Hey guys back again, im going to upgrade the CPU on an acer aspire x3400 and i have been looking into it and a good candidate would be the amd phenom x4 black edition 965 what i would like to do though is pick your brains for a second opinion and see if there is a better cpu thats more up to date or even just compatible, note i will be installing a new cooling system too and it is recased with a new psu . thanks for takin the time to read my babble lol
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, Jan 23 2013 05:14 PM
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 05:14 PM
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 05:20 PM
Anybody know offhand how many cores the intel I7's have these days? I haven't been following for a while. Did the I9's ever come out?
Edited by WoIverine, 23 January 2013 - 05:20 PM.
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 06:09 PM
Take a look at the EMachines
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 06:59 PM
I really recommend Intel to be honest. AMD hasn't been as good as Intel for a while now. (will probably change again at some point)
The AMD Phenom x4 black edition 965 isn't that much of an upgrade over your current processor. I would advise you not to waste the money. It's kinda like buying a whole new engine for your car just to upgrade a 2.0 ltr to a 2.2 ltr. You wouldn't notice much of a performance boost for a processor that costs only a little bit more than your current one.
I'd recommend saving if you don't have the spare money for a new motherboard and CPU. I'd say go Intel and get an i5 or i7.
The i7 is quad core.
I'm not sure if the i9 is still coming or if it was re-branded as the i7-980x which is a 6 core processor. (very expensive processor, around £700 to £800)
The AMD Phenom x4 black edition 965 isn't that much of an upgrade over your current processor. I would advise you not to waste the money. It's kinda like buying a whole new engine for your car just to upgrade a 2.0 ltr to a 2.2 ltr. You wouldn't notice much of a performance boost for a processor that costs only a little bit more than your current one.
I'd recommend saving if you don't have the spare money for a new motherboard and CPU. I'd say go Intel and get an i5 or i7.
WoIverine, on 23 January 2013 - 05:20 PM, said:
Anybody know offhand how many cores the intel I7's have these days? I haven't been following for a while. Did the I9's ever come out?
The i7 is quad core.
I'm not sure if the i9 is still coming or if it was re-branded as the i7-980x which is a 6 core processor. (very expensive processor, around £700 to £800)
Edited by Coffey, 23 January 2013 - 07:06 PM.
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 07:18 PM
My desktop i7 has 8 cores, according to Task Manager. Not sure if it's 4-core physical plus 4-core logical. But Task Manager shows 8.
I'm on my much less powerful laptop now, but here are some specs of the desktop.
Gateway FX6840
Intel i7 870
2.93Ghz
8 Gigs Installed RAM
Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit.
So, I'm not sure. I presume 4 physical + 4 logical CPU cores.
I'm on my much less powerful laptop now, but here are some specs of the desktop.
Gateway FX6840
Intel i7 870
2.93Ghz
8 Gigs Installed RAM
Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit.
So, I'm not sure. I presume 4 physical + 4 logical CPU cores.
Edited by pallidin, 23 January 2013 - 07:24 PM.
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 07:33 PM
pallidin, on 23 January 2013 - 07:18 PM, said:
My desktop i7 has 8 cores, according to Task Manager. Not sure if it's 4-core physical plus 4-core logical. But Task Manager shows 8.
I'm on my much less powerful laptop now, but here are some specs of the desktop.
Gateway FX6840
Intel i7 870
2.93Ghz
8 Gigs Installed RAM
Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit.
So, I'm not sure. I presume 4 physical + 4 logical CPU cores.
I'm on my much less powerful laptop now, but here are some specs of the desktop.
Gateway FX6840
Intel i7 870
2.93Ghz
8 Gigs Installed RAM
Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit.
So, I'm not sure. I presume 4 physical + 4 logical CPU cores.
Yeah it's 4 physical cores. It has 8 threads though, which means it can do 8 tasks. It's more like 4 physical = 8 logical.
Edited by Coffey, 23 January 2013 - 07:33 PM.
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 07:52 PM
Cool, thanks for the info Coffey. I had been wondering what was going on with intel for a while.
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 08:53 PM
Thanks Coffey. 
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 09:37 PM
chromefox, on 23 January 2013 - 05:14 PM, said:
Hey guys back again, im going to upgrade the CPU on an acer aspire x3400 and i have been looking into it and a good candidate would be the amd phenom x4 black edition 965 what i would like to do though is pick your brains for a second opinion and see if there is a better cpu thats more up to date or even just compatible, note i will be installing a new cooling system too and it is recased with a new psu . thanks for takin the time to read my babble lol
I always buy Athlons.
You can get one thats 4Ghz Octacore (8 cores) for £153 - http://www.microdire...Processors-AMD/ instead of the 3.6Ghz 965.
I've brought off them before and they're reliable.
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 09:47 PM
No problem guys, always happy to give advice or my opinion. lol
+ 1 for Microdirect being reliable.
I personally prefer Intel processors at the moment though.
Mr Right Wing, on 23 January 2013 - 09:37 PM, said:
I always buy Athlons.
You can get one thats 4Ghz Octacore (8 cores) for £153 - http://www.microdire...Processors-AMD/ instead of the 3.6Ghz 965.
I've brought off them before and they're reliable.
You can get one thats 4Ghz Octacore (8 cores) for £153 - http://www.microdire...Processors-AMD/ instead of the 3.6Ghz 965.
I've brought off them before and they're reliable.
+ 1 for Microdirect being reliable.
I personally prefer Intel processors at the moment though.
Edited by Coffey, 23 January 2013 - 09:47 PM.
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