is it even worth it ?

[its Just me]

Hey Guys.

I Have a Q6600 at the moments, overclocked to 3.2 ghz stable. now i have a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition. still brand new lying around. got it in a trade, only thing is, i dont have a spare AM3 mobo lying around.

would it be worth the upgrade, from the q6600 to the Phenom ??I know the phenom is stock 3.2 ghz, and is a newer cpu, with the L3 Cache and what not. should i get a AM3 Board ( well ones i can still get hold of )

Or, leave things as they are, and sell the Phenom ?

Hmmm... decisions....

 

[Nerfherder]

Depends... what kind of board can you get for it ?


My Q6600 is still rocking...

 

[killadoob]

Phenom should be faster but whether it's worth spending 1k on a mobo or 700 bucks i am not so sure.

You might be better of selling all the part and buying a cheaper sandy bridge cpu with new mobo.

 

[its Just me]

Well thats the thing, i aint sure what i can get ? i know the Am3 boards are slowly been phased out, and really Dont want to spend too much on a board. But then the new Boards have usb 3, aswell as Sata 3. i know i can get pci-e cards for that, but thats money i can put towards the AMD Board, haha... maybe i should get a decent-ish board, and build a LAN Box...

 

[GreyBush]

I would make a nice HTPC with any spares, hardly worth selling old PC components.

 

[Nerfherder]

Well if you can put a new CPU on the board you have then do it.

Sell the AMD one and the Q6600

 

[its Just me]

Well if you can put a new CPU on the board you have then do it.

Sell the AMD one and the Q6600

The board i have currently is a 775, So unfortunately... or fortunately wont be able to put a newer CPU on it other than the Q6600 i currently am running.

 

[Nerfherder]

ye.. well then get a cheap board for the AMD and make a HTPC.

 

[StonerStuart]

I think one of your friends deserves a present...

 

[Pe-Killer]

Hey Guys.

I Have a Q6600 at the moments, overclocked to 3.2 ghz stable. now i have a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition. still brand new lying around. got it in a trade, only thing is, i dont have a spare AM3 mobo lying around.

would it be worth the upgrade, from the q6600 to the Phenom ??I know the phenom is stock 3.2 ghz, and is a newer cpu, with the L3 Cache and what not. should i get a AM3 Board ( well ones i can still get hold of )

Or, leave things as they are, and sell the Phenom ?

Hmmm... decisions....

What do you use your pc for? If it's for like email,internet browsing and posting on mybb then upgrading to phenom is point less. But yes the phenom would be better preformance wise.