PC Opinion - Feedback/Education needed.

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

i looked up your choices and have provided what i think are better options in price range and performance for you core components

motherboard (i have this one ::::::) $90
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157198

CPU = $229 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103913

VIDEO= $210 SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102909

RAM= $85 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231311

PSU= $160 SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151087

S!

If you really must go AMD I would suggest waiting for Bulldozer. MSI have announced a M/B which suggests the Bulldozer release is not too far off:

http://www.nordichardware.com/news/7...-in-april.html

[SamJoDo]

Thanks for the responses everyone..I knew I could count on this group.

Anyone know anything about MainGear or CyperPower as far as reliability and that kind of thing?

[swiss]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

If you really must go AMD I would suggest waiting for Bulldozer. MSI have announced a M/B which suggests the Bulldozer release is not too far off:

The ones we care about are expected at the E3.