Upgrade from Phenom II 955

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rudy2112

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Cpu- Phenom II 955
Video Card- Radeon HD 7950
8 gig Ram


I do little gaming, and a lot of video editing. Is this processor still good, Or, will a newer cpu be a significant upgrade. I'm sure I will need a new mobo as well. Thanks,
 
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JOOK-D
This would be my pick:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26oJd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26oJd/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26oJd/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $319.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-21 12:14 EST-0500)

The 8 cores of an FX processor would also be good for video editing:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFN6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFN6/by_merchant/
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JOOK-D

JOOK-D

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This would be my pick:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26oJd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26oJd/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/26oJd/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $319.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-21 12:14 EST-0500)

The 8 cores of an FX processor would also be good for video editing:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFN6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFN6/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mFN6/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $295.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-21 12:15 EST-0500)

Personally I'd take the Xeon option.
 
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