- Jan 9, 2003
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Looking at upgrading and looking for some feedback. I mainly use my PC for gaming (1600 x 1050) but I also do some game development on the side in Softimage, Mudbox and Photoshop. My budget is $1300 with a max of $1400.
From what I can see the i7 930 maybe a better choice in gaming, it looks like the additional 2 cores will greatly help in my 3D applications. I have the cash so would like to purchase as soon as I get the OK from you guys.
My current PC specs
Antec Nine Hundred case - Reuse
OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - Reuse
EVGA 780i Motherboard
Intel q6600 @ 3Ghz
8GB (4x2GB) G.Skill PC2 6400
EVGA 8800GT
2X Hitachi 80GB drives in Raid0
I’m looking at the following
ASUS M4A89TD PRO AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131645
$179.99
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
$309.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193
$109.99
XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150476
$409.99
Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167023
$224.99
Thanks,
From what I can see the i7 930 maybe a better choice in gaming, it looks like the additional 2 cores will greatly help in my 3D applications. I have the cash so would like to purchase as soon as I get the OK from you guys.
My current PC specs
Antec Nine Hundred case - Reuse
OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - Reuse
EVGA 780i Motherboard
Intel q6600 @ 3Ghz
8GB (4x2GB) G.Skill PC2 6400
EVGA 8800GT
2X Hitachi 80GB drives in Raid0
I’m looking at the following
ASUS M4A89TD PRO AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131645
$179.99
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
$309.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193
$109.99
XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150476
$409.99
Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2R5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167023
$224.99
Thanks,
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