Is it worth upgrading from a Phenom ii 965 BE to this Fx-6300 for gaming?
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Good question. The fx 6300 is overall a much faster cpu than the Phenom ii 965 BE; however, the Phenom, paired with a current generation video card should easily hold its own on any of the current video games. In your case, my opinion would be to go with a video upgrade rather than a cpu.
925694
My 2 cents on the question. I currently running an AMD Phenom II X6 1090T(stock is 3.2GHz) OC'd to 3.6 GHz, 16 GB ram, with a newer Radeon R9 270 vid card. So far everything I run is at Ultra settings, such as Skyrim, Bioshock and so forth.
925695
Some games are starting to require 6 core AMD processors or multi-thread intel quad processors. Yes it is worth upgrading, not a very pricy upgrade that will last at least through Skylake.
55868
Just off the top of my head I think that is a dual core processor. You could use it but there would be some bottle-necking. Isn't that CPU on an AM3 board? Why don't you upgrade to a FX CPU (quad core-still cheap options) and then do the HD 7850.
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The e6700 is a 2 core processor that fits the 775 socket. This particular processor is 2.6GHz where your current processor is 3.4GHz so just swapping the two would not be an upgrade. After a quick search I found a site that recommended the Core 2 Duo E8400 over your current processor. Bear in mind that you probably would not notice a change in speed, even with that processor, as it's a lateral shift from one to the other in power. I would recommend checking some tech sites for what your motherboard can handle before making a final decision. You'll need to know your computer model, motherboard, etc to get a solid answer. Hope this helps!
1895150
I run mine with the FX-6300 and Gigabyte MB as well. It should work, it's not ultra fast stock.
1291642
Try your best to get your money back. I can tell you from first glance that a 3615QM IS NOT 3.40 GHz. Just my opinion, but if I were you I'd be patient and wait for the GTX 680M technology to flourish. Believe me when I say it'd be worth your while.
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It's hard to pinpoint precisely, but considering you have a socket 775 motherboard, I'm guessing the rest of the hardware is a bit dated too. You will get a speed bump, not a major one. If you couple that cpu upgrade with a SSD hard drive, then you will notice the difference.
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I had a 240 and the upgrade wasn't amazing straight out of the box - if you're lucky and get one that you can unlock, then you're obviously in good shape. Otherwise you won't notice much improvement until you overclock it a bit - luckily there you have a lot of guides on the Internet specifically for the Phenom X2 550. Mine's running comfortably at 3.72 GHz, (1.45v, x15.5 multiplier, CPU up from 200 to 240) - it's on all the time because it's a work/media server, and restarts are only necessary when I'm installing updates (or it crashes playing Far Cry 3). For the price, it was a good stopgap upgrade, but I'm still looking to move to Intel at the middle-to-end of the year.
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The 8350 is a solid processor, mine is running at 4.2 gig in an ASRock 960gm-gs3 motherboard (upgrading to a board with the 990 chipset would help you take full advantage of the processor's capabilities) and it runs even single-thread stuff that maxes the 0 core like flight sim x at 93 frames with fairly high graphics settings. If you want to build a system with plenty of overhead for a year or two down the road, and are dead-set on an AMD processor, you might look at the 9590 fx...I'm hearing good things. Cheers.
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I am presently using an AMD Phenom II X6 1045T but you can use any CPU that would fit an LGA775 socket and it should perform just fine. Just "Google" CPU for socket LGA 775 and you will come up with quite an assortment of chips. You can also look up c[u benchmark charts to look at the comparative performance of the different cpu's you have to choose from.
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It will support any AM3+ CPU including the FX series with a BIOS update. I prefer never to use onboard video as for it uses physical RAM for it's video memory. I would recommend a small cheap AMD GPU to go with the board.
156291
yes you can but i would recommend something in the fx 4xxx or fx 6xxx range, but if you just need a cheap processor and not doing heavy gaming it will work just fine.
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Yes but if you are building a custom pc I suggest using the AMD fx 8350 am3+ eight core processor for $30 more on a am3+ 990fx or a 990fxa motherboard
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Well, the best processor you can get for that board would be a Phenom II X6 1100T, and the board is more then capable of supporting it... CPU wise that would be the best, they are rare and not cheap as most are looking for about $250+ for a used or "like new" cpu... I bought a "like new" 1100T about 6 months ago and it works great and it beats some of the low end FX cpu's on the market today. Thing to keep in mind is that AM3 CPU's only support up to 1333MHz ram so if you're looking at beefing up more then just a CPU then you might want to get an AM3+ board with an FX processor so you can use ram up to 1866MHz... Happy Hunting and Good Luck... Well, the best processor you can get for that board would be a Phenom II X6 1100T, and the board is more then capable of supporting it... CPU wise that would be the best, they are rare and not cheap as most are looking for about $250+ for a used or "like new" cpu... I bought a "like new" 1100T about 6 months ago and it works great and it beats some of the low end FX cpu's on the market today. Thing to keep in mind is that AM3 CPU's only support up to 1333MHz ram so if you're looking at beefing up more then just a CPU then you might want to get an AM3+ board with an FX... » Read More Well, the best processor you can get for that board would be a Phenom II X6 1100T, and the board is more then capable of supporting it... CPU wise that would be the best, they are rare and not cheap as most are looking for about $250+ for a used or "like new" cpu... I bought a "like new" 1100T about 6 months ago and it works great and it beats some of the low end FX cpu's on the market today. Thing to keep in mind is that AM3 CPU's only support up to 1333MHz ram so if you're looking at beefing up more then just a CPU then you might want to get an AM3+ board with an FX processor so you can use ram up to 1866MHz... Happy Hunting and Good Luck... « Show Less
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It's more than enough for games, but the GPU is more important in this case. I have the i5-4670 + GTX 770 and it plays almost all games at maximum graphics settings at 1920x1080
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Yes.You can always google something like "gtx 630 vs 670" to get specs & stats differences, but the short version is that this is a significant upgrade over the 630. I've been very happy with it for over a year now; plays everything at 1080p maxed out with good frame rates that I've ever tried. Would recommend.
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In terms of speed and power this would be a huge difference. The issue is that you will have to purchase an AMD compatible motherboard. Try to get a motherboard with an AM3+ AMD 990FX chipset so you can upgrade to the 8 core CPU such as the FX 9370, or the FX9590. Have fun!
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What's the point??? The GTX660 would be a better board to begin with and it also has dual DVI, so what is it you're trying to accomplish? If you already have the 630, then I would suggest replacing it with the 660.