Phenom II X6

Troezar · 21 Apr 2010 at 18:46

arknor said:
theres loads of people who dont though most only spend around 700 on a base unit.

1600 every 6 years would be better turned into 800 every 3 years

to some 100 quid does matter but i guess it depends on how much of your comp your upgrading a lot of us buy a really nice expensive case to keep for a very long time then only really upgrade the mobo+cpu+ram+gfx card every other year and new hdd/cd/monitor as needed

I have to agree with the distribution of cash over time, been too long since I upgraded! I'm also doing just what you say, buying an 800D which should last me some time I hope

Subject to reviews I'm leaning more towards the i7 just for longevity as it will have more headroom I think before the CPU becomes a bottleneck. If Bulldozer had been compatible with AM3 I would be more inclined to stay loyal to AMD.

regulus · 21 Apr 2010 at 19:17

ClassicEnergie said:
I don't get what you mean with that comment. Your opinion is based on what reviews?

Personal hate towards Amd or first hand experience with an X6?

Nothing, trying to convince himself.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 21 Apr 2010 at 19:28

Troezar said:
I have to agree with the distribution of cash over time, been too long since I upgraded! I'm also doing just what you say, buying an 800D which should last me some time I hope Subject to reviews I'm leaning more towards the i7 just for longevity as it will have more headroom I think before the CPU becomes a bottleneck. If Bulldozer had been compatible with AM3 I would be more inclined to stay loyal to AMD.

AFAIK, Bulldozer is meant to use socket AM3 and even socket 1366 is EOL next year too.

Troezar · 21 Apr 2010 at 20:23

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
AFAIK, Bulldozer is meant to use socket AM3 and even socket 1366 is EOL next year too.

I'd love to know which socket it is. I've seen reference to AM3+ which if correct means eol for AM3 too next year...

zoomee · 21 Apr 2010 at 20:35

All roadmaps I have seen so far show Bulldozer as being slated for AM3.
With AMD's excellent track record of looking after existing customer (i.e. all AM3 stuff currently works fine on AM2+ boards) I'm assuming they will keep up they're tradition.

Well here's hoping anyhow!

HeX · 22 Apr 2010 at 08:47

zoomee said:
All roadmaps I have seen so far show Bulldozer as being slated for AM3.
With AMD's excellent track record of looking after existing customer (i.e. all AM3 stuff currently works fine on AM2+ boards) I'm assuming they will keep up they're tradition.

Well here's hoping anyhow!

Yup, there might be an AM3+ (more than likely), but everything i've read says that Bulldozer will be compatible with AM3.

jrwagh333 · 22 Apr 2010 at 09:10

I'm pretty sure Bulldozer isn't going to work on AM2+ boards because they are going for just a DDR3 memory controller in Bulldozer... Just thought I should point this out in case anyone was wondering

Troezar · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:34

I think this news is swaying me towards AMD once again as the current i7 platform for sure is going to be eol next year whereas AM3 might have more life left in it....

zoomee · 22 Apr 2010 at 17:24

Still no sign of these X6's in the UK fellas?

I'm getting tired of waiting........................

Troezar · 22 Apr 2010 at 20:35

I'm guessing all will be revealed next week when the NDA's expire...

HeX · 22 Apr 2010 at 20:54

zoomee said:
Still no sign of these X6's in the UK fellas?

I'm getting tired of waiting........................

26th/27th by the look of it now.

FragKrag · 22 Apr 2010 at 21:06

Troezar said:
I think this news is swaying me towards AMD once again as the current i7 platform for sure is going to be eol next year whereas AM3 might have more life left in it....

Yeah, AM3 looks very, very attractive at the moment. However, that said if I wanted to go Bulldozer I would want an AM3+ socket to go with it :|

Troezar · 22 Apr 2010 at 21:11

FragKrag said:
Yeah, AM3 looks very, very attractive at the moment. However, that said if I wanted to go Bulldozer I would want an AM3+ socket to go with it :|

Yes looks like whatever I go for now in 12 months it won't be upgradeable, at least as far as cpu's are concerned.

gareth170 · 22 Apr 2010 at 23:31

Troezar said:
Yes looks like whatever I go for now in 12 months it won't be upgradeable, at least as far as cpu's are concerned.

if there be am3+ cpu's it should be backward compatible to am3 socket....

DELETED_83755 · 23 Apr 2010 at 18:47

Well a competitor has said they will have a 6 core CPU available on tuesday for £169.99 delivered, probably the slowest Phenom II x6, but still not bad for 6 core!

Wonder what OCUK can do pricewise!

HighlandeR · 23 Apr 2010 at 19:36

teddy3578 said:
Well a competitor has said they will have a 6 core CPU available on tuesday for £169.99 delivered, probably the slowest Phenom II x6, but still not bad for 6 core!

Wonder what OCUK can do pricewise!

nice so should have an amd accouncment come this monday/tuesday at latest

Martini1991 · 23 Apr 2010 at 20:06

Given the price, I'm now backing out of this.
A 1055t for 169?
Get real AMD.

Pendu · 23 Apr 2010 at 20:24

If the rumour is correct its the same price as a 750, you are kidding Martini?

Martini1991 · 23 Apr 2010 at 20:40

The 750 can be had for 135 pound.
I'm not kidding.

That's screwed up my upgrade idea's.
Who wants to buy my 890FX?

Emlyn_Dewar · 23 Apr 2010 at 20:43

Martini1991 said:
Given the price, I'm now backing out of this.
A 1055t for 169?
Get real AMD.

2.8ghz 6 core CPU @ £169 would be asking way too much?
What price would you deem reasonable? They aren't a charity. :confused:

I can't see me leaving the 955 for a good while yet. Still think it offers great performance, even for the £200 paid way back.