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i think i will probably go for 965, it seems to be the best option for me
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I thought that it was not recommended to not get a 6 core cpu for gaming?
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but i need it for gaming so im not too fussed about the amount of cores compared to the core speeds
Given your budget I'd go with a 6950 1GB instead of the 2GB and get an AMD X6 1055T 95W (it can be had for just under £150 on some sites) and overclock it to 3.5-4Ghz (some people have them at 4.4Ghz on air).
Get the Biostar 890FX board or the MSI 890FX GD65 when it becomes available. Both either are or will be just over £100.
In my opinion, that's BY FAR your best option. Those more budget orientated 890FX boards will hold their value quite well ... if you want to upgrade a bit at a time in future, you can swap the mobo for a 990FX (Bulldozer compatible) and then get a Bulldozer CPU in future.
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The Thubans (X6 AMD chips) clock much higher and use less voltage, also their CPU/NB is much more stable at higher clocks. Besides, as more DX11 and OGL 4.++ games become available and code gets specifically written for 4 or more cores, you'll see the AMD X6 chips getting increasingly competitive with Sandy Bridge. Two pipelines crammed into one core on the i7-2600 (admittedly with higher instructions per clock per core) are no substitute for more cores.
Get the Biostar 890FX board or the MSI 890FX GD65 when it becomes available. Both either are or will be just over £100.
In my opinion, that's BY FAR your best option. Those more budget orientated 890FX boards will hold their value quite well ... if you want to upgrade a bit at a time in future, you can swap the mobo for a 990FX (Bulldozer compatible) and then get a Bulldozer CPU in future.
@dandos23
The Thubans (X6 AMD chips) clock much higher and use less voltage, also their CPU/NB is much more stable at higher clocks. Besides, as more DX11 and OGL 4.++ games become available and code gets specifically written for 4 or more cores, you'll see the AMD X6 chips getting increasingly competitive with Sandy Bridge. Two pipelines crammed into one core on the i7-2600 (admittedly with higher instructions per clock per core) are no substitute for more cores.
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I've heard that said on forums, but never seen any evidence. If you ask me it's tripe.
Modern/future games will utilise more cores. The 1055t tends to overclock to the same level or higher than the 965 in my experience. If a game only uses 1-4 cores then there will be no difference between the two, but in terms of multi-tasking and applications that utilise 5-6 cores, the 1055t would thrash the 965.
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i have a temporary graphics card which is pretty good, so that will keep me happy for a bit, and so im saving for the 2GB 6950.
and what kind of speeds does the 965 overclock to? does anyone know?
and what kind of speeds does the 965 overclock to? does anyone know?