I went with the 95w 945 phenom2x4. If I had it to do over again, would go the same route. Fastest amd quad chip at 95w. About $150 at newegg. Also using sapphire 5770. Did lots of research before I shelled out any money. To sum it up, not a power hog, runs nice and cool, and was the best bang for the buck 2 months ago. (still is),and last but not least, goes through SH5 or anything else I throw at it like a knife through hot butter.