Best Athlon2?

Matt82

Matt82

Matt82

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Im putting together another system, i fancy getting a small athlon and seeing what i can get from it

im tempted with
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-248-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=803

- Dual-core Technology
- 3.00Ghz clock speed (AM3 Socket)
- Multiplier unlocked
- 2.0MB L2 Cache
- Cool & Quiet Technology for Energy Efficiency
- Enhanced Virus Protection
- 64-bit Technology
- Hyper Transport Technology
- Virtualization technology

£46.99 inc VAT

or might i be best off with a dual phenom?

i dont need huculean power, but you know what its like, its just good to have it

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-265-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1328

- Dual-core Technology
- 3.20Ghz clock speed (AM3 Socket)
- Multiplier unlocked
- 7.0MB L2+L3 Cache
- Cool & Quiet Technology for Energy Efficiency
- Enhanced Virus Protection
- 64-bit Technology
- Hyper Transport Technology
- Virtualization technology
- Unlocked Multiplier

£71.99 inc VAT

which one am i likely to get further with?
 
The Phenom is already much faster, and has an unclocked multi. Oh and don't forget, IF YOU'RE LUCKY, you can unlock some extra cores! There is no choice!
 
im a bit of a newb, the last overclock i did was a barton, but with the normal athlon2 is there a chance of unlocking cores? i can tell its miles behind in terms of cache too
 
If you mean the 840, then yes, go for it! It's cache will also help a lot, unlike the Athlon 640.

And the Athlon 250 has no hidden cores.
 
iBSOD said:
If you mean the 840, then yes, go for it! It's cache will also help a lot, unlike the Athlon 640.

And the Athlon 250 has no hidden cores.
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840 has no L3 cache. It's exactly the same as the Athlon II 640, just higher clock speed.


Best Athlon II (value for money) imho is the X3 450. Chance of unlocking a 4th core, and it's a great price atm.

Plus they do 3.8GHz+.


Though the Phenom II 555BE's are a good buy if you want to risk going for an unlock.
 
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ah ha, i had that on the list the other day too, but i read a few threads with people having real issues clocking those, but it turned out to be mem issues
 
that should rock

MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £74.99
(£62.49) £74.99
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 450 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £65.98
OCUK EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
Sub Total : £229.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £48.14
Total : £288.82
 
1333 will work just fine. Anywho, I linked that as you'd spec'd the OCZ Gold 1333, which is essentially the same stuff, just more expensive!
 
Might as well get the 1600 stuff for that price TBH. :)

Year ago I paid £120 for 4GB of that :(
 
doesnt seem long ago youd pay that for 512mb of good stuff

do you know much about AMD boards and chipsets? i keep reading that the 880 chipset is not as good for unlocking cores, and isnt a good upgrade over the 785, esp if you have the 850SB....
 
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