FX-8150 flop. Need advice on Plan B

[zankuto]

Current specs.
Athlon II x3 445 > x4 3.1ghz
ASrock 880G pro3 AM3+
Windows XP 32bit OEM
4GB DD3 1600mhz G.Skill ram
HD 6850.
Rosewill Blackbone case
Corsair 650 watt PSU

It was hard enough to pull this PC together with the economy.
With the flop of bulldozer. I need a plan B

I'm trying to do media encoding as well as gaming with a eventual HD 7850 which appears to be about a HD6950.
Im trying to keep my watt usage as low as possible( power bill with too many PCs in the house of family members.) However I really cant afford the cost of an i3-2100, new mobo and Windows 7 oem.

Any suggestions or advice what to do with this mess?

 

[jchambers2586]

can u try to unlock CPU cores. and see what you get.

 

[zankuto]

can u try to unlock CPU cores. and see what you get.

I already have the Rana core unlocked into a quad core stable 3.1ghz

 

[jchambers2586]

want to try for a 6 core unlocked.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995

 

[jcamel24]

I was wondering if they were ever going to sell those at retail...

 

[zankuto]

I was wondering if they were ever going to sell those at retail...

is a stock Zosma significantly better that a athlon II x4 3.1ghz?

 

[jcamel24]

No, all you would get is 6MB L3 and a chance to unlock 2 cores, not worth the $125.

 

[joe_newbuilder]

Well when do you need to upgrade the cpu?
Really a quadcore would be what you need for games.
The 8150 really does fit the needs you stated. It will work fine for gaming and should be excellent for media encoding.

Since you already have an AMD base system it is FAR more cost effective to go with the 8150. I mean it's maybe $30~50 over priced at launch. It's really in the right place.

 

[vitornob]

U know that ur system uses bout 2,9GB ram memory at max dont u?
32bit systems can recognize lots of ram, but can address 4GB at maximum ->
It's 1GB from VGA,bout 100 mbytes from cpu, hds, dvd-rom, bios caches and the rest to ur main memory (the 2,9gb I told u)

U can get better of ur system if u upgrade to a 64 bits OS

 

[zankuto]

Well when do you need to upgrade the cpu?
Really a quadcore would be what you need for games.
The 8150 really does fit the needs you stated. It will work fine for gaming and should be excellent for media encoding.

Since you already have an AMD base system it is FAR more cost effective to go with the 8150. I mean it's maybe $30~50 over priced at launch. It's really in the right place.

in only a few programs with massive power draw

 

[jj463rd]

Just keep what you have.If you want a better system save up your money a little at a time and eventually go with an Intel based one like the i5-2500K CPU or a better Intel CPU as time passes on.Honestly you will be better off getting a much better system rather than tinkering around wasting money for just a little improvement.Besides you will be able to use your current PC as a secondary one.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

My plan B was ordering a 975 and I'll see if/what amd roll out on the am3+ socket in a while
Moto

 

[zankuto]

Best answer selected by zankuto.

 

[zankuto]

Just keep what you have.If you want a better system save up your money a little at a time and eventually go with an Intel based one like the i5-2500K CPU or a better Intel CPU as time passes on.Honestly you will be better off getting a much better system rather than tinkering around wasting money for just a little improvement.Besides you will be able to use your current PC as a secondary one.

I could probably salvage my parts loaded onto an Intel mobo and i5 after saving for a while. Ill just save and see if piledriver is gonna do it or ill just go intel at that point.

 

[dalauder]

Play around with OC'ing and wait for Ivy Bridge and Piledriver

 

[mailpranshu]

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1285/pg1/amd-fx-8150-black-edition-8-core-processor-vs-core-i7-2600k-review-introduction.html

Hang on......

 

[Motopsychojdn]

^+1, made me stop and think as well, maybe the Fx isn't as bad as initially thought...
time will tell whilst I clock my 975 up
Moto

 

[Dyjon54]

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1285/pg1/amd-fx-8150-black-edition-8-core-processor-vs-core-i7-2600k-review-introduction.html

Hang on......

holy crap I think I changed my mind lol

 

[mailpranshu]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/315775-28-asus-crosshair-giving-biased-results-bulldozer

 

[mershaq]

I'm not one for conspiracy theories but its f***ed how this can happen

 

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[mailpranshu]

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