I have a phenom 2 x4. Is this a big upgrade?
472159
Couldn't be simpler, it will drop right into the same motherboard slot. Just don't forget the thermal grease.
472160
I had the phenom x2 965 and I felt a sensitive diference, has been more than enough for most the duties I use. But if you have compatibility for the next socket in your board and can afford it, buy the latest one, eventough I hadn´t need something more recent or bigger than the thuban.
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you would notice a difference in video conversion apps like handbreak and games that utilize more than 4 cores. such as the battle field 3 and 4. but generally speaking its not a bad processor if you plan on overclocking to 4ghz you will need a 120mm or 240 mm liquid cooler if you want to go higher than 4ghz. as they tend to get pretty hot. but as far as AM3 motherboards are concerned this is your best option. I can play bf4 on high /ultra settings I would pair this with a r9 290 and you would have a reasonable gaming machine..I have a gigabyte windforce r9 270x which lets me play high/ ultra settings at 1080p on those games i mentioned.
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No it shouldn't be. Your bios is already set for that platform. Just go.to the nios after installng and make sure that all cores are on. You can look on tomshardware or other forums to find out how.But why not upgrade to vishera or wait until AMD get their act together and release a new chip hopefully by the end of the year. The 1090t is a good chip though. But waiting will ensure that your system will be compatible with the later harware such as pcie 3 ddr4 and other upgrades.that are not released yet. If you can afford both to wait and the money build a new system when the new amd chip comes out. No it shouldn't be. Your bios is already set for that platform. Just go.to the nios after installng and make sure that all cores are on. You can look on tomshardware or other forums to find out how.But why not upgrade to vishera or wait until AMD get their act together and release a new chip hopefully by the end of the year. The 1090t is a good chip though. But waiting will ensure that your system will be compatible with the later harware such as pcie 3 ddr4 and other upgrades.that are not released yet. If you can afford both to wait and the money build a new system when the new amd chip... » Read More No it shouldn't be. Your bios is already set for that platform. Just go.to the nios after installng and make sure that all cores are on. You can look on tomshardware or other forums to find out how.But why not upgrade to vishera or wait until AMD get their act together and release a new chip hopefully by the end of the year. The 1090t is a good chip though. But waiting will ensure that your system will be compatible with the later harware such as pcie 3 ddr4 and other upgrades.that are not released yet. If you can afford both to wait and the money build a new system when the new amd chip comes out. « Show Less
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you would notice a difference in video conversion apps like handbreak and games that utilize more than 4 cores. such as the battle field 3 and 4. but generally speaking its not a bad processor if you plan on overclocking to 4ghz you will need a 120mm or 240 mm liquid cooler if you want to go higher than 4ghz. as they tend to get pretty hot. but as far as AM3 motherboards are concerned this is your best option. I can play bf4 on high /ultra settings I would pair this with a r9 290 and you would have a reasonable gaming machine..I have a gigabyte windforce r9 270x which lets me play high/ ultra settings at 1080p on those games i mentioned. you would notice a difference in video conversion apps like handbreak and games that utilize more than 4 cores. such as the battle field 3 and 4. but generally speaking its not a bad processor if you plan on overclocking to 4ghz you will need a 120mm or 240 mm liquid cooler if you want to go higher than 4ghz. as they tend to get pretty hot. but as far as AM3 motherboards are concerned this is your best option. I can play bf4 on high /ultra settings I would pair this with a r9 290 and you would have a reasonable gaming machine..I have a gigabyte windforce r9 270x which lets me play high/... » Read More you would notice a difference in video conversion apps like handbreak and games that utilize more than 4 cores. such as the battle field 3 and 4. but generally speaking its not a bad processor if you plan on overclocking to 4ghz you will need a 120mm or 240 mm liquid cooler if you want to go higher than 4ghz. as they tend to get pretty hot. but as far as AM3 motherboards are concerned this is your best option. I can play bf4 on high /ultra settings I would pair this with a r9 290 and you would have a reasonable gaming machine..I have a gigabyte windforce r9 270x which lets me play high/ ultra settings at 1080p on those games i mentioned. « Show Less
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Hey Ace, this is not a "huge" upgrade. I bumped up from a 460 to this and I really enjoy it, but I am still going to do the EVGA step up program and step up to either a 770 or 780.
334481
this cpu is not compatible in an am3 socket. if you want a 6 core get a phenom ii 6 core 1100t or a 1055t if you want to save money. ive owned both and they were great i run an fx 8350 now but the phenom ii where great too! just make sure you use an ssd for boot drive. you'll have an insane beast ;D
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Yes, you are missing thing - dual channel mode for the memory access. Just google for "Single memory vs dual channel". You may get in average 10-20% performance boost but if you decide to upgrade kit, you cant simply add new RAM, as both slots are used by kit.
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I wouldn't know the bare bone of if it is better, I do know it's one of the top 5-ish cards for low-profile computers, so it's almost a guarenteed it'll be a major improvement, especially for an older card, as long as you have the preferred RAM of the card.
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I'm not certain exactly, but it is pretty small. I ran it on 4xAAs for quite some time.
203289
It should I was running it with a Phenom II x4 965 BE, R9 270 GPU, and a MSI A970-G43 mobo.
118560
I bought a 2x8 1600 and could not push it any further than 1866 increasing v and cl, stable but dissapointed with patriot oc, had a 2x4 kingston blue 1600 that could reach 2133 1,65 cl11 or cl12 i dont remember, heatsink in this patriot series is a toy, get a 2x8, its better for OC
100547
Mate, it's always best for overhead. You're gonna need higher res textures anyways so just go for the 3gb
377422
I have a Rev1.x board with an FX8350 and haven't had a single problem with it. I had original bought the board prior to the FX release. When the release finally came, I wasn't impressed with the benchmarks and so kept my Phenom II in it. When the 8350 finally came out, I upgraded to it with my original board and its been smooth sailing every since.
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It's pretty easy to upgrade it, I put a sapphire card in mine but it overheats and I have to leave the side off.
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Yes. I have it in my PC and I use Photoshop, various 3D modelling programs, and games extensively. My setup is benchmarked at >1800, iirc, and handles most games at >100 FPS. Doesn't flinch at my other utilities either. I do have a lot of other powerful stuff in here though.
257879
I'm running 4.433 on stock right now. Temps can get warm but not detrimental if you turn up the cpu fan speed. Completely stable as well.
925693
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.
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I have one as well as a X7 Phenom, and a Custom 98 Platinum, if you are a scenerio player or a beginner this is a great gun for you solid body, extremely upgradable, and easy to maintain, and it preforms great right out of the package. The extra rails are handy for things like red dot lasers or flashlights but you will probably only get those if you are more into scenerio games, really the only 2 immediate upgrades I would get would be the cyclone Hopper and an e-trigger (NOT the response trigger) and maybe an Apex 2 barrel.
1926557
Yes it's worth the upgrade! 10 times higher contrast ratio. With a projector, that is everything.
2095020
no problems at all. most of the newer cpu's and gpu's don't require as much power as some of the older stuff, so you'll have plenty of overhead.