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AMD Upgrade!

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Happy said:
Best bet then Thorpy would to try and get a AMD 6000X2 from MM or somewhere similar. Some competitors were selling them for £60 a few weeks ago :) Would give you a boost anyway.
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Nah it's either Quad Core or nothing, need it for intense video editing!

Surely if my mobo is AM2 and i get a Phenom I that needs AM2 sall good?

Thanks for the advice though!
 
Yea my Mobo supports ATX!

Pricey :( Might have to hold off on buying this for a while.

Is it worth going Intel, since im buying a new mobo n all?
 
Ah right thanks, so i guess its a case of bang for buck?

I can probs spend £200-£250 on a new CPU + Mobo!
 
hehe i have a AM2 Artic freezer pro on the old Athlon atm :D

thanks! Will look into it :)
 
gt_junkie said:
Why not a tri core 720?

Should be able to clock it enough to match the performance of the 940 whilst being a lot cheaper. Then you could afford a nice AM2+ mobo to complete the package.

That should easily fall within your budget. My 720 and the ASUS board (b-grade) in sig cost just under £215 all in.

Indeed, if you don't need SLi or xfire then you could get the lot brand new for well under £200. :)

For example THIS flashed to the F3 bios supports Phenom II's for £46. That's just under £170 for both!!! :D

gt
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Because tri core isnt quad core? :D

Sounds good though, no idea how to flash bios.
 
gt_junkie said:
TBH it's very easy!

All you'd need is a normal AM2 chip (which you already have) to boot up the board to flash the bios (guide should be on the Gigabyte site) and once it is successfully flashed you just swap the 3800X2 with the phenom and you're up and running! :)

gt
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Might do that then. Clever :p
 
Not going to be ordering anytime soon (just spent £65 on a soundcard :D) so that q6600 will be long gone... Thanks though.

I've been reading around and the Phenom II seem to be animalssssssss
 
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