Question on which processor is better?

its either the AMD Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz) or the AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma (2.7Ghz)

im not sure which one is better, because i know the 9600 is an older quad core and i've been reading good things about the 7750...

ps im not looking to spend a lot, right now i can get the 9600 for 70$ and the 7750 for 50$ so i just want to know what you guys think

9600 a bad quad core -get the 7750 or even better the 710 x3

[QUOTE="ralle_22"]Are you about to overclock it? then take the Phenom 9600 othervise you should pick the Athlon 64 x2 7750 Most games out there only suport 2 cores and then 2.3GHz is often to slowbluewrxman

cool thanks guys im ordering the 7750 BE right now

isnt the i7's CONSIDERABLY faster and for the exact same price?

I dont understand

SEANMCAD

[QUOTE="neatfeatguy"][QUOTE="SEANMCAD"]

isnt the i7's CONSIDERABLY faster and for the exact same price?

I dont understand

SEANMCAD

I looked up AMD Phenom 9600 on amazon and the price was the same as the i7 920. The motherboard I got for my i7 was the same price as as good gaming motherboard from previous generation. My only cost difference ended up being the ram. I think my total cost difference was something like $300.

For that $300 you secure your machine for at least 3 years given the more ram you can add later.

Wow...if that's the case between the Phenom 9600 and i7 920 for Amazon....

Then Amazon is priced crazy because here (click me!) you can pick up the Phenom 9600 for $84.99.

Here's a challenge for you; build a computer that'll last you for 2-3 years for under $1000 (no monitor, keyboard or mouse)....don't forget to include the OS. So for you, you have to build a computer under $1000 that makes use of these items: i7 920 CPU, supporting MB and RAM (at least 4GB) and Vista 64bit Home Premium - you can pick and choose everything else needed that bring you to or below $1000.

In return I could put together a computer under $1000 that will run games just as well, if not better, for the next 2-3 years to come.

I'm glad you feel that the i7 is something that should be required and that you like the idea of it, but as of right now, the performance that it offers is just a steep price for many people to dish out and it's not really worth it. If you want the best of the best, then pick up an i7 CPU. If you want to save money, but build something that'll work great over the next 2-3 years (maybe even longer), there are better price to performance parts out there.

The i7 CPUs are pretty much the best thing out there for us computer builders to buy. However, they are considerably MORE expensive. The i7 920 runs somewhere between low to mid $200 range. Not to mention that the lowest priced L1336 socket mother board (to run an i7) is in the high $100 range. Then to top things off, you need to spend close to $100 (or more, maybe less if you can find a good deal) to pick up a good set of DDR3 memory to run with the i7.neatfeatguy

That's cheap.