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1100T worth the extra £30?

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I'm in the stage of choosing my processor,, and my choice was the 1090T. However, with the release of this CPU, would it be worth the extra £30 or more? Or a 1090T plus a H70 give me a strong overclocking advantage? It would also be a gamble getting the 1100T as I'm not sure if it would be compatible with my board (http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=M3A790GXH/USB3). Please reply quick, if I am recommended to buy the 1100T, I will most likely purchase today.

Thanks in advance.
 
its more overclockable than the 1090, you also have the extra juice from the off. so for £30 id say yes.

it will be compatable with your board as it supports the 1090T - HDT90ZFBK6DGR(BE)
 
Personally, I would get the 1090T as there is only 100MHz or an extra 0.5x multi between them, if you are overclocking, that will be an easy hurdle to overcome as both are unlocked. Both seem to have the same power characteristics therefore support would be guaranteed. £30 would go towards ram or cooling etc.

andy
 
nkata said:
Personally, I would get the 1090T as there is only 100MHz or an extra 0.5x multi between them, if you are overclocking, that will be an easy hurdle to overcome as both are unlocked. Both seem to have the same power characteristics therefore support would be guaranteed. £30 would go towards ram or cooling etc.

andy
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Thanks mate. Think your post has been the most convincing. It would still be a huge upgrade from my Athlon 5600+!
 
iBSOD said:
1090T plus a H70
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Don't you think £246.23 on a CPU & cooler is a bit OTT? :D

What are you doing with your PC exactly? . . . for less than £100 you could get an AMD® Athlon™ II QuadCore and a 3rd party cooler like an Arctic Cooling Freezer? . . . that would be a real nice upgrade from an Athlon™ 5600+ DualCore and leaving nearly £150 to spend on something else? :cool:
 
The Phenom II X6 1075T is around £150 to £160 and has an unlocked multiplier like the 1090T and 1100T. The Phenom II X6 1055T can be had for around £140 but has an locked multiplier. There is also the 95W version of the 1055T which is between £150 to £160 which is meant to be decent for overclocking as it has a lower stock voltage than the other Phenom II X6 processors.

If you are gaming it probably is worth getting either a Phenom II X4 955 or 965 for between £110 to £125. They both have unlocked multipliers too.

A good budget upgrade would be the Athlon II X3 445 or 450 which can be had for under £60.
 
Your board is with the 790gx northbridge. Its worth looking at the Phenom II x 2 560 and 565's which are 3.3 and 3.4Ghz out the box. They have high overclocking value, I have my 560 @ 4.1Ghz

With a board with a 790fx/gx/x chipset you can unlock the hidden cores too (with high success rate) there x4's with 2 cores locked.

I don't have the ddr3 to go with my mobo til next week, but in a friends mobo I had this 560 I have running with 4 cores at 3.9 (not as high as the 4.1 with two cores) and it was less than £70 new from big auction site!
 
You will probably need to flash the bios on the board. Personaly If you dont need 6 cores I would save the money abd go for the quad. Just make sure you go for the black edition so its multiplyern unlocked.
 
It will be used for gaming. I considered the 1090T because I thought it would be future proof. I thought wrong?

And I already know I'm going to have to flash the board, I'm going to get a Sempron 140 for that.

And case restrictions look like I won't be able to buy a large HSF, but I'll measure in the afternoon.
 
I dont think so, there is a better future for multicore than is apparent now. All the newer cpu's coming out are either >4 core or 4 core with hyperthreading. Software developers must be using these features in upcoming programs. Current software needs are not for hexcores, this will change. Phenom II x6 processors do not run very hot, in my experience, acheiving good airflow in the case is the most advantageous route and I have done this using just two 120mm case fans.

andy
 
The very best AMD CPU available is the 1055T "95W" edition, it's the cream of the crop but AMD have made it rather difficult to obtain one on its own, for £150 though it's miles better value than the 1090T/1100T BE's if you've got a decent motherboard that can handle a high FSB.

Another thing you have to be careful about is retailers cheekily trying to offload 1055T "125W" editions onto you instead with a 95W sticker on the box, the 125W chips are poor by comparison.
 
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You could just get a 1045t or 1035t instead, AFAIK they're only available in 95w and just have the multi half a notch lower (1045t) or one notch lower (1035t).
 
Muel said:
You could just get a 1045t or 1035t instead, AFAIK they're only available in 95w and just have the multi half a notch lower (1045t) or one notch lower (1035t).
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If you have a motherboard that will be stable with a high bus clock and can keep the memory stable, you could go for one of these locked parts.
I was an early adopter with the 1055T (125W) and although it has kept its price very well, I would have gone for an unlocked 1090T part if I was purchasing again.
I really regard this CPU and it is so smooth in all programs. I could push the clock up from the 250MHz, but do not need to for anything that I do.

andy.
 
I have the same board as you, best board I've ever owned but I doubt it'll get near the 290mhz it'd need to get the overclock I'd want. (At least 4.0ghz).

It'll be an 1100t for me if I ever bother to upgrade from the 965BE on this board. I doubt it though, I'll probably wait until AM3+ or AM4 is out and build a completely new system.
 
Muel said:
I have the same board as you, best board I've ever owned but I doubt it'll get near the 290mhz it'd need to get the overclock I'd want. (At least 4.0ghz).

It'll be an 1100t for me if I ever bother to upgrade from the 965BE on this board. I doubt it though, I'll probably wait until AM3+ or AM4 is out and build a completely new system.
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I agree, I have had a stable 275MHz at 14x or 3.85GHz, dropped the memory to 5.33x or 1466MHz. Temperatures were not a problem, but I was starting to ramp the volts, currently I am undervolting at 250MHz clock.
 
If the 1090T is unlocked, why go for a 1100T? It seems to me that the only two options worth considering for an X6 are the 1055T (95 W) or the 1090T Black Edition.

OcUK doesn't sell the 95 W 1055T except in their overclocked bundles but some other online stores have it for as low as £150 as long as it's purchased with any motherboard.
 
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if you already own 1090T then no point to buy 1100T cos it just 100mhz more and rest of it are same... Im still using 1090T that run prefect as 1100T so dont waste yer money, if less than 1090T then it up to anyone to buy 1100T but not by 1090T user... its still 100mhz at extra cost.. I would wait for next one in 2012 or later rather than buy Bullozer (AM3+) -- new DDR4, etc.. will come out from 2013 so new mobo,etc.. would be good one to see
 
Just looked at the the 1090 and 1100 on Anandtech. The difference performance wise is minimal! Defo not worth the extra £30.
 
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