Which combo would you choose?

[sanders4617]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?ItemList=Combo.182490
That has a lesser CPU but better Mobo I guess. Price is $258. Phenom II X4 920

or This:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?ItemList=Combo.182235
Price is $244. Phenom II X4 940 here


I don't see why I shouldn't go with the 2nd combo... surely the mobo wouldn't make much of a difference.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

I would go with combo 1. Motherboard has much better specs and would probably benchmark the same or faster than the other combo at default settings, plus it has better RAM support (DDR2 1333 vs 1066) and is Crossfire ready. Overclocking the 920 should be easy enough if you need a faster CPU.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: sanders4617
I don't see why I shouldn't go with the 2nd combo...

If you don't like Combo 1, why post a thread asking which one?
Do you live in a country where you have no choice?

Heads = Combo 1
Tails = Combo 2

 

[sanders4617]

LOL. I like Combo 1... but the whole reason to post this is to get perspective from other people. I'm just trying to get opinions really on if the mobo alone would be the reason to choose the Combo 1 over 2. I wasn't so sure it was.. but I am not that much of an expert with this stuff... so the guy above you did me a lot of good.

Thanks

 

[Blain]

How did the coin toss come out?

 

[sanders4617]

It landed standing straight up.. so I am not sure.. Maybe I should get both.

 

[fourdegrees11]

Why not just wait till you got $15 more and get the best of both

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?ItemList=Combo.182239

 

[sanders4617]

Oh yeah. Didn't see that one. I think I will do that. Do you like that motherboard fourdegrees?

 

[fourdegrees11]

I haven't had any problems with it yet. Bios is easy to mess with, it has plenty of features and options. I feel like it was a good buy with the 720, plenty of performance for now, and maybe in a year I'll pick up the latest AM3 X4.

 

[sanders4617]

Do you see a reason to go with PC 8500 ram over PC 6400?? Is it that much of a difference if any at all? I have read stuff about how its better and how you can't really tell the difference.