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Phenom x4 955 or 980?

AssaTM

AssaTM

AssaTM

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Hey all, I have an AM3 board so i'm going to be putting a Phenom II x4 into it to last until Ivybridge/near when Ivybridge is launching, but I just wondered if it would be worth going for the 980 as it appears to have a bit more overclocking headroom from the benchmarks/comments i've seen? or is it worth going with a 955 and just overclocking that? thank you for your time :)
 
FoxEye said:
Just a shame they're so bloomin' expensive. £85 for a 955 is about £20 more than I'd be happy to pay for one, given how old they are now, and how much better even an i3 is for gaming.

Well, according to this anyhow...
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/102?vs=289
Click to expand...

I have a Core i3 2100 myself and I don't think the Phenom II X4 955BE is expensive at £80 to £85,especially after seeing how far the newer ones overclock too.
 
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I got a 955 to tide me over till BD(ha!) but I got it overclocked past the 980 without it breaking a sweat. I'll be hanging on to it for a while. It's a great little chip.
 
I'd say go the 955 also, it'll clock well and save you some cash for other parts/future upgrade.
Don't know how long I've had mine for now, a couple of years or more, it has almost been as good value as my old xp2500. :)
 
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