New AMD upgrade....very pleased

kaptkarl · 08-30-11, 08:35 PM

I just upgraded my gaming rig. New Gigabyte AMD based 990 chipset w/ DDR3, Xfire or SLI support, AM3+ motherboard. Installed 16GB G. Skill high performance DDR3 memory. New Phenom II X4 965BE cpu. All I can say is wow. I kept my "old" 5870 as it still kicks some major ass. This thing flies.....I'm really pleased with the performance. And this Gigabyte board is amazing. Great BIOS setup. I'm lovin' it!

Kapt

**mullet** · 08-30-11, 10:29 PM

congratulations dude!!

**bob saget** · 08-31-11, 02:19 AM

sounds terrific. pics?

PaiN · 08-31-11, 07:16 AM

It time for me to upgrade my base system(CPU/mobo/RAM).....
I've only been looking at some possible Intel rigs....guess I'll have to look into an AMD now ..thx

08-31-11, 07:44 AM

I had the 955BE and yeah, those chips are fantastic value. Congrats on the upgrade.

scout2of3 · 08-31-11, 12:20 PM

Congrats on the upgrade. I am looking for a less expensive upgrade myself, either the X4 965 BE or an X6 AMD. If anyone can comment on which AMD processor to get it would help me out tremendously. My Core 2 Duo is getting walloped at times with current games and I am not much of an OC'er.

08-31-11, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by scout2of3

Congrats on the upgrade. I am looking for a less expensive upgrade myself, either the X4 965 BE or an X6 AMD. If anyone can comment on which AMD processor to get it would help me out tremendously. My Core 2 Duo is getting walloped at times with current games and I am not much of an OC'er.

I'm running an E8400 at the moment

If your rig is primarily used for gaming grab the 955BE or 965BE. Good value And very nice performance in games. Anything else that's heavily multi-threaded you can almost price match an i5 rig and would probably have better performance at this point than a hex-a-core AMD chip. You still wouldn't be disappointed by the hex-a-core though.

Good times to be a gamer or enthusiast period, lots of good deals it would be hard to go wrong with.

All depends on your personal requirements.

scout2of3 · 08-31-11, 01:41 PM

Thanks grey for your help. I have picked out three components (CPU, Motherboard, and RAM) for my upgrade and I should be able to upgrade within a month. Again, thank you for your help as I haven't been up-to-date with AMD products for awhile.

08-31-11, 02:16 PM

You're welcome! Like I said above I had a 955BE at stock speeds, then at 3.6 for a while. It wasn't really "faster" than the E8400 I'm using now, but the overall experience was much smoother, especially in cpu intensive apps and games.

I think you'll like it.

EDIT: Just a thought though, I believe AMD is scheduled to launch their new line up sometime in September, including some new quad cores I think. Might be worth it to wait that month you mentioned before deciding.

**Shamrock** · 08-31-11, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by grey_1

I had the 955BE and yeah, those chips are fantastic value. Congrats on the upgrade.

I'm still using mine with a GeForce 260, for gaming!

09-01-11, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Shamrock

I'm still using mine with a GeForce 260, for gaming!

I'm kind of wishing I hadn't sold mine.

**bob saget** · 09-03-11, 10:15 AM

Friend got a 965 Black for $130-$140, taxes included. What amazing value. Sorry for thread jack, but can you guys recommend some RAM. He already has 2 slots filled with 4 gigs total, but he said he might need more.

08-30-11, 08:35 PM	#1
kaptkarl Carolina Panthers Rule!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 406	New AMD upgrade....very pleased I just upgraded my gaming rig. New Gigabyte AMD based 990 chipset w/ DDR3, Xfire or SLI support, AM3+ motherboard. Installed 16GB G. Skill high performance DDR3 memory. New Phenom II X4 965BE cpu. All I can say is wow. I kept my "old" 5870 as it still kicks some major ass. This thing flies.....I'm really pleased with the performance. And this Gigabyte board is amazing. Great BIOS setup. I'm lovin' it! Kapt __________________ Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 motherboard AMD Phenom ll X4 965 BE OC'd @ 3.6GHz Vendetta cooler 120mm fan 16GB G. Skill Ripsaw DDR3 1600MHz memory Powercolor 5870 OC'd to 949/1255 (OC'd only when gaming of course) 11.8 Cat drivers 650W power supply Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA HD Sony dual layer 16X DVD/CD Writer LG 8X Blu-ray Writer HP w2408h 24" monitor running @ 1920x1200 native rez Win 7 Ultimate 64bit

08-30-11, 10:29 PM	#2
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased congratulations dude!! __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

08-31-11, 02:19 AM	#3
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased sounds terrific. pics?

08-31-11, 07:16 AM	#4
PaiN Don't make me MAD! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT, USA Posts: 2,110	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased It time for me to upgrade my base system(CPU/mobo/RAM)..... I've only been looking at some possible Intel rigs....guess I'll have to look into an AMD now ..thx __________________ Core i5 2500K @ 4.2ghz \| EVGA Superclock M020 \| Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 \| 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws X PC1600 \| EVGA GTX570 760/1950 \| SB X-Fi Xtremegamer \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610w PSU \| (2) WD Black 640gb in RAID"0" \| MSI SATA DVD-RW \| Saitek Eclipse kb \| Logi G5v2 mouse / Steelseries QcK \| Antec P182 "Gunmetal" \| Logitech 5300a THX 5.1 speakers \| ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD -Windows7 64bit

08-31-11, 07:44 AM	#5
grey_1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased I had the 955BE and yeah, those chips are fantastic value. Congrats on the upgrade.

08-31-11, 12:20 PM	#6
scout2of3 "Live Long And Prosper" Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 40	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased Congrats on the upgrade. I am looking for a less expensive upgrade myself, either the X4 965 BE or an X6 AMD. If anyone can comment on which AMD processor to get it would help me out tremendously. My Core 2 Duo is getting walloped at times with current games and I am not much of an OC'er. __________________ Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 Monitor: 19" Viewsonic G90fb CRT MB: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 CPU: Intel i7 2600K @ 4.5 w/NH-D14 HSF Graphics: EVGA GTX 570 SC HD Main HDD: WD 750GB RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance PSU: Corsair CX600 Watt OS: Win 7 Home Premium 64Bit

08-31-11, 01:41 PM	#8
scout2of3 "Live Long And Prosper" Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 40	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased Thanks grey for your help. I have picked out three components (CPU, Motherboard, and RAM) for my upgrade and I should be able to upgrade within a month. Again, thank you for your help as I haven't been up-to-date with AMD products for awhile. __________________ Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 Monitor: 19" Viewsonic G90fb CRT MB: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 CPU: Intel i7 2600K @ 4.5 w/NH-D14 HSF Graphics: EVGA GTX 570 SC HD Main HDD: WD 750GB RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance PSU: Corsair CX600 Watt OS: Win 7 Home Premium 64Bit

08-31-11, 02:16 PM	#9
grey_1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased You're welcome! Like I said above I had a 955BE at stock speeds, then at 3.6 for a while. It wasn't really "faster" than the E8400 I'm using now, but the overall experience was much smoother, especially in cpu intensive apps and games. I think you'll like it. EDIT: Just a thought though, I believe AMD is scheduled to launch their new line up sometime in September, including some new quad cores I think. Might be worth it to wait that month you mentioned before deciding.

09-03-11, 10:15 AM	#12
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: New AMD upgrade....very pleased Friend got a 965 Black for $130-$140, taxes included. What amazing value. Sorry for thread jack, but can you guys recommend some RAM. He already has 2 slots filled with 4 gigs total, but he said he might need more.