Can someonetell me the differences between these AMD CPUs

[mrrman]

AMD FX8 vs AMD Phenom II

I am thinking of upgrading my current system which is the AMD Athalon X2 64 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3GHZ.

Will I notice a big difference if I upgrade?
Thanks

 

[SlowSpyder]

You will notice a big difference, what motherboard are you using? If you're spending the money, you may want to look at a lower end Intel set up, though.

The AMD FX 8120/8150 are Bulldozer based chips. They are sort of a quad core/octo core hybrid. The Phenom II is a quad core or hex core (depending on the model) that is somewhat based on the A64 architecture.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Either will be a huge upgrade, but you need to make sure your motherboard supports the CPU first.

 

[inf64]

AMD FX8 vs AMD Phenom II

I am thinking of upgrading my current system which is the AMD Athalon X2 64 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3GHZ.

Will I notice a big difference if I upgrade?
Thanks

Which ever you choose you will notice a world of difference. If you can,buy FX8120 and OC the hell out of it(~4.5-4.8Ghz is possible on air). It's ~160$ on newegg and probably can be bought for less elsewhere. You can get top AM3+ boards for ~100$ and DDR3 is rather cheap.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Which ever you choose you will notice a world of difference. If you can,buy FX8120 and OC the hell out of it(~4.5-4.8Ghz is possible on air). It's ~160$ on newegg and probably can be bought for less elsewhere. You can get top AM3+ boards for ~100$ and DDR3 is rather cheap.

Better deals can definitely be had if you have a Micro Center nearby.

 

[alyarb]

He has a 90nm processor and you guys are talking about these AM3+ chips as if they are drop-in upgrades. He's likely on AM2/DDR2 so he is looking at a new system. And BD is at the top of the list now, eh?

 

[Ventanni]

He has a 90nm processor and you guys are talking about these AM3+ chips as if they are drop-in upgrades. He's likely on AM2/DDR2 so he is looking at a new system. And BD is at the top of the list now, eh?

I was thinking the same thing. Unless he's sporting an AM2+ board, there's not much he can upgrade to. Might as well "drop in" a Ivy Bridge 3570k in this case along with a new motherboard and RAM.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

He has a 90nm processor and you guys are talking about these AM3+ chips as if they are drop-in upgrades. He's likely on AM2/DDR2 so he is looking at a new system. And BD is at the top of the list now, eh?

Yet I just dropped a Phenom II X3 into an old AM2 mobo (M2R32-MVP) for a nice, cheap ($40), upgrade.

 

[Durvelle27]

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727

ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157280

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

Total: $247

best bang for buck build will play games fairly well

 

[mrrman]

I am looking at replacing my mobo/cpu/ram....I was looking at this mobo

http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3781#ov

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIGABYTE-GA...774988839?pt=Motherboards&hash=item2ebf1f3427


http://shop.amd.com/us/All/Detail/Processor/FD8150FRGUBOX#Details

this cpu

 

[Durvelle27]

ok

1. if you get a FX processor its best to get a motherboard with 9 series chipset
2. the one i linked will cost way less than both you linked
3. make sure you get an after market cooler to so you can oc the cpu they can hit 4.8GHz rally easy ?

 

[mrrman]

ok

1. if you get a FX processor its best to get a motherboard with 9 series chipset
2. the one i linked will cost way less than both you linked
3. make sure you get an after market cooler to so you can oc the cpu they can hit 4.8GHz rally easy ?

Thanks

so is the Asusrock a good MOBO? Ive always used MSI/Gigabyte.

 

[SlowSpyder]

He has a 90nm processor and you guys are talking about these AM3+ chips as if they are drop-in upgrades. He's likely on AM2/DDR2 so he is looking at a new system. And BD is at the top of the list now, eh?

A Phenom II made sense as an upgrade for my AM2+ board. BD won't work in it, obviously. That's why some of us asked what board he has.

OP, since you're doing a new board and memory anyway, if I were you I wouldn't limit myself to just AMD these days. Unlike many here I wouldn't automatically exclude AMD, either. Is this for gaming? General use? Something else?

 

[Durvelle27]

Thanks

so is the Asusrock a good MOBO? Ive always used MSI/Gigabyte.

ASRock has a lot of good quality boards so it would be fine ?

 

[mrrman]

A Phenom II made sense as an upgrade for my AM2+ board. BD won't work in it, obviously. That's why some of us asked what board he has.

OP, since you're doing a new board and memory anyway, if I were you I wouldn't limit myself to just AMD these days. Unlike many here I wouldn't automatically exclude AMD, either. Is this for gaming? General use? Something else?

Ive always used AMD and I like them, personal preference over Intel. This is just for general use...I do not game but have game lol

 

[AtenRa]

What will you use the PC for and what is the budget you are willing to spend ?? Are you buying in US ??

 

[SlowSpyder]

Ive always used AMD and I like them, personal preference over Intel. This is just for general use...I do not game but have game lol

Fair enough, I'm pretty similar in that I've always used and had great luck with my AMD hardware. Just that the performance difference is hard to ignore these days, so I would have to consider Intel. With that said, if you are going to buy AMD, I think the 8120 is pretty good deal, a lot of processor for the money. But for a general use machine you might be better off with the 6200, less cores, more clockspeed. Both are the same price on Newegg.

*edit - Just saw you are looking at the 8150. At that price I don't think it's a terrible choice, you get the best of both worlds... clock speed and cores.