Athlon ii 250 or phenom ii 545 ??

[abhishekk89]

wanna choose from either of the two...

price difference not a problem...

reliability counts... should process faster...

i don't mind paying extra for the phenom but is it worth it ??

planning to use it in my gigabyte ga-ma785gm-us2h

 

[Raidur]

Both will be reliable. The only real difference between the 2 is the L3 cache (and stock clock I guess).

What are you going to be using the PC for?

 

[dirtmountain]

I'd say the PhenomII 245 if any gaming is going to be done.

 

[xaira]

get the 250, nice low tdp, practically matched

 

[abhishekk89]

hey thanks there.... i'll be using it for light gaming... and for other ordinary purposes like browsing, to complete my college projects... that's all... i don't wanna upgrade for another 2-3 yrs.. so i thought i'll go for the phenom for better future proofing..

 

[werxen]

the athlonx4 is a killer man... i am very impressed with the price/performance of that chip. i would go that route and overclock as necessary as years come

 

[abhishekk89]

so u suggest an athlon is way better than a phenom ??
i was more interested in unlocking the cores to make it a quad core...

so if don't have enough luck then it would be a waste to buy a phenom i guess...

what do u guys think ??

 

[abhishekk89]

i love the environment and all that... but power consumption is not a issue for me... so lets get that outta picture...

 

[xaira]

if power consumption is not an issue, y not get the athlon x4 620? that is the most future proofed of all

 

[sunny27]

hey!
we share the same name--guess ur from india--if ur based in mumbai--athlon2 x4--quad core 630@ 2.8ghz and 2 mb l2 cache sells for about 6000rs--dirt cheap!! would make a good cpu for the next 2 years if you don't plan on upgrading!

 

[sunny27]

if u intend to unlock ur phenom 2 --the 550BE along with an asus/biostar board would give u the best results.
get a good cooling solution--i would recommend the sunbeamtech core contact cooler 120 @ 2500rs.

 

[abhishekk89]

i stay in bangalore... the athlon ii retails for about 3.5k and the phenom 545 for 4.4k...

i was very apprehensive to spend anything more than 4 k for a processor due to a very tight budget concerns...

 

[pete3867]

I have a athlon 240 and I must say it is an absoluterly cracking chip , mine runs at 3.2 ghz and stays very cool , if I were you tho I would go for the athlon 2 x4 , the fact that its 45nm makes it a great buy

 

[benoitd]

athlon aims for mainstream use
phenom aims for gaming or enthusiasts
performance wise they are pretty much the same
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/

 

[imrul]

both

 

[dokk2]

Get the 550be....

 

[sunny27]

hey i am from mumbai!
i do understand the tight budget scenario , abhishek.but the athlon 2 x4 quad cores are priced at 5500 for x4 620 @ 2.6 ghz and 6000 for x4 630 @2.8 ghz.
the problem with the 550BE phenom is getting the proper board to unlock the 2 cores.biostar and asus have certain board which can do that--but then on going through other forums --the rate of success in unlocking these cores using those specific boards are variable and not constant.
i guess a 1000rs more wouldn't hurt---tht's like sacrificing 2-3 pizzas --or giving up on a movie date with your gf! borrow it from someone/family and get the athlon x4.

 

[abhishekk89]

ok thanks everyone.... really love ur suggestions and replies... i guess due to the tight budget constraints i have to stick with the athlon x2

 

[abhishekk89]

thanks everyone for atleast giving me an insight into things