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AMD Phenom II Quad vs 6 Core

before i answer, i;ve got two questions
do you already own an AM2+, AM3 or AM3+ motherboard, or are you looking to buy a new motherboard as well?
what do you do on your PC? (gaming, video editing, etc)
 
Using it for gaming, spec as follows:

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX AMD

Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB DDR3

Processor: Waiting to buy a Bulldozer but may consider getting a AMD Phenom II in the meantime

Case: HAF X

Cooling: Coolermaster V10

HDs: 1 SSD 2 Hybrids and a 1tb sata 3


I am planning on getting a BD but I want something to do me in the mean time so I'm not sat without a PC.
 
Quad then. No need for 6 cores as there are very few games that use them, though if you really want to buy now, an intel Sandy setup is better for the money.

If you are planning on doing a BIOS upgrade to run BD later, it is not confirmed this will work 100% yet.

(I am hoping for this myself as have a Phenom II 965 x 4 & Corsshair IV)
 
As far as I'm aware, when running at the same clock speed, the 2 processors you've posted run pretty much identical. With the 1090t having 2 cores extra for applications that will take advantage.

At stock, I'd go with the 980, Overclocking the 1090t.

bring the 1090t close or above the 980 speeds and you're onto a winner. Someone once told me that most 1090t's go to 3.6ghz on stock cooling, without much effort. Thats only 100mhz behind the 980.
 
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Thank you everyone for the advice so far.

PapaLazaru said:
Quad then. No need for 6 cores as there are very few games that use them, though if you really want to buy now, an intel Sandy setup is better for the money.

If you are planning on doing a BIOS upgrade to run BD later, it is not confirmed this will work 100% yet.

(I am hoping for this myself as have a Phenom II 965 x 4 & Corsshair IV)
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Can I be extremely dense and ask you to explain what you mean by this? I'm not too familiar with Upgrading BIOS or what you achieve by doing it, so I wasn't sure what you meant in this post.


I'm willing to consider anything that will run quicker than the 980 I suggested. What sort of Sandy bridge set up would do that?
 
Gandeh said:
Thank you everyone for the advice so far.




Can I be extremely dense and ask you to explain what you mean by this? I'm not too familiar with Upgrading BIOS or what you achieve by doing it, so I wasn't sure what you meant in this post.


I'm willing to consider anything that will run quicker than the 980 I suggested. What sort of Sandy bridge set up would do that?
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Some current AM3 motherboard manufacturers have stated that they will be bringing out a BIOS update (the programme that runs the motherboard) so you will be able to stick a Bulldozer chip in and it will work. AMD have stated that they will not be officially supporting this though (as they want you to buy new motherboards).

As nkata posted, just get a 955 quad and save the money.
 
If you're definitely gonna get BD then surely just get an AMD Sempron 145. Unless you think BD is gonna be months away (which I wouldn't rule out).
 
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