Athlon II 620 or PII 705E

[pr0phet129]

I'm just building a system for someone with a £430 budget and I originally suggested the x3 705E with 6mb of L3, but is it worth the extra £20 for one less core compared to the Athlon II 620?

They asked for a quad core and mentioned the phenom 1 x4 9850be.

i mean, the stats and benchmarking looks pretty conclusive, is their any point in the phenom 1's any more?With the price of the Athlon II so low, and amd's best cpu's starting at 130, phenom 1's are pretty useless now.

As their budget is low, I thought the best price to performance goes with the x3, but if they're not bothered with o.c too much but def wana play games (ATi 4770) which would be the best cpu?

Cheers for the help....

 

[gkay09]

^ What is their intended usage with that PC ?
If it is for Gaming and stuff, then the X3 705/ better 720BE is a better option...
But if Gaming is not a priority, then the Athlon II X4 are better...

 

[pr0phet129]

I think the system needs to be capable of playing the newest games at medium settings.

 

[gkay09]

^ Then the X3 720 is a better option...

Why not try the Phenom II X2 550 ? Even they have a 7MB total cache and are cheaper than the X3, and are more than enough to play the current games when paired with a good graphics card...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-ii-x2,2324-2.html

 

[gkay09]

And some X2 550s can be unlocked into a Quad too...But that is just a hit or miss though...

 

[pr0phet129]

Yeh, the 550 was my 1st thought, but the guy who i'm biulding aint tht good with pc's n has this media driven preconception that x3 and x4 has to be better that x2!!! I think I'l go for the 720 or 205E, see how much he'll stretch his budget!lol! maybe tell him to just shell out for a 945 or 955

 

[pr0phet129]

*705E

 

[gkay09]

Yeah the X3 720 is a better option...
Yes the quads would be nice too...