[olug] [OT] CPU upgrade comments?

[Eric Lusk]

Would have to agree, it's one of the best bang for the buck.  Only alternative 
I'd consider might be the X6 so long as the motherboard supports it.  But I'm 
running the same Phenom II X4 965 and am very impressed.  Currently holding 34 
degrees C at a low load, maxes out in the mid-high 40s while gaming.

 I ran the Harry Potter books through a spell checker; none of those spells 
should work.



----- Original Message ----
From: Kevin D. Snodgrass <kdsnodgrass at yahoo.com>
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 1:11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] [OT] CPU upgrade comments?

--- On Wed, 11/3/10, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> I'm looking to update my current
> system.  The motherboard supports a AMD AM3
> CPU, so I'm looking to move from my old AMD X2 3000 CPU to
> an AMD Phenom II
> X4 965 CPU.  (NewEgg:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727)
> 
> Before I pull the trigger and purchase it, is there a
> better
> bang-for-the-buck option I should look at?

Not going to beat it by much.  Here are two at MWave:

Two more cores, slower speed:
AMD HDT55TFBGRBOX PHENOM II X6 1055T PROCESSOR 2800MHZ 9MB (6 x 512KB L2 Cache 
6MB L3) AM3 125W Processor
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch_v3.asp?scriteria=BD11389&pagetitle=AMD%20HDT55TFBGRBOX%20PHENOM%20II%20X6%201055T%20PROCESSOR%202800MHZ


Slightly slower (.2GHz), but cheaper!:
AMD HDZ955FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 quad core 955 3.2ghz black edition processor 
w/8mb cache 125w 64-bit socket am3 retail boxed w/ cooling fan
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch_v3.asp?scriteria=BD11182&pagetitle=AMD%20HDZ955FBGMBOX%20Phenom%20II%20X4%20quad%20core%20955%203.2ghz%20bla


Also note that the second one includes cooling fan, which is worth US$20+.


Kevin D. Snodgrass



      
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