AMD x4 965 3.4GHz or the x61090t

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Im looking at a gaming rig, but after reading up on some more, im not sure if its worth buying the x6 over the x4?

hope someone can shed some light on this

also just seen this one : AMD Phenom II X4 970 3.5Ghz Black Edition AM3
 
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Don't get anything over the 955. Literally the only difference between them is the multiplier comes higher stock than the 955. So if that is the route you go, get the 955 and go into the BIOS, increase the multiplier by 1 and boom, you've got a 965, go another .5 on the multi and you've got a 970. Really not worth it imo. The 1090T won't have all of its cores utilized incredibly well in most games these days, but some do seem to have a respectable amount of support for more cores. Dirt 2 I believe uses all 6 for example. This number will only grow, but its going to grow slowly. I bought my 1055T because I'm comfortable overclocking with the FSB and because it was only $40 more than the 955. $20 per core seemed to good to refuse to me, but they likely won't be utilized for a while. If budget is tight, get a 955 and then spend the money saved on a better graphics card, which will make a much larger difference.
 
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Technology advances at a faster rate than many would choose to believe. I would get the 6 core 1090t, because it's a) a solid performer b) it's affordable c) futureproof. Perhaps games don't use quad and above, but in time I think you will definitely see them being more and more resource hungry. Why get the bare minimum? I do some audio and graphic work, which pretty much demands as much resources as it can get- and my single core athlon isn't even usable for what I do(have to use a friend's). Sure, I can get by on some things, but not others. It's not a necessity for all applications, but for me I like it to be there for when I need an extra push.
 
Well that was my logic when I got my 1055T, but then I was also limited to the AM3 socket by my relatively cheap mobo. I don't think I've even been unhappy with it, not even for a second. Sure I've wished for an i5 2500k an awful lot :P but I've never been unhappy with what I have.
 
reading the specs on that evga card. they look pretty good for the price. what does it mean by phyicX ready? do i need to do anythink to allow to work ingame?
 
you could get a 970 and unlock it into a x6 chip....but id just get the x6 honestly, then again if you are going board, cpu, ram, etc, id wait till sandy bridge boards are back out and just buy an i7 for a little more. this is coming from a amd lover...which is sad :/
 
Go with the 955 and overclock it. The stock cooler can handle 3.6-3.8ghz no problem.

By the time games utilize more than 4 cores, a 1090T will be obsolete as well so it's a waste of money to go with anything more than a 955.
 
The 970 is not worth it. The 955 can easily hit those speeds and if you were thinking about trying to unlock it to a hexcore, I wouldn't. If you want 6 cores the extra $20 is worth it to make sure that you are getting all of the cores stable.
 
well im not really looking to overcloack as ive near attempted this before.

I just want to buy a good CPU for gaming and that will keep for going for a few years
 
Seriously dude it takes about 10 seconds in the bios to change the 955 to 970 speeds, and actually faster if you wanted.

The 955 is a black edition, so it's an unlocked multiplier. It's as simple as changing the 16 to an 18 and you're done. 18 will give you 3.6ghz, which will be fine on stock volts and the stock cooler.
 
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Sure I've wished for an i5 2500K an awful lot :P but I've never been unhappy with what I have.
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The big upgrade I want that I cannot afford is a screaming fast solid state drive. Some new models of the G.Skill Phoenix Solid State Drives are way faster than hard disk drives. My Phenom II 940 Processor is a powerhouse so I have no desire for a faster processor presently.
 
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The big upgrade I want that I cannot afford is a screaming fast solid state drive. Some new models of the G.Skill Phoenix Solid State Drives are way faster than hard disk drives. My Phenom II 940 Processor is a powerhouse so I have no desire for a faster processor presently.
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Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I'd probably still rather a new SB set up over an SSD though, simply because I'm a bit of a benchmark addict, and it's hard to overclock a hard drive :P
 
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