AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

Viperlx · 05-17-10, 06:41 PM

So the question is simple, which one is better for gaming

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

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product

Nothing out there uses 4 core now yet alone 6 core. With the motherboard I am getting I could easily update to 6core in the future if needed. Which would you get to overclock and game.

Dolk · 05-17-10, 07:03 PM

Actually a lot of things use 4 cores, and more. Anything that is coded in multi-threaded applications (which is a lot) will scale up to the maximum cores enabled by Vista (mostly).

It comes down to this: What exactly are you doing with this computer? Are you doing a lot of programming, video editing, media editing, etc? Or are you gaming?

Viperlx · 05-17-10, 07:11 PM

I will be doing alot of gaming but chances of coding and photo editing in the future when I go back to school

Dolk · 05-17-10, 07:15 PM

965 if your short on cash

1055T if you have it, and want future support

Pvt.Dancer · 05-17-10, 08:01 PM

dolks got the right idea but remember when gaming its all about clock speed after you get past 2 cores the higher the better for gaming.

ytpconquer · 05-17-10, 08:28 PM

how well do the 1055s OC compared to the 965BE? Considering the 1055T is not a BE does that tend to make other components more of a factor in higher clocks?

AlabamaCajun · 05-17-10, 09:02 PM

You might consider the AM3 Regar at 3.1G and 2x 1M cache.
Those big caches help for gaming and dual cores are still great for encoding.
Later get one of the 32nm Beasts!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-844-_-Product

col_sanders · 05-17-10, 09:23 PM

Cant go wrong there if you trying to save cash. I got an Athlon II x2 245 regor running 3.9 GHz with ease (then put it back to stock since I was giving it to my mom for email and surfing). But newer games coming out are actually supporting multi-core processors and you would definitely benefit from a quad or hex core chip (DiRT2, GRiD, arma2, metro2033 and others)

e6600 · 05-18-10, 02:06 AM

i honestly never liked the 965 all too much.. it just doesnt warrant a good enough oc over the 955 to justify the price difference

the 1055t is a really nice cpu for the money

Niku-Sama · 05-18-10, 04:55 AM

a for instance for games..

as of 5/18/2010 WoW supports up to 8 cores
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...cId=1778017311

link shows you how to modify configuration incase auto detect fails on # of cores are in the system. i had to manually change it on both my windsor and my tri.

and considering the age of wow (even though its constantly updated) theres probably alot more with multi threading than you think

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Viperlx Registered Join Date: Jul 2004	AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T So the question is simple, which one is better for gaming http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-851-_-Product Nothing out there uses 4 core now yet alone 6 core. With the motherboard I am getting I could easily update to 6core in the future if needed. Which would you get to overclock and game.
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Dolk I once overclocked an Intel in a nightmare and it was HORRIBLE Senior OCF's Plaything Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis MO	Actually a lot of things use 4 cores, and more. Anything that is coded in multi-threaded applications (which is a lot) will scale up to the maximum cores enabled by Vista (mostly). It comes down to this: What exactly are you doing with this computer? Are you doing a lot of programming, video editing, media editing, etc? Or are you gaming? __________________ （╯°v°）╯︵ ┻━┻ currently has .2738428927348 internets create your own rules to find the answer be proud of the pink stars Earthdog: New codename for SB for extreme overclockers... BLEH. Phenom II Result Thread Phenom II Guide Llano Result Thread
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Dolk I once overclocked an Intel in a nightmare and it was HORRIBLE Senior OCF's Plaything Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis MO	965 if your short on cash 1055T if you have it, and want future support __________________ （╯°v°）╯︵ ┻━┻ currently has .2738428927348 internets create your own rules to find the answer be proud of the pink stars Earthdog: New codename for SB for extreme overclockers... BLEH. Phenom II Result Thread Phenom II Guide Llano Result Thread
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Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	a for instance for games.. as of 5/18/2010 WoW supports up to 8 cores http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...cId=1778017311 link shows you how to modify configuration incase auto detect fails on # of cores are in the system. i had to manually change it on both my windsor and my tri. and considering the age of wow (even though its constantly updated) theres probably alot more with multi threading than you think
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