I have a question. I am building a new pc, and still yet to buy motherboard and cpu. I would like to know if the extra money is worth putting into the processor price/performance wise on this issue.
I noticed this processor for a very reasonable price.
AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103702&cm_re=athlon_ii_x4-_-19-103-702-_-Product
but i know phenom ii is top of the line
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4-_-19-103-674-_-Product
Is it really worth the money to buy the phenom ii over the athlon ii? I am running a radeon 5770 in the new system. Also is overclocking a must nowdays or can i still enjoy games without doing it? I have console gamed for so long, i am just getting back into pc.
thanks for the help in advance.
I noticed this processor for a very reasonable price.
AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103702&cm_re=athlon_ii_x4-_-19-103-702-_-Product
but i know phenom ii is top of the line
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4-_-19-103-674-_-Product
Is it really worth the money to buy the phenom ii over the athlon ii? I am running a radeon 5770 in the new system. Also is overclocking a must nowdays or can i still enjoy games without doing it? I have console gamed for so long, i am just getting back into pc.
thanks for the help in advance.