x2 550 BE or x3 720 BE and 4850 or 4870? New rig.

Hey everyone. I'm building a new rig and I'm trying to decide between...

Processor

AMD x2 550 BE

AMD x3 720 BE

Graphics Card

4850

4870

There is a $50 difference between both processors and both graphics cards. I know with the x2 550 BE I can possibly unlock it to all 4 cores... same with the x3...

The 4850 I've heard there is like a 5-20% difference depending on the game.

What would you guys do??

i would say x3 720 BE and the 4870 it will be worth it more then the other ones. I have the x3 720 and overclocked it to 3.8 ghz so it runs great

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

washd123

[QUOTE="washd123"]

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

TerroRizing

its not usually better unless you compare it to older last gen quad cores but its enough of a boost to warrent the purchase over a faster dualcore. also you forget with new products comes price drops

[QUOTE="washd123"]

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

TerroRizing

[QUOTE="TerroRizing"]

[QUOTE="washd123"]

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

CPM_basic

expect $199-299 possibly pushing $399. a bit longer theyll be midrange cards that will be $100-150 but wait because prices will drop everywhere

[QUOTE="CPM_basic"][QUOTE="TerroRizing"] The 720 BE is actually better than alot of quad cores, and I wouldnt bother waiting, unless you maybe want to save a bit of money. DX11 cards wont come cheap for awhile.

expect $199-299 possibly pushing $399. a bit longer theyll be midrange cards that will be $100-150 but wait because prices will drop everywhere

true but in this case youll want to wait that way you have the option.

[QUOTE="washd123"]

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

TerroRizing

[QUOTE="TerroRizing"]

[QUOTE="washd123"]

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

treekitten88x

[QUOTE="TerroRizing"]

[QUOTE="washd123"]

the x3 720 BE is better than the 550 for a slight decrease in clock speed (which can be OCed anyways) you get a full extra core. basically it can compare to quad cores almost. the HD4870 provides a significant increase over the HD4850 which its faster clock speeds and better memory.

that combo is the best. although id wait on the gpu if i were you the dx11 cards are litterally around the corner

treekitten88x

reccomending a 550 over a 720 is a pretty bad move especially since the average user wont be unlocking the cores and that only works on certain mobos anyways. also the extra $20-30 more for the HD4870 is worth it by far. 2 4850s in CF are better.

Hi Using that Anandtech link you can compare the 2 processors.

Looks like they are pretty close. The 550 appears to win mostly.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/default.aspx?p=83&p2=97

Hey everyone. I'm building a new rig and I'm trying to decide between...

Processor

AMD x2 550 BE

AMD x3 720 BE

Graphics Card

4850

4870

There is a $50 difference between both processors and both graphics cards. I know with the x2 550 BE I can possibly unlock it to all 4 cores... same with the x3...

The 4850 I've heard there is like a 5-20% difference depending on the game.

What would you guys do??

CPM_basic

you only need 710 and above SB the motherboards are giga, asus, and even asrock. Benchmarks the 720 does win against the 550BE however, if a 550 becomes a B50 the 955 can barely stand up against it. Also the 550 is actually a disabled quad core regor thats why when unlocked it performs better than a 955 deneb. But since you can save $50 dollars get a 550 and upgrade to 4890 they are only $200 that only $30 more than the his iceq 48701gb.