I found a 960t that unlocks to a x6 that's why I'm asking
I3 2120 now
I3 3240 in 2 months
Ivy Bridge I3's are going to be nasty when compared to Phenom II's
OP
Guy on Ebay has NIB 2130's for 119.99
http://compare.ebay.com/like/270957959445?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y
Pair it with a nice Z77 mobo
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIOSTAR-TZ7...therboards&hash=item1c261f19b0#ht_3270wt_1396
I truly don't seem to understand why on Earth he would opt for that. It's like changing an E4500 to an E4600 with a better motherboard...
Still, spending money on a CPU with a slight clock difference and a new motherboard & chipset which may or may not turn out to be that great in the future is a gamble. I do not suggest it, but that is my opinion.
Still, spending money on a CPU with a slight clock difference and a new motherboard & chipset which may or may not turn out to be that great in the future is a gamble. I do not suggest it, but that is my opinion.
Everybody can't afford to waste $100. Just because $1000 is peanuts to you doesn't mean that he has $100 to spare.
I'm loling at all these responses...
The CPU is not giong to matter much for gaming if the 2 you are considering are even close to the same generation and clock speed. Gaming is 80% GPU.
If you are sick of your encoding taking so long, throw that 4 core or 6 core thuban in an AMD 800 series or better board and go to town