q8200 vs 9950.

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tranceworld1178

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I starting to wish list parts for a new rig. These two cpu's are around the same price so wondering which one would be better? I will be using it for gaming, internet, and burning of dvd/cd. I would like to be able to play any game.
 
This a good AM3 board that meets the budget.
mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378

memory (buy 2 kits)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189


Processor
Phenom II quad-core (superior an same price range)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103650

Phenom II dual-core (great reviews and can help budget)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680


I think it would be a waste of cash to buy anything less then the Q9550 or Phenom II so if its out of your budget id wait and save...will help you in the long run.
 
Twist86 said:
This a good AM3 board that meets the budget.
mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378

memory (buy 2 kits)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189


Processor
Phenom II quad-core (superior an same price range)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103650

Phenom II dual-core (great reviews and can help budget)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680
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I kinda posted that cpu over an hour ago and just posted that mobo...:P
 
Here is a list of components that have been discussed already combined with ones that are missing that are decent quality (shipping costs and taxes are not included in the final price).

AMD Phenom II 810 Quad-Core (2.6 Gigahertz) Processor - $169
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010063&prodlist=celebros

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 Motherboard - $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378&Tpk=GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P

G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189

MICROSOFT Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - $99
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008484

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W Power Supply - $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019&Tpk=OCZ700SXS

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

(Buy two of these) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320 gigabyte Hard Drive - $104
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005615

SAMSUNG Black Model SH-S223L - $24
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188

POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5 Radeon HD 4870 512MB Video Card - $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140
 
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2048Megabytes said:
Here is a list of components that have been discussed already combined with ones that are missing that are decent quality (shipping costs and taxes are not included in the final price).

AMD Phenom II 810 Quad-Core (2.6 Gigahertz) Processor - $169
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010063&prodlist=celebros

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 Motherboard - $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378&Tpk=GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P

G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231189

MICROSOFT Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - $99
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008484

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W Power Supply - $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019&Tpk=OCZ700SXS

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

(Buy two of these) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320 gigabyte Hard Drive - $104
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005615

SAMSUNG Black Model SH-S223L - $24
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188

POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5 Radeon HD 4870 512MB Video Card - $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140
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Is you psychic? Cuz the OP never stated an overall budget...:P
 
zer0_c00l said:
i would just slapp a 720 black in the build :D thank you, thank you ,very much :D
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Yeah the 810 is a hard sell compared to the 720, higher stock clock, unlocked, overclocks higher in general, has the full 6mb. of L3 plus its only 139 bucks. And if your lucky with the right core and board, you got a quad. But I would not buy it just for that reason, you might not have a quad. The first four are good enough, the fifth is just a bonus.
 
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StrangleHold said:
Yeah the 810 is a hard sell compared to the 720, higher stock clock, unlocked, overclocks higher in general, has the full 6mb. of L3 plus its only 139 bucks. And if your lucky with the right core and board, you got a quad. But I would not buy it just for that reason, you might not have a quad. The first four are good enough, the fifth is just a bonus.
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Well, on certain boards you can unlock the 810 to have the full amount of cache. But i would still say, quad>tricore.
 
Well out of all these benchmarks on both pages the 810 only beats the 720 in 2 running stock. The 720 wins 11 benchmarks.
http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/cpu/amd-phenom-2-720-810-920-p2.html

For example, the 810 processor looks much better than the Q8200 and the Q6600, which has a much larger cache. Phenom II X3 has a significant advantage -- the third core. So it's a more promising product, demonstrating no worse, or even better performance in most tests. In fact, this processor makes dual-core CPUs justified only in the budget category, which lacks triple-core models, or in case of some specific tasks.
 
StrangleHold said:
Well out of all these benchmarks on both pages the 810 only beats the 720 in 2 running stock. The 720 wins 11 benchmarks.
http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/cpu/amd-phenom-2-720-810-920-p2.html

For example, the 810 processor looks much better than the Q8200 and the Q6600, which has a much larger cache. Phenom II X3 has a significant advantage -- the third core. So it's a more promising product, demonstrating no worse, or even better performance in most tests. In fact, this processor makes dual-core CPUs justified only in the budget category, which lacks triple-core models, or in case of some specific tasks.
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How many of those are fully SMP though? Cuz i know things like archivers dont really take advantage of more than 2 cores...
 
About the same as normal person would use in real life. Plus it beats it in about every gaming benchmark. Add to the fact that its easier to overclock and clocks better. Plus 139 BUCKS, A 139 BUCKS MAN:D.

Really its kinda like AMD competing against itself. One has 4 cores, one has higher clocks, unlocked and the full L3. 30 bucks difference. They are both good processors for the price.
 
would the 810 with ddr3 ram still not compare with the 720BE with ddr2? The benchmarks that I read had the 810 winning on the processing aspect on tasks. While the 720 did better in games. And wouldn't the am3 board be better future wise?
 
I would get the Phenom II 720 Tri-Core Processor since it is $30 cheaper than the Phenom II 810. Also get the GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P Socket AM3 motherboard which uses DDR3 memory.
 
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