AMD FX-8120 or FX-8150 which one would you get?

[pmc25]

Think I will as well though will be be double the price, much as the 980 was when the 920 came out, for the performance the 980 was a stupid buy at the time

Nah, I should think it'll be a small premium over the launch price of the 8150. It's not going to be insane money.

 

[Martini1991]

Nah, I should think it'll be a small premium over the launch price of the 8150. It's not going to be insane money.

Agreed.
No different than Phenom II x6 1055T - 1100T.

 

[psychas]

would like to see how 8120 95w overclocks

 

[shakerist]

I want an 8120 but it all depends if these are compatible with my m4a89gtd pro, i dont believe asus but I guess we will wait and see

 

[~>Dg<~]

does titan fenrir fit these newer boards are they same as am3

great cooler and thinking of keeping it if i upgrade to bd

 

[zoomee]

does titan fenrir fit these newer boards are they same as am3

great cooler and thinking of keeping it if i upgrade to bd

Spacing is the same from AM3 to AM3+ - so yes it'll fit mate - provided you don't have anything else getting in the way (i.e. RAM etc)

 

[Jokester]

I will be hanging tight, first to see if they're worth getting at all, and then if there is any variation in overclocks between the 8120 and 8150.

 

[grandmaster]

Why wont they be worth getting?
If youre in the market for a new cpu, and by that i mean someone like me who has a dual core, then it would ideally be cost for me. AMD's have always been cheaper. with gaming its more GPU than CPU, so i might even get it because its cheaper to maintain than an intel cpu.

id get the 8170

 

[Jokester]

Why wont they be worth getting?
If youre in the market for a new cpu, and by that i mean someone like me who has a dual core, then it would ideally be cost for me. AMD's have always been cheaper. with gaming its more GPU than CPU, so i might even get it because its cheaper to maintain than an intel cpu.

id get the 8170

Well, with gaming you might find that the 2500K is cheaper and quicker.

 

[Martini1991]

Well, with gaming you might find that the 2500K is cheaper and quicker.

Exactly this.

 

[Quicken]

Not waiting anymore for the 8170, Gona go with the 8150 on water, Job done

 

[grandmaster]

Well, with gaming you might find that the 2500K is cheaper and quicker.

Hmm i doubt that. Some benchmarks have come out a while back. Theyre not speculative. Check em out. Dirt 3

 

[Jokester]

Hmm i doubt that. Some benchmarks have come out a while back. Theyre not speculative. Check em out. Dirt 3

You mean AMD's leaked, cherry picked benchmarks?

As I said, going to hang fire and see what it's like in the real world first.

 

[grandmaster]

Lol i wont argue with that! Sure thing man. No problem.

 

[Martini1991]

Hmm i doubt that. Some benchmarks have come out a while back. Theyre not speculative. Check em out. Dirt 3

Lol.

I've kept my "speculation" pretty consistent throughout.

8150 should render the 2600k a bad purchase for 8 threaded app's.
In 1-4 threaded app's, a 2500k will beat it ; Majority of programs.

 

[Avathar77]

Lets wait and see, just 7 more days if the hype is right!
I am interested in the intel pricing, will they cut the price of their 2500k and 2600k?

 

[~>Dg<~]

if there faster theyll go up

 

[grandmaster]

Lol.

I've kept my "speculation" pretty consistent throughout.

8150 should render the 2600k a bad purchase for 8 threaded app's.
In 1-4 threaded app's, a 2500k will beat it ; Majority of programs.

No way! An 8150 superscedes an i5
An i7? Doubt ti much

 

[Martini1991]

No way! An 8150 superscedes an i5
An i7? Doubt ti much

What?

 

[zoomee]

Well, with gaming you might find that the 2500K is cheaper and quicker.

It'll be interesting to see the BF3 benchies on this mate, Without HT - I think the 2500 will suffer for this game.