ok so im looking for a new cpu a mid range one so around $500nzd or around $350 usd a new amd athlone 64 x2 4800+ 2x1mb of L2 is around $478nzd so arnd $350 usd(didnt use a calculor jst estermate of exchange)(cheapest i can find) and the fx-55 is like $1200nzd usd like 900 ish i htink so i look at the specs and they dont say much tryed 2 get some benchmark testing but couldnt find ne i donno y the fx 55 is so expensive with 2.6ghz(if i remember correctly) and is it 1 core or 2 .. is it something 2 do with the arcatechure(bad speller) amd website isnt very helpfulnot that i've found ne ways jst hard 2 get around. so im debating on buying a x2 4800+ or a fx 55(because its on trade me for 550 buy now (trade me is new zealands equilivent to like americas ebay same deal) so which cpu should i get and why and is there any better cpu i should get for a 939 socket for around 500nzd 350 usd i think? Cheers any help apprecited
whats the deal with AMD's new FX cpu's
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get the 4800+ X2the FX's only have an unlocked multiplier, wich makes them awesome for overclocking.. but you pay a big price for that. I had to make the same decission.. I chose the x2.. and really havnt regretted it so far
Thanks heaps .. but wat do i get if there both same price... and ur running the same mobo as i am..working great for me how bout u
Archangel
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the fx-55 is much older. and its not dual core. Imo, even at the same price the 4800+ would be a better choice
I had no problems getting the pc running like it is now. ( Only the BIOS of this motherboard is really confusing me :x )
pdc76
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the fx series didn't change to dual core until the fx-60. the fx-55 is indeed a 2.6, the fx-57 is a 2.8. if you want dual core, archangel is right by suggesting the x2's, unless you really want unlocked multipliers.
and fx processors are hardly new. i owned them all from the fx-53 to the fx-60.
and fx processors are hardly new. i owned them all from the fx-53 to the fx-60.