550 BE or 555 BE

[Cookeh]

Any real difference between the two cpu's - other than the extra 100Mhz clockspeed?

Because £10 is quite a big deal on my budget

Cookeh

 

[eddyc]

I think the 555 is generally considered to be a better overclocker and have a better chance of unlocking.

 

[Cookeh]

Hmm, k.
But that £10 could go towards an aftermarket cooler - which I would need to overclock any great deal anyway /:
Man being a student with tiny budgets suck

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

to do with the c3 stepping i think.
what are you planing to use it for?
tbh you probably wont notice an awful lot of difference.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

get a 550 and an arctic cooling 64 pro cpu cooler. will keep load temps at 3.7GHz to around 37 dgerees
you could be lucky and end up with a quad too.

 

[Cookeh]

Gaming, Vegas Pro 9.0, Photoshop CS4 and normal browsing / school work

On a similar note, would I notice I huge difference between a Athlon II X2 or a Phenom II X2?
Got about £220 to spend on mobo, ram, cpu and gfx

 

[blaineoliver]

Cache is good for gaming and photoshop, will be roughly equal with a 620, it will overclock easier, which, if then unlocks, is a very powerful chip.

 

[Uriel]

get a 550 and an arctic cooling 64 pro cpu cooler. will keep load temps at 3.7GHz to around 37 dgerees
you could be lucky and end up with a quad too.

But if it unlocks to Quad the AC 64 Pro will give no headroom for overclocking and you'll probably find yourself pushing 60°C or more. It's fine for dual core though.

I'd say start with stock and if it unlocks get a better cooler.

 

[Meaker]

555 is a newer stepping, tends to overclock more and unlocks more often.

Mine is running at 4ghz (4 cores), but that is with a dual fan corsair H50.

 

[eddyc]

Cookeh: sent you a trust.

 

[Cookeh]

Cookeh: sent you a trust.

K thanks.

 

[Balb0wa]

apparently the new 550 c3 stepping it multiplier locked, go for the 555

 

[eddyc]

Surely only ones not sold as black edition are multiplier locked. If it says BE then it is unlocked.

 

[Balb0wa]

Surely only ones not sold as black edition are multiplier locked. If it says BE then it is unlocked.

well was reading on extreme forums, the new c3 550 are multiplier locked

 

[UncertainGod]

All black editions are multiplier locked that is the very reason they are called black edition.

 

[Balb0wa]

read this thread, new 550,s multiplier locked. like they say on there theres only one version of the 550

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245248

 

[UncertainGod]

That's a flat 550, it's not a black edition chip.