a Quad-Core system.
So here are my options, I think I narrowed it down to three
1)
CPU- AMD Phenom X4 Agena 9500 @2.2Ghz Quad-Core
RAM- 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz Crucial Ballistix
Motherboard- MSI Platinum AMD 790FX AM2+
GPU- 2x CF VisionTek ATI Radeon HD3870s 512mb
2)
CPU- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Ed. (upgrade to Phenom 9550 later)
RAM- 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz Crucial Ballistix
Motherboard- MSI Platinum AMD 790FX AM2+
GPU- 2x CF VisionTek ATI Radeon HD3870s 512mb
3)
CPU- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.66Ghz Quad-Core
RAM- 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz Crucial Ballistix
Motherboard- Asus P5E Intel X38 LGA 775
GPU- 2x CF VisionTek ATI Radeon HD3870s 512mb
My motherboard needs to be able to do Crossfire, support Pci-E 2.0, and Overclock well.
The AMD solutions fit together really well (Spider Platform), and offer eveyrthing I need, but Intel just seems to be a little bit better in every way... I really like AMD, but the Intel option is just something I cant overlook, I really am having a hard time choosing. The Intel option also is a little more expensive, mobo is $50-60 more, CPU is $30-40 more, but is also faster...
So here are my options, I think I narrowed it down to three
1)
CPU- AMD Phenom X4 Agena 9500 @2.2Ghz Quad-Core
RAM- 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz Crucial Ballistix
Motherboard- MSI Platinum AMD 790FX AM2+
GPU- 2x CF VisionTek ATI Radeon HD3870s 512mb
2)
CPU- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Ed. (upgrade to Phenom 9550 later)
RAM- 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz Crucial Ballistix
Motherboard- MSI Platinum AMD 790FX AM2+
GPU- 2x CF VisionTek ATI Radeon HD3870s 512mb
3)
CPU- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.66Ghz Quad-Core
RAM- 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz Crucial Ballistix
Motherboard- Asus P5E Intel X38 LGA 775
GPU- 2x CF VisionTek ATI Radeon HD3870s 512mb
My motherboard needs to be able to do Crossfire, support Pci-E 2.0, and Overclock well.
The AMD solutions fit together really well (Spider Platform), and offer eveyrthing I need, but Intel just seems to be a little bit better in every way... I really like AMD, but the Intel option is just something I cant overlook, I really am having a hard time choosing. The Intel option also is a little more expensive, mobo is $50-60 more, CPU is $30-40 more, but is also faster...