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AMD Phenom Upgrade

SkidMarkKing

SkidMarkKing

SkidMarkKing

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Hello.

As I game more on the PC now and live stream im running into a problem when streaming with my 3.4ghz amd phenom II x 4 965 overclocked to 3.8GHz.

Im thinking either the "AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor " or "AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core".

Probably worth saving the extra £30/£40 and getting the 8 core one?

My currently CPU is socket AM3. Will AM3+ fit the same board?

Ile probably look second hand.

At my work with deal more with intel really so I was wondering what the intel equivalent would be?
 
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SkidMarkKing said:
Ahh, might just save then and go intel :/
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Like you I went from the Phenom 965 which in its day was a great chip to an i5. It is so much faster and its single threaded performance is a big plus for many applications. Overclock it though as the 'k' variant gives you this ability and it's free performance. This in itself is a lottery as to how high you can go and you will need adequate cooling to achieve above stock. Get a Z97 board for maximum overclocking potential - good luck!
 
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