Opinions on new upgrade

Breadman177

Breadman177

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Upgrading me and my wifes computer on a budget and wanted some opinions. Our existing computers are about 4 years old and we arent looking for greatness..lol Just want to play some newer games with the graphics turned about halfway up instead of all the way down. Also before someone says it I am not switching to Intel..lol

ASUS M3A78 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 Brisbane 2.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor

HIS Hightech H467QT512P Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

mushkin 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply

I don't plan on overclocking the cpu so I'm not getting a cooler, might do the video card a little bit after reading about how high you can raise the core clock though.
 
yes it can go 1066 up to a point. think its like up to 1 slot in each channel, anything more than than that it goes back to 800.
 
Your setup looks decent. I would see if the ASUS M3A78 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard is compatible with the Athlon 7750 Black Edition processor. It is a better processor than the Athlon 5600+ and is about the same price.
 
Ok cool thanx, I didn't know it was better. Haven't had to shop for a computer in about 3 years, back when it was easy to look at 2 cpu's and tell which one was better..lol Right now the 7750 on newegg is actually about $9 cheaper anyway.

Oh and 1 thing, think that power supply will still handle it with the extra wattage of the 7750?
 
Make sure the BIOS will handle the Athlon 7750 Black Edition before you buy. If you don't, you may end up having to flash a motherboard BIOS and have no way to do it.
 
Thanks everyone, as far as the video card there is a sapphire 3870 for only $5 more than the 4670 I posted and will get that if it is still on sale when I get my taxes. I ould like to have a 256bit rather than 128 if I could.

As far as the 7750 I did some research and finally found this
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

Not sure if I am going to actually have to upgrade to that bios or not when I get it but I guess I will find out. Haven't flashed a bios in about 6 years cause honestly it scares me..lol Guess I can do some research and make sure I do it right and not screw anything up.
 
I would suggest looking at the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 motherboard. It has good specifications and is less expensive than the ASUS motherboard you are looking at. It is $75 at NewEgg.com presently. Since you were going to spend the money anyway you could also look at the Phenom 8650 Tri-Core processor. That processor has just as much (if not more) processing power as the Athlon 7750 Dual-Core and is only $88 at NewEgg presently. I know you would not need to flash a BIOS to get the Phenom 8650 to work with the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 motherboard.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103253

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376
 
Ok I have found a cpu benchmark chart that shows that phenom outscoring the 7750 by about 300 points. The phenom is about $25 more than the 7750 but I noticed the 7750 does not come with heatsink and fan while the phenom does. Buying a cooling device for the 7750 would end up being $25 or close to so the price is about the same. Since I don't plan on overclocking the stock cooling device on the phenom should be enough.

Now the first question is will my power supply be ok for that phenom?

Last question is how loud are the stock cooling devices on those phenoms?
 
My stock heatsink that came with my Athlon 4600+ is good and quiet. I haven't heard any complaints about the heatsinks provided with AMD processors. Intel heatsinks provided with their processors are poor quality.

The Phenom 8650 processor is also a 95 Watt processor so your power supply should be adequate.

I don't know where you are looking at the Athlon 7750 that comes without a heatsink but at NewEgg.com one that comes with a heatsink is $64.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300
 
Ok cool thanks.

I was looking on newegg but didn't see where it was included. All the other processors I was looking at listed under tech specs a spot for cooling device then said heatsink and fan included but didn't see that on the 7750. Been a while since I have had to buy one so maybe all the boxed versions come with them? Then again maybe I am just blind..lol
 
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