CPU choice

deandulong · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:56 am

looking at two cpu's but wich one is really the faster of the two:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2GHz $125
AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5GHz $215

Denty · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:31 am

depends if you got the use for a quad or not.

deandulong · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:50 am

ya it supports the quad core Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI mobo

Topsecret66 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:09 pm **Posts:** 1366

I wold just bite the bullet and grab the x2

depends on the threading but overall the 3.2 for games and all that jazz.

Denty · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:10 pm

Quote:

if you got the USE for a quad

maverick_brent · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:01 pm

Denty wrote:

Quote:

if you got the USE for a quad

video encoding etc...etc...high stressors for the cpu...

CMDR Steve-O · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:29 pm

Wait for the Phenom II if yer sticking with the AMD bandwagon.

deandulong · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:08 pm

CMDR Steve-O wrote:

Wait for the Phenom II if yer sticking with the AMD bandwagon.

You mean the Phenom X2 dual core? i was thinking of that but will it run on my board

Denty · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:23 pm

no he means the new phenom 2's quad core. the newest chips from amd

deandulong · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:33 pm

and that will require a new mobo and im not looking to change that right now so my best bet is the 3.2 dual core then.

Topsecret66 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:09 pm **Posts:** 1366

I agree 100% on the Dual.

Or you can buy my i7

I need a new build

CMDR Steve-O · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:54 pm

deandulong wrote:

and that will require a new mobo and im not looking to change that right now so my best bet is the 3.2 dual core then.

Not necessarily depends on what model it is the new AM3 core may on it...Or at least when the AM3 models come out the price will drop on all existing models. But it all depends on how quickly you want it, I guess.

Monkeydee · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:32 pm

deandulong wrote:

and that will require a new mobo and im not looking to change that right now so my best bet is the 3.2 dual core then.

the M3A's are AM2+ boards and the PhenomII 920 and 940 are AM2+ chips so your motherboard will support 'em no problem.

CMDR Steve-O · **Posted:** Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:38 am

Monkeydee wrote:

deandulong wrote:

and that will require a new mobo and im not looking to change that right now so my best bet is the 3.2 dual core then.

the M3A's are AM2+ boards and the PhenomII 920 and 940 are AM2+ chips so your motherboard will support 'em no problem.

And apparently they also support the AM3 cores...

deandulong · **Posted:** Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:50 am

Really would they need a bios update for that?

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