AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition - $82.35 / AMD PII X6 1055T - $84.99 - Shipped

[reallyscrued]

For anyone still running Dual or a Tri core, this would be a great time to ditch it, or if you just want a Black Edition proc.

Superbiiz is selling the OEM/Bare CPU for $79.99, USPS postage for my zip code shows $2.35 shipping.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?...FQLznAodQBUAMg

If you'd rather do Newegg and get the full retail box, they are selling it for $84.99 shipped after promo code: EMCXVWL69

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727

I'll be ditching my 830 for an unlocked chip to bring my FSB into reasonable areas.

 

[raildogg]

I've got a Athlon X4 635 so maybe this will be a good upgrade for me. However, it might be better to just upgrade the whole system but that will have to be further down the road. Not sure.

Thank you, reallyscrued

 

[reallyscrued]

No problem, and an upgrade from a Phenom II Quad is not yet really practical for the money unless you need a new RAM platform or you really need to be on the bleeding edge of technology IMO. There are very few games (if that's your thing) that benefit from the FX line. If you're crunching video all day or rendering graphics, then maybe you should invest in newer chip.

However, if you can crank the 965 to 4 Ghz, and you've been getting along fine with an Athlon X4, you'll probably be good to go for 2 years.



Aaand it seems that Amazon has just matched Newegg:

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-3-4.../dp/B002SRQ214

...I should have got it with them, 2 day Prime shipping. This pretty much makes it not a "Hot Deal" anymore since that seems to be the new going price.

 

[kmmatney]

If you are lucky to live near a Microcenter, you can get a similar processor AND motherboard for $89. They also have a slightly better rpice, but you'll pay tax:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/325874/Phenom_II_X4_965_Black_Edition_34GHz_Boxed_Processor

Their combo deals are pretty amazing:
http://www.microcenter.com/site/products/amd_bundles.aspx

 

[reallyscrued]

Bump cuz the Microcenter one is hot.

 

[Mitch101]

These are great CPU's if you already have an AMD mobo. Not even sure the newer generation ones are faster unless you use CAD or Encode HD video. If your gaming there is little to gain by spending more.

 

[cnjmorris]

This is not overclockable like the 965 BE but comparable, yes?

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1uLMtEL_7KfmrQ

 

[Replay]

This is not overclockable like the 965 BE but comparable, yes?
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

Locked multiplier on the 1055T. Increasing the FSB got my 125 watt version to six cores at 3.5 GHz, with 3 cores doing 4125 MHz Turbo on demand (with a voltage bump). Set all cores to idle ~1.1V at 1 GHz (heatpipe air cooler). Good performance for the $.

Regarding an earlier post, Microcenter only seems to be advertising AMD FX series cpu bundles (still some very good deals there, mostly in-store only).

 

[reallyscrued]

This is not overclockable like the 965 BE but comparable, yes?

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1uLMtEL_7KfmrQ

That's a great price for a 6 core. Damn it, I've got buyers remorse now, I should have waited a few days and grabbed the X6 instead, would have helped multithreaded games a lot in the future, even if only at 3.5 ghz OC.

 

[cnjmorris]

Yeah I have the 965BE but haven't bothered overclocking it (currently just used as a media PC). This wouldn't be an upgrade worth buying but if you are in the market this looked like a good deal.

I compared the benchmarks of both in the benchmark section and they looked comparable with the 1055T showing a bit of extra speed (although without the 965 being overclocked). If you don't want to mess with overclocking, for the price, I would probably grab the 1055T if I was buying today.

 

[cafayzieg]

These useful information give me a good reference. Thanks.

 

[raildogg]

This is not overclockable like the 965 BE but comparable, yes?

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1uLMtEL_7KfmrQ

I've got an Athlon II X4 635 and have done some comparisons using AnandTech's CPU Bench and I did not see a noticeable difference between the two processors. The benchmarks do not contain the latest games however so I'm not sure if the 1055T might do a lot better there.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/122?vs=147

I'm trying to keep this system for at least another year or so. If I change motherboards and go to a different platform, I would need a new OS and at that point I might as well get a new system altogether. That is why a CPU upgrade might be better, though I'm not sure if there would be a substantial performance increase.