4800x2 to 6000 or 9650?

[tj111]

I'm currently debating rather I should upgrade my 4800 x2 to 6000 or a x4 cpu. Since the company where I got my cpu from is offering some decent trade in deals. Should I bother with the 6000? or should I just jump to the x4 cpus instead? I use my computer mainly for graphic stuff (photoshop illustrator, etc).

Here is the list of supported CPU for my MB

http://support.asus.com/cpusup...us&model=M2A-VM%20HDMI

Note I do not overclock my cpu.

Thanks!

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Tough call. There's quite a few circumstances where a 3 Ghz X2 will outperform a 2.3 Ghz X4 Phenom. I know that Photoshop does not take advantage of quad core. If you run a bunch of apps simultaneously, quad core may help there.

 

[tj111]

Ya, I just cannot decide. In a way I feel it may be 'stupid' to upgrade to a 6000 when nowadays the quad are becoming more common. But with that said, I was also thinking that I can upgrade to a 6000 now then in the next year or so upgrade again to a quad? The company has some good offer, within the warranty limit I can always trade in my CPU. And the warranty lasts for 3 years. And the warranty starts again on the day I trade in my CPU.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

The 2 problems I can foresee for future CPU support is 1) the Phenom support I see on the link you provided indicates on 95w Phenoms are supported, not their more powerful 125w brethren, and 2) will there ever be a BIOS update to support newer Phenoms?

 

[tj111]

Good point! So say if I do upgrade to 6000 would I see the of difference?

I guess as far as x4 is concern, I'm better off getting a new rig in another year or 2 right?

The 9650 from the cpu company is offering this.

HD9650WCGHBOX Phenom 9650/ AM2/ 512KB x 4/ 128-bit/ 95W/ 65nm/

So I guess it is the 95w x4

 

[hans007]

for photo editing, if you are doing hard core filters, the quad is probably better.


i had a quad 9550 and i sold it to get a 6000+ brisbane 3.1 ghz since i mainly just surf the web and play games on this box. quad 2.2 seemed to be slower at most games. i basically traded my 9550 for $40 and the 6000+. not bad considering its running my games faster too.

 

[geepondy]

As I mentioned in the other thread I didn't see much of a difference from 4800x2 to 6000x2 but I've decided I'm going to live with this system the way it is (more then adequate for almost everything BTW) for a period of time and then get another whole platform, most likely Intel. With the Intel offerings being so much better these days, I don't think it makes economic sense to dump more money in the current AMD platform for largely incremental gains.

 

[tj111]

Thanks guys. I guess I could just upgrade to the 6000 as it is a tempting trade-in price. Then perhaps later on I'll just build a new rig if necessary.

 

[FalseChristian]

The question is: how does the 6000+ overclock. This is important for gaming basically.

 

[SlowSpyder]

I think the software you mentioned typically takes advantage of quad cores. I would think you'd be better off with the Phenom assuming your motherboard supports it.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: FalseChristian
The question is: how does the 6000+ overclock. This is important for gaming basically.

Check the OP... states he does not overclock. Not that big of a deal, as the 6000+ is not known for being a good overclocking chip, anyway.

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
I think the software you mentioned typically takes advantage of quad cores. I would think you'd be better off with the Phenom assuming your motherboard supports it.

As stated previously, Photoshop does not really take advantage of quad core. I don't know about Illustrator. A 2.4 Ghz Phenom performs similarly to a 3 Ghz X2 6000+ in Photoshop.

Originally posted by: tj111
Thanks guys. I guess I could just upgrade to the 6000 as it is a tempting trade-in price. Then perhaps later on I'll just build a new rig if necessary.

Yup. If your net cost is going to be low, may as well go for it! Is there a large $$ difference between the 6000+ and the Phenom?

 

[tj111]

Originally posted by: tj111
Thanks guys. I guess I could just upgrade to the 6000 as it is a tempting trade-in price. Then perhaps later on I'll just build a new rig if necessary.

Yup. If your net cost is going to be low, may as well go for it! Is there a large $$ difference between the 6000+ and the Phenom?[/quote]

These are converted prices.

4800 --> 6000: $50 usd

4800 --> 9650: $107 usd

 

[faxon]

most of the 6000+ chips are going for 80-100 USD right now. the 9650 phenom is $150-170 US right now. i say go for the dual core, it's definitely worth the upgrade for only 50 bucks, then get an i7 system this time next year when the 8 cores are out and the 1366 socket quads have dropped in price, plus you will have the choice of the cheaper 1166 socket quad and dual cores then as well, which will be pretty awesome even in their own regard

 

[cubeless]

saw a nice bump in overall performance going 4800 to 6000... bigger cache seemed to help more than expected... let 4850 vid card fly...

 

[Tempered81]

wait a couple months and get a deneb+ nice air cooler, if your socket supports it.