Twist86
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Well my rig has just about seen its last days I wanted to upgrade its CPU though before I say good bye to it. Mainly making sure I have a good enough CPU for Far Cry 2 when it gets released.
I was curious my board cannot handle 125w+ CPUs so I am stuck with getting either a X2 5800+ or a Phenom 9550.
My board supports
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?...d_no=1415&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=#menu
I attempted to OC my 2.3ghz X2 4400+ but for some reason the over clock worked like a charm all day but when the PC was turned off for more then a hour I was unable to boot back up having to pop the battery out.
So which would you recommend? I would think the Phenom since 4 cores vs 2 but would my rig really see the potential of it? Or should I shoot for a tri core?
Also I hear ppl talking about cooling phenoms with a Arctic 64 Pro is this for real? If so whats your temps. ATM my 64 with 100% CPU use for 1-2 hours using heavyload) gives about 42c temps in a 84F room.
I was curious my board cannot handle 125w+ CPUs so I am stuck with getting either a X2 5800+ or a Phenom 9550.
My board supports
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?...d_no=1415&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=#menu
I attempted to OC my 2.3ghz X2 4400+ but for some reason the over clock worked like a charm all day but when the PC was turned off for more then a hour I was unable to boot back up having to pop the battery out.
So which would you recommend? I would think the Phenom since 4 cores vs 2 but would my rig really see the potential of it? Or should I shoot for a tri core?
Also I hear ppl talking about cooling phenoms with a Arctic 64 Pro is this for real? If so whats your temps. ATM my 64 with 100% CPU use for 1-2 hours using heavyload) gives about 42c temps in a 84F room.
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