Phenom II X2 555 + CoreUnlocker Motherboard w/ 5670, Or 5770 + Keyboard etc

[randommagik6]

I'm stuck right now, I need to know whether to choose a new processor with a new motherboard and 5670, or to stick with what I have now and upgrade to the 5770 and get some Keyboard, Mouse and Soundcard upgrades

Current Specs:
Foxconn 6150M2MA Motherboard(Old Socket AM2)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 OC'd @ 3GHz (from 2.4GHz)[Brisbane]
4GB 850MHz(OC) RAM
XFX AMD Radeon HD 5550 1GB
Onboard Audio(Pure ****!)

Budget = £190

I'm thinking of purchasing:

Choice1


Phenom II X2, Then core unlocking it to Quad and OC'ing

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/processors/amdathlonx2andx4/AMD/HDZ555WFGMBOX.html

ASRock Core unlocking Motherboard(It's cheap but reviews are pretty good):

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/motherboards/amdam2allchipsetmotherboards/Asrock/N68C-S-UCC.html

HIS Radeon 5670 1GB IceQ(I do 1920x1080 Gaming, Need something suitible):

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5600series/hightech/h567q1g.html

Or:

Choice2


Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5700series/sapphire/11163-02-20r.html


Asus Xonar DG:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?ASU-XDG


Saitek V5 + V3 Keyboard+Mouse:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAI-V5KEYB

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAI-V3MOUS


I'm thinking of going for the Phenom and Motherboard, The 5770 is double the power of the 5670, but my CPU is what is currently bottleknecking me at the moment so I desperately need a new one!

I might sell some stuff first then see if I can afford the 5770 + Phenom, I'll let you know if I can!

the 555 is also a very high chance of unlocking!

Help me fellow nova's :banana:

[randommagik6]

Don't worry guys, Going for choice 1 but with 5750 instead, reviews are great and should be able to OC it to match the 5770, Can't help the processing cores though :P

Moderator if you wish to lock this go ahead

[A Ginger Sheep]

presuming of course that it unlocks, also if your a gamer I would go for a gtx460 768mb if I were you. the 5750 is a bit too slow for good settings on most modern games and the difference in price between the 5770 is too small not to go for the 460.

[randommagik6]

I prefer to stick with ATi and the reviews of the 57** are pretty good, And yes I can only hope that I get the good batch :), Even if I don't I sitll have the Phenom's raw power just in 2 cores :D

[A Ginger Sheep]

dont know why you would want to stick with ati when the gtx460 is at such a good price, it makes no sense to do so even if you are a fanboi. its not as if ati's drivers are better than nvidia's so I don't understand why you would not consider nvidia? alsp for a gaming pc you really want to have minimum 3 cores now, duals such as the 555 just dont cut it anymore.

edit: also what budget you playing with here so I could recommend an upgrade that may be more suitable.

[randommagik6]

I'll sell my old PC parts first then see what my mind goes too :D

Currents got my eye on the GTS 450; With the reviews and price, Also Phys-x and CUDA, Looks like a buy from me :D