Upgrade Help

[tidusjar]

Hey guys at the moment my specs are:
Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz

I was wondering if i upgraded to a X4 955 would I get better results. I researched if my mobo can have more than a 95w CPU and it can; Look here.

Or if i upgraded to a 970? Or should i look into the X6's?

What would be my best option? I'm looking to overclock but the 840 don't seen like it would overclock much, 3.4GHz?

 

[stulid]

It says N/A next to all the 125W CPUs. So thats a no, it cant have anything better apart from a 95w 1055T hex core.

Or older Phenoms which give you an unlocked multiplier and some L3 cache for the benefit of spending money.

 

[mp260767]

i'd see how far you could clock it first, do you have a decent cooler on it ?

is there anything in particular your thinking of using that needs the extra processing speed ?

 

[tidusjar]

Oh yeah... I though the mobo could support all of them in the list... should have looked properally. Looks like my only choice to upgrade without getting a new mobo would be a Phenom II X6 1055T. Would i see a big difference?

i'd see how far you could clock it first, do you have a decent cooler on it ?

is there anything in particular your thinking of using that needs the extra processing speed ?

Stock cooler and don't really know how to overclock. When i buy a aftermarket cooler i'll give it a go. And really for more game improvement for the future.

 

[stulid]

For gaming you will barely see the difference going from a quad to a hex core.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/188?vs=147

I know its a Athlon 645 vs a 1055t, but all your Phenom is is a Athlon in disguise, so its 100MHz faster on the core speed.

 

[tidusjar]

For gaming you will barely see the difference going from a quad to a hex core.

Ok then thats my question answered. Thanks.

 

[stulid]

Infact the core speed of a 1055T is lower than your phenom, so the games that use 4 cores or less will actually run slower.