Multi tasking cpu

kenya · 06-26-10, 01:30 PM

Trying to pick a good multi tasking cpu for my sister!

found a few phenomII black 555 x2 or phenom x3 8650 or some athlon?
what do you think?

Firestrider · 06-26-10, 02:13 PM

What is the budget and what will the computer be used for mostly?

Out of those the Phenom II 555 is better.

kenya · 06-26-10, 02:29 PM

I found a phenom2 x2 550 for $70 that is the top price i'd pay. She will use it for photoshop/act/illustrator etc.

Parad0x420 · 06-26-10, 03:09 PM

A 550 or 555 PII and a decent board running the sb710 or sb750 chipset should do nicely. And with that type of board, there is a chance you can unlock the CPU to either a tri or quadcore.

Firestrider · 06-26-10, 03:10 PM

Since it will be used for a lot of photo editing, I recommend going with a cheap quad core, like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-704-_-Product

QuietIce · 06-26-10, 06:40 PM

For Photoshop the more cores the better, as far as I know. Buy the most cores you can on your budget. I would consider the Athlon II X3 over the older Phenom X3. The efficiency of the newer cores should give you slightly better performance over the 2 MB of L3 you'd have to give up ...

kenya · 06-27-10, 02:40 PM

Thx guys i have already decided i have to put in a little more $$$$ so i will go with this!

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition

or

AMD Athlon II X4 630

but i think the phenom 2 is better!

QuietIce · 06-27-10, 06:27 PM

The 940 BE is a good choice! It won't OC as high as the newer processors but it's virtually the same in every other way ...

trents · 06-27-10, 07:37 PM

I vote for the Athlon II X4 630 because its an AM3. Either will give you plenty of power for what you want to do but the 940 is half a step back in technology. Should you want to upgrade to an AM3 board in the future the 630 would permit that without having to buy another CPU. And, the 640 runs very cool and is easily overclockable.

Awptex · 07-17-10, 02:23 AM

1055t ftw

TheQuadFather · 07-17-10, 02:25 AM

+1 on the athlon quad core, the propus range are very good value for money chips!

06-26-10, 01:30 PM	Thread Starter #1
kenya Registered Join Date: Jun 2010	Multi tasking cpu Trying to pick a good multi tasking cpu for my sister! found a few phenomII black 555 x2 or phenom x3 8650 or some athlon? what do you think?
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06-26-10, 02:13 PM	#2
Firestrider Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Orlando, FL	What is the budget and what will the computer be used for mostly? Out of those the Phenom II 555 is better. __________________ Processor - Intel Core i7 860 Motherboard - Intel DP55WB Video - AMD Radeon HD 5750 Memory - 4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 Storage - Intel X25-V, Samsung HD103SJ Optical - Samsung SH-S203B Power - Corsair CX400 Speakers - Polk Monitor 40/60, BIC F12 Audio - ASUS Xonar DG, Denon AVR 391 Network - Intel 82578DC, Linksys WRT400N Case - Corsair Carbide 300R Cooling - Corsair H100 Operating System - Windows 7 x64 Display - Dell E248WFP, Samsung LN46C630 Keyboard/Mouse - Dell Bluetooth Wireless Misc - Apple TV 2, Apple iPad 2, Apple iPhone 4S
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06-26-10, 02:29 PM	Thread Starter #3
kenya Registered Join Date: Jun 2010	I found a phenom2 x2 550 for $70 that is the top price i'd pay. She will use it for photoshop/act/illustrator etc.
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06-26-10, 03:09 PM	#4
Parad0x420 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dark Side of the Moon	A 550 or 555 PII and a decent board running the sb710 or sb750 chipset should do nicely. And with that type of board, there is a chance you can unlock the CPU to either a tri or quadcore. __________________ Phenom II X6 1075T Thuban @ 4125 15 x 275 1.439v LLC enabled TRUE Black Rev. C - Shin-Etsu X23-7783D - CM R4 Reds push/pull ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 890FX NB@2750Mhz HT@2200Mhz G.Skill Flare 4GB DDR3 @ 1833Mhz 7-8-7-24-1T 1.65v ASUS 7970 3GB @ 1000/1200 OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SATAIII - Win 7 Ultimate x64 2x WD 640GB Caviar Blue / 2x WD 750GB Caviar Black PCP&C 750W Silencer Black Samsung Syncmaster 2493HM 24" @ 1920x1200 Corsair Obsidian 700D Dêck Legend Toxic 3DMark06 - 23491 - Vantage - P18580 - Vantage X8757
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06-26-10, 03:10 PM	#5
Firestrider Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Orlando, FL	Since it will be used for a lot of photo editing, I recommend going with a cheap quad core, like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-704-_-Product __________________ Processor - Intel Core i7 860 Motherboard - Intel DP55WB Video - AMD Radeon HD 5750 Memory - 4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 Storage - Intel X25-V, Samsung HD103SJ Optical - Samsung SH-S203B Power - Corsair CX400 Speakers - Polk Monitor 40/60, BIC F12 Audio - ASUS Xonar DG, Denon AVR 391 Network - Intel 82578DC, Linksys WRT400N Case - Corsair Carbide 300R Cooling - Corsair H100 Operating System - Windows 7 x64 Display - Dell E248WFP, Samsung LN46C630 Keyboard/Mouse - Dell Bluetooth Wireless Misc - Apple TV 2, Apple iPad 2, Apple iPhone 4S
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06-26-10, 06:40 PM	#6
QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	For Photoshop the more cores the better, as far as I know. Buy the most cores you can on your budget. I would consider the Athlon II X3 over the older Phenom X3. The efficiency of the newer cores should give you slightly better performance over the 2 MB of L3 you'd have to give up ...
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06-27-10, 02:40 PM	Thread Starter #7
kenya Registered Join Date: Jun 2010	Thx guys i have already decided i have to put in a little more $$$$ so i will go with this! AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition or AMD Athlon II X4 630 but i think the phenom 2 is better!
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06-27-10, 06:27 PM	#8
QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	The 940 BE is a good choice! It won't OC as high as the newer processors but it's virtually the same in every other way ...
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06-27-10, 07:37 PM	#9
trents Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Centralia, WA	I vote for the Athlon II X4 630 because its an AM3. Either will give you plenty of power for what you want to do but the 940 is half a step back in technology. Should you want to upgrade to an AM3 board in the future the 630 would permit that without having to buy another CPU. And, the 640 runs very cool and is easily overclockable. __________________ Custom built desktop #1: Phenom II X4 960T Zosma unlocked to 6 cores/4.0 ghz/Noctua D14 CPU cooler/GSkill Ripjaws 1600 2x4gb/Asus M5A97 motherboard/Coolermaster HAF 912/case/OCZ 750W PSU/Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb GPU/WD Caviar Black 500 GB hard drive Custom built desktop #2: PII X4 955 4.1 ghz, Asus M5A97 motherboard, Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus, Nvidia Geforce 220 video card, Enermax 465W PSU, 2x2gb PNY 1600 ram. Toshiba SatelliteL775 laptop/17.3" display, AMD 3400M APU, 8 gb of 1333 Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me". John 14:6
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07-17-10, 02:23 AM	#10
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