TCcomputers29 Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 hey i'm just building a PC for my bro and need advice here are the specs: AMD athlon II X2 260 Gigabyte motherboard (purchased) liteOn DVD sata drive seagate 1TB HDD Antec three hundred OCZ Falaty 500w windows 7 HP gigabyte 5770 SOC Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporX Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Go with the Antec One Hundred over the Three Hundred, a little cheaper but nicer case. For only $10 you can get him the same clock speed an an extra core: AMD Athlon II X3 450 so I would consider that route, though personally I would get a Phenom II 840. However with the release of the Phenom II 980 today the price of the 955 which is at $140 right now could very well drop a bit further. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drdeath Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Go with the Antec One Hundred over the Three Hundred, a little cheaper but nicer case. For only $10 you can get him the same clock speed an an extra core: AMD Athlon II X3 450 so I would consider that route, though personally I would get a Phenom II 840. However with the release of the Phenom II 980 today the price of the 955 which is at $140 right now could very well drop a bit further. $10 is not worth the small size IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestr0 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 My experience with AMD is that if you`re using their processors, get the absolute best one you can afford, or you`ll end up regretting it in a month. The X2 260 is a nice processor, but for very little more you can get serious upgrades. If it`s outside your budget to upgrade though, that build looks solid. +1 for ComputerEd`s comments. And the 5770 is an excellent choice - I got my core over 1GHz easily, but temps were a little out of my comfort zone (thought only 85 celsius). I just replaced it last week with a GTX 580. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporX Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 AMD is officially pricing the 955 at $17, would expect those prices to appear soon. THAT is the steal for a processor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCcomputers29 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 bought the three hundred, lots of room and some canle management Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 AMD is officially pricing the 955 at $17, would expect those prices to appear soon. THAT is the steal for a processor. I'll have one of those for $17! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I'll have one of those for $17! Heck, I'd buy 100 of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 AMD is officially pricing the 955 at $17, would expect those prices to appear soon. THAT is the steal for a processor. I want one!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 LMAO at all the OCC member who want $17 AMD PII X4 955's But, seriously OP, the 955 would be completely worth the extra $$$! I would also check Ebay and your local CL, I have seen the 955's go for under $100 used which is not much more than you are spending on that X2 Athlon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCcomputers29 Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 AMD is officially pricing the 955 at $17, would expect those prices to appear soon. THAT is the steal for a processor. AND Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drew209 Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 AND I'll take one to lol ... would be nice!! Get a x3 for a few dollars more. x2 might be obsolete soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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