Athlon 760k vs. Phenom II 965
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Swordkd
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The Phenom II is quite a bit better for gaming because of more l2 and l3 cache. It's also stronger in multi-threaded applications. If you get an am3+ motherboard to match it, you can upgrade to an octacore Cpu down the road as well.
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bigpinkdragon286
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Here is a nice comparison between the FX-6300 and Phenom II x4 965 BE:
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/763/AMD_FX-Series_FX-6300_vs_AMD_Phenom_II_X4_965_(125W__BE).html
In most cases you'll get a little snappier performance from the FX-6300 because of it's ability to handle higher successive thread counts, and you'll benefit from lower power consumption in the process. In single threaded applications, don't expect either to exhibit a particular speed advantage.
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/763/AMD_FX-Series_FX-6300_vs_AMD_Phenom_II_X4_965_(125W__BE).html
In most cases you'll get a little snappier performance from the FX-6300 because of it's ability to handle higher successive thread counts, and you'll benefit from lower power consumption in the process. In single threaded applications, don't expect either to exhibit a particular speed advantage.
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The 965BE isn't a bad budget gaming Cpu, it's just harder to find. So the fx6300 took it's place as the go to budget gaming Cpu. Both chips overclock well, and offer similar performance in games. Generally the 965 was about 25 dollars cheaper though which made it a better buy.
I'd buy a socket AM3+ motherboard, the 965 BE Cpu and a Hyper 212 Evo. You can generally overclock that Cpu to 4ghz or so, and you'd have a heck of a performer for the money spent. Like I said earlier, later on if you feel the need you can toss in the latest AM3+ 8-core Cpu(the last I heard was that the next-gen cpu's from AMD were going to be socket AM3+) and you'll be just fine for several years at least.
I'd buy a socket AM3+ motherboard, the 965 BE Cpu and a Hyper 212 Evo. You can generally overclock that Cpu to 4ghz or so, and you'd have a heck of a performer for the money spent. Like I said earlier, later on if you feel the need you can toss in the latest AM3+ 8-core Cpu(the last I heard was that the next-gen cpu's from AMD were going to be socket AM3+) and you'll be just fine for several years at least.
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OK fair enough. I knew the 760k would have better single core performance so figured it would be a little better overall, but it looks like I was wrong. http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-965-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-760K
I would still get the FX 6300 over either of them. It's a ridiculous value.
I would still get the FX 6300 over either of them. It's a ridiculous value.
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