looking to update my mobo , ram and cpu for under £400 ( AMD )

Azuse05 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:04

Geil ram, cheaper, better.

Cookeh · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:06

wellaman5000 said:
Ok thank you very much , maby i wil go for the sandy bridge , i dont really understand the i3, i5 and i7 names , how many cores does the recommended if sandy bridge actualy have?

i5 2500k has 4 cores.
i7 2600k has 4 cores + HyperThreading (i7 would cost £405ish)

Grimley · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:06

wellaman5000 said:
Ok thank you very much , maby i wil go for the sandy bridge , i dont really understand the i3, i5 and i7 names , how many cores does the recommended if sandy bridge actualy have?

4. Damn beaten

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:07

What PSU do you have ATM??

What is the main use for the PC BTW??

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:08

thanks very much Cookeh , i have never used intel before

i think i will get the sandybridge , although i also do video editing with after effects , would i benefit from 6 cores with this ?

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:09

i have a corsair 650 watt and the main use is gaming although i also do video editing

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:09

Edit!!

It seems that the motherboard the OP has already supports the 95W versions of the Phenom II X4 and Athlon II X4:

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx?type=mb&socket=Socket+AM3&model=M61PMV&cputype=Amd

The HT will not run at full speed but a Phenom II X4 or an Athlon II X4 will be a decent upgrade over a 2.4GHZ Phenom X27450.

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:11

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Edit!!

It seems that the motherboard the OP has already supports the 95W version of the Phenom II X4 and Athlon II X4:

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx?type=mb&socket=Socket+AM3&model=M61PMV&cputype=Amd

The HT will not run at full speed but a Phenom II X4 or an Athlon II X4 will be a decent upgrade over a 2.4GHZ Phenom X27450.

the mobo i have will just bottle neck the system

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:15

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
What PSU do you have ATM??

What is the main use for the PC BTW??

i have a corsair 650 watt , and the main use is gaming although i also do video editing

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:23

A Core i5 2500K seems to be around 15% faster than a Phenom II X6 1100T in Adobe After Effects:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,review-32090-15.html

Since you said you tend to prefer AMD you do know that AMD Bulldozer is being released in April this year?

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:25

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
A Core i5 2500K seems to be around 15% faster than a Phenom II X6 1100T in Adobe After Effects:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,review-32090-15.html

Since you said you tend to prefer AMD you do know that AMD Bulldozer is being released in April this year?

no , what is being released ?

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:27

do you think i should wait for the bulldozer ? or wll it be out of my price range

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:29

The current Phenom II is a descendant of the original Athlon 64 launched many years ago. AMD Bulldozer is a totally new architecture from the ground up. IPC will increase and so will the number of cores too.

Bulldozer will be aimed towards the enthusiast and high end market like the current Core i5 and Core i7 are targeted ATM.

AMD Llano will replace the lower end Phenom II and current Athlon II processors.

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:30

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
The current Phenom II is a descendant of the original Athlon 64 launched many years ago. AMD Bulldozer is a totally new architecture from the ground up. IPC will increase and so will the number of cores too.

so basically , this will be quicker than anything we have ever seen ?

Cookeh · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:31

wellaman5000 said:
so basically , this will be quicker than anything we have ever seen ?

Quicker than anything we've seen from AMD, yes.

It's not supposed to compete with SandyBridge though, its being released to compete with the current i3/i5/i7 lines

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:33

Cookeh said:
Quicker than anything we've seen from AMD, yes.

It's not supposed to compete with SandyBridge though, its being released to compete with the current i3/i5/i7 lines

So i should still go with the sandy bridge ?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:34

wellaman5000 said:
so basically , this will be quicker than anything we have ever seen ?

It has potential to be very quick.

Anyway, it will mean Intel has more competition and prices should be better on BOTH AMD and Intel processors.

Unless, you really need an upgrade now I would wait and see how things turn out in the next six months.

One thing though!

I would keep track of RAM prices and get some 1600MHZ RAM at least before they start getting more expensive. OTH,I do not have any idea whether RAM prices have bottomed out ATM.

Cookeh · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:34

wellaman5000 said:
So i should still go with the sandy bridge ?

Yeah, you won't get better performance for the price.

Besides, AMDs Bulldozer doesn't come out with something like Q3 2011 (so autumn, and that's it it isn't delayed further

)

wellaman5000 · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:35

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
It has potential to be very quick.

Anyway, it will mean Intel has more competition and prices should be better on BOTH AMD and Intel processors.

Unless, you really need an upgrade now I would wait and see how things turn out in the next six months.

One thing though!

I would keep track of RAM prices and get some 1600MHZ RAM at least before they start getting more expensive. OTH,I do not have any idea whether RAM prices have bottomed out ATM.

ok then , i will wait , need o save up some money anyway

o you think i should buy my ram now ?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Jan 2011 at 11:36

Cookeh said:
Yeah, you won't get better performance for the price.

Besides, AMDs Bulldozer doesn't come out with something like Q3 2011 (so autumn, and that's it it isn't delayed further )

It comes out in Q2 2011. It is AMD Llano which comes out in Q2 to Q3 2011.