Athlon II X4 640 vs. Phenom II X4 945

[Bbpsword]

I am wondering whether to get an Athlon II X4 640 or a Phenom II X4 945. I will be running a 5850 w/ this system. The Athlon II X4 seems to be about the same performance for 30 bucks less. Worth it? I am on a VERY tight budget, and any money savings would be stellar.

 

[rolli59]

Tight budget is exactly what the X4 640 is for.

 

[Bbpsword]

So no bottlenecks? I am going to crossfire down the line.

 

[rolli59]

Compared to I7 there will be a bottleneck but nothing that the L3 Cache on the Phenom is going to solve.

 

[Bbpsword]

phenom all the way

. Just curious....why?

 

[Dekasav]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/122?vs=80

Difference is largely minimal.

 

[ScoobyJooby-Jew]

I have a phenom II 945. I am currently sitting on a +500 mhz OC. I can't hit 3.6 stable. Honestly, I am not thrilled. It's too close in price to a BE, and not a very good dollar/performance when compared to a athlon II 640.
However, with that said, if you have no plans to OC, than the 945 is great, because it is the top line amd with less heat. With a cooler master tx3 and all the power savings features, mine idles around 27 celsius (slightly above room temperature) and might hit 35 max with full fan on prime95 stress test

 

[ScoobyJooby-Jew]

For the record though, i wish i had gotten a BE

 

[Bbpsword]

I guess I'll get a BE. There are some great deals out there.

 

[Stardude82]

Hows about a Phenom II x3 740 Black Edition!?!? New Egg has them OEM for $89!!!

 

[mosox]

For the record though, i wish i had gotten a BE

I keep my 955 on 3.0 GHz. Tried 3.6 and saw no difference but in benches. Anyway by the time the 945 will be obsolete so will the BE.

 

[Bbpsword]

Sounds like I'll get the Black Edition. If anything is going to be obsolete, I might as well get the one that will overclock much more and be less obsolete than the others down the line.

 

[rolli59]

Hows about a Phenom II x3 740 Black Edition!?!? New Egg has them OEM for $89!!!

It is a great triple core CPU with a unlocked multiplier!

 

[HansVonOhain]

Get the quad. You will need it in the future.

 

[Bbpsword]

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