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[Stevenom]

My builds better.

Not really no.
AnandTech - Bench - GPU12

[numanumajosh]

Beats my 1.7Ghz CPU, that's for sure, lol. On my old computer, that is.

[segerydrth]

Just some sugesstions
For the bugit gamer wouldnt an amd cpu ve better

[Genesis]

Just some sugesstions
For the bugit gamer wouldnt an amd cpu ve better

AMD just don't make good CPU's for the price anymore.

[segerydrth]

AMD just don't make good CPU's for the price anymore.

Hummm i see
Btw why the hell r u up at this tine

[Heartview]

AMD just don't make good CPU's for the price anymore.

The 965 Phenom II X4 would like to have a word with you.

inb4 'hur dur its an older CPU, only 4 cores' Its a budget build. The 965 has fantastic quality, for a really low price. Its true AMD has been falling fast since the bulldozer chipsets, but that does not take away from the quality of their older chips.

[Genesis]

The 965 Phenom II X4 would like to have a word with you.

inb4 'hur dur its an older CPU, only 4 cores' Its a budget build. The 965 has fantastic quality, for a really low price. Its true AMD has been falling fast since the bulldozer chipsets, but that does not take away from the quality of their older chips.

I was talking about bulldozer and piledriver, what flops they were.
How old's Phenom II X4's anyway? I remember back in 2010 i seen people with Phenom II X6's - must be pretty old.

Hummm i see
Btw why the hell r u up at this tine

I do what i want when i want XD.

[Heartview]

I was talking about bulldozer and piledriver, what flops they were.
How old's Phenom II X4's anyway? I remember back in 2010 i seen people with Phenom II X6's - must be pretty old.


I do what i want when i want XD.

The X4's were released in 2009 iirc. At least the Deneb chipset was. Earlier K10 chips are pretty outdated by now, but the Zosma and Thuban chipsets are worth mentioning too (newer quad and hexa-core CPUs). The 965 was a Deneb chipset though, and was released in 2009. 3.4Ghz Quad core with pretty good OC options (if you get the Black edition), at only ~$95. Perfect option for lower budget builds, while maintaining decent speed and power, especially with OC options.

And yes, ever since Bulldozer, AMD has been hit really damn hard in the CPU area, especially with the Sandy Bridge chips hanging around. They worked well in high threaded environments, but were stupidly power hungry and were simply not cut for anything else. All the talk of the Zambezi chips before they came out hurt them too, as they were made up to be a new competitor to the Sandy Bridge chips, but wound up not being anything like what they were supposed to. Shame really, AMD has always been a great manufacturer, providing good chips for better prices. With Sandy Bridge chips in fairly lower prices these days though, and the age that some of these chips will start to show soon means they are pretty much the better options for power. But with the Phenom II series still kicking hard, its pretty silly to overlook them when going for budget builds relying less on sheer power, rather than doing what you want them to do vs how expensive they are.

[Cotition]

Nice PC's For gaming

[Tªß°°]

i dont about about the cpu