hi pls help me decide which is better

[gavin]

hi am thinking of buying new computer for gaming and making games is the phenom 6 core better than i7 ? not sure which is better pls reply

 

[MickyG]

Hey gavin

Well what's your budget? This will be the main factor to help people decide. Have you got a rig set up or do you need help setting one up on here?

G

 

[gavin]

hi had have 2 quotes will put them up in 2 secs

 

[gavin]

cant find my saved quotes was about 1200 ish with keyboard and moniter

 

[MickyG]

Okay, and it's a gaming rig your after. I'll have a quick look and see what I can come up with

G

 

[gavin]

hi this was one
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
OVERCLOCKED AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz @ MAX 3.80GHz)
OC Settings
AI OVERCLOCK TUNER: MANUAL
CPU RATIO: 19.0
AMD TURBO CORE/HT LINK: DISABLED
CPU BUS FREQ: 200
PCIE FREQ: 100
DRAM FREQ: 1333
CPU VOLTAGE: 1.4000
COOL N QUIET: DISABLED
C1E SUPPORT: DISABLED

NOTE: OverClock settings are configured by PC Specialist. They are here for your reference should you ever reset your BIOS.
Motherboard

ASUS® M4N98TD EVO: DDR3, 2-Way SLI, SATA 3.0GB/s
Memory (RAM)

8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card

1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX570 - 2 DVI,mHDMI - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card

NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk

1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk

NONE
3rd Hard Disk

NONE
4th Hard Disk

NONE
RAID

NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

NONE
Memory Card Reader

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply

600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling

COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste

STANDARD OVERCLOCK THERMAL PASTE
Sound Card

Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£59)
Network Facilities

Bigfoot Killer 2100 PCI-E Gigabit LAN Card - Max Performance Online Gaming (£69)
USB Options

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem

NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive

NONE
Firewire & Video Editing

NONE
TV Card

NONE
Operating System

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software

FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus

BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor

IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
2nd Monitor

NONE
3rd Monitor

NONE
4th Monitor

NONE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables

1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision

NONE
Keyboard & Mouse

NONE
Mouse

Logitech® G500 Laser Gaming Mouse (£45)
Speakers

LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£45)
Webcam

NONE
Headsets (VOIP)

Logitech® ClearChat Pro Headset for PC calling, music, and gaming (£29)
Surge Protection

NONE
Printer

NONE
External Hard Drive

NONE
Home Installation

NONE
Warranty

3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Data Recovery

NONE
Delivery

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time

Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Price (excluding VAT)
£1,289.36

Price
£1,515.00

Order Quantity
1

Bulk Discount
£0.00

Total Order price (Ex VAT)
£1,289.36

Total Order Price
£1,515.00

Payment Method


Wattage


Maximum Required Power
557W

 

[gavin]

needs to be approved by a moderator or something posted yesterday cant find my thread from then ? lost on this site

 

[MickyG]

Hmmm, don't know gavin, I've came up with the spec below though, if you find it useful let me know:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,DP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,146.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-top-spec-pc/

I've included 8gb of RAM mainly because you said you want a new computer for "gaming and making games"

Hope this helps

G

 

[gavin]

wanted best procceser is the phenom 6 core better than pentium i7?

 

[MickyG]

Price wise yes, it also adds futureproofing seeing as nothing uses x6 cores at the moment, and sorry I missed that part out I'll amend the spec with the AMD x6 in:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,DP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,182.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/amd-top-spec-pc/

G

 

[gavin]

how about COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1100T (3.30GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,DP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£59)
Network Facilities
Bigfoot Killer 2100 PCI-E Gigabit LAN Card - Max Performance Online Gaming (£69)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
TV Card
NONE
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2472HD 24" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® G110 Gaming Keyboard with Backlighting (£69)
Mouse
Logitech® G500 Laser Gaming Mouse (£45)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£45)
Webcam
Logitech® Webcam C210 - built-in-mic & VGA quality video sensor (£15)
Headsets (VOIP)
Logitech® ClearChat Pro Headset for PC calling, music, and gaming (£29)
Surge Protection
NONE
Printer
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Home Installation
NONE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Data Recovery
NONE

 

[gavin]

how about this one ?

COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 1100T (3.30GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A89TD PRO/USB3 : DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,DP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
RAID
NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£59)
Network Facilities
Bigfoot Killer 2100 PCI-E Gigabit LAN Card - Max Performance Online Gaming (£69)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
TV Card
NONE
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2472HD 24" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)
2nd Monitor
NONE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision
NONE
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® G110 Gaming Keyboard with Backlighting (£69)
Mouse
Logitech® G500 Laser Gaming Mouse (£45)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 Stereo speakers with Rich bass and 360-degree sound (£45)
Webcam
Logitech® Webcam C210 - built-in-mic & VGA quality video sensor (£15)
Headsets (VOIP)
Logitech® ClearChat Pro Headset for PC calling, music, and gaming (£29)
Surge Protection
NONE
Printer
NONE
External Hard Drive
NONE
Home Installation
NONE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Data Recovery
NONE

 

[gavin]

mine is similer with coolmaster 932haf case ive got advanced liquid cooler as i use comp alot bigfoot lan card do i need it thought it would be better for online games?
ive also added gaming keyboard and mouse spent 1600 oops lol

 

[MickyG]

Haha, it's amazing how much you can rack up

I haven't used the card myself, nor have I really read up on any reviews for it as my computer is hard-wired for internet purposes

G

 

[Phoenix]

I'd change the RAM to 4GB, drop the bigfoot network card, go with the standard CPU cooler (it doesn't really do anything) then upgrade the graphics card to a HD6970 and the power supply to a TX650.