AMD 700, 800 series chipset. I'm lost.

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Published on 2010-12-20T12:31:54Z Indexed on 2010/12/31 10:55 UTC
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I've been an Intel / NVidia user ever since I started using computers.
Intel really gone up with the prices, and they won't get cheaper.

So I decided to get an AMD.

But WHICH one?
I mean.. not shopping question but.. what are the differences?
Like: 880GMA comes only with a single PCI ex and it looks like a chinese replica (no offense).
While 890FX comes with 5PCI-ex for QuadCrossfire.

Also.. what's the deal with 7xx series? I mean.. its the same price. Yet its older? Or why is it 7xx?

Isn't there a single chipset between? Not chinese YET it's durable/fine for long-term usage?
What it should know (desktop stuff):

  • NVidia GPU (Zalman AMP2 GTX 260^2 (one card))
  • Phenom 1090T cpu
  • A somewhat good audio.

Any ideas which is the chipset I'm searching for?
If this sounds too much of a shopping question, feel free to edit. I just want some clarification on these chipsets.

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