Posted on Saturday, March 07 2009 @ 3:22 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Looking to build a new computer and not interested in putting an Intel chip in your system? Then you might be interested in the new Phenom II system buyer's guide
over at AnandTech.
Finally, there is the full-blown or performance Phenom II system. We hesitate to call this a High-End System, since the most expensive Phenom II is just $225. This is a very midrange CPU price. Our system components for the full-blown Phenom II are more upper midrange than high-end. That means we will not be pairing the Phenom II with a $1200 30" LCD monitor for 2560x1600 gaming. However, the CPU power is there if you aspire for more. You could definitely use a high-end graphics card and 30" monitor on a Phenom II 940 or 945 if you choose, and you would achieve superb performance.
