[qwerty69]

building a new comp, but on a budget and decided on this setup

cpu-AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 140W 45NM
mobo-ASUS M4A77TD ATX AM3 DDR3 AMD770 SB710 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI IDE 6SATA Sound GBLAN Motherboard
vid car-prob use my evga 9800gtx+(maybe upgrade later on)
ram-Mushkin Silverline Frostbyte PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
case- http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=37876&vpn=CSAZ-1000&manufacture=AZZA%20Technology
or
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=32687&vpn=Tempest&manufacture=NZXT


thoughts and advice would be much appreciated

[Jmac]

Dual core is a waste of money ...

If you already have an AMD AM2 board, check to see if there is a BIOS upgrade to support AM3 CPUs ... If you do, an AM3 Quad Core is the obvious choice ...

If you need a new motherboard, CPU, and memory and have around $350 to spend, I'd probably go w/ an 4GB DDR3 (~$100), an AMD Quad Core (~$150, Phenom 945), and an AM3 motherboard ($100).

[qwerty69]

i was thinking the amd 965?got any suggestions for a good mobo?

[Jmac]

I have the 965 myself and I'm using the Gigabyte GA-790FXTA-UD5 w/ 8GB of Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz DDR3. I paid $160 for the motherboard at the time, but it looks like it's gone up ($192 according to Pricecanada.com)

Works really well ... OCed up to 4.1 GHz 24/7 on air (Scythe Zipang 2) ... Most people seem to be able to push them to around 3.8-3.9 GHz w/ a decent motherboard and memory.

[qwerty69]

any1?

[Jmac]

I have the 965 myself and I'm using the Gigabyte GA-790FXTA-UD5 w/ 8GB of Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz DDR3. I paid $160 for the motherboard at the time, but it looks like it's gone up ($192 according to Pricecanada.com)

Works really well ... OCed up to 4.1 GHz 24/7 on air (Scythe Zipang 2) ... Most people seem to be able to push them to around 3.8-3.9 GHz w/ a decent motherboard and memory. Gigabyte GA-790FXTA-UD5