HELP!!! WHICH CPU Please info!!!

[Natebird]

hello fellow geeks lol I cant make up my mind which cpu to get its either between a Phenom IIX3 720BE or The Athlon II X4 630 if which one would be alot better for performance or should i just fork over a little more for a Phenom II X4 940 please let me know your thoughts ASAP thanks

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[buwish]

I'd just fork over the extra cash for the PII 940. More performance and a bit more future proof.

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

hello fellow geeks lol I cant make up my mind which cpu to get its either between a Phenom IIX3 720BE or The Athlon II X4 630 if which one would be alot better for performance or should i just fork over a little more for a Phenom II X4 940 please let me know your thoughts ASAP thanks

natedog103@gmail.com

What are you looking to use the PC for specifically?

 

[loneninja]

Phenom II X3 720 would beat the Athlon II X4 630 in most games due to the L3 cache, however the Athlon II X4 630 will beat the Phenom II X3 720 in rendering/encoding. It's hard to recommend a processor without knowing what your intended use will be.

 

[Natebird]

sorry about that I usaully play games like WOW and Combat Arms but i would like to be able to play a few heay games without any problems I am currently using a Phenom II X2 545 also with a ATI HD 5750 also encode movies to Dvd from Avi e.t.c also browse around the web transfering files you know doing normal stuff burning dvds....

 

[JofaMang]

I don't think you will see a MASSIVE increase in performance from any of those chips over the 545. It already has the L3 cache that the 720 has, and higher clock speeds than the AII 630. The 940 is your only logical choice, as the price premium will made up by the fact that the other options won't give you as noticable of a boost. Also, having both the L3 cache and the extra cores over the other options will "futureproof" your performance longer.

 

[daggs]

if you have the balls and the luck, get the 720 and unlock the forth core, who knows, you might endup with a x4.
remember that you need a mb that can do that.