[olug] [OT] CPU upgrade comments?

[Dan Linder]

Thanks, I thought about the X6 but I'll save the money and bump up RAM
further instead (adding two 4GB sticks to my current 2x2GB setup).

Thanks everyone for the notes - I'll probably submit my purchase tomorrow
night... I'm too cheap to jump on this quickly. :-)

Dan

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 13:18, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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