Phenom II x2 560 or Athlon II x4 640 for gaming?

[dubsanta]

I'll be using an AM2+ mobo for DDR2. I'm just wondering which of the two is better at gaming? Games like GTA IV,MMORPGs things like that. Thanks

 

[dubsanta]

Well my mobo is the m68m-s2p and yeah it support both. So it sounds like I should get the 640. If I upgrade the Mobo is it wise to OC the 640?

 

[dubsanta]

:/ I'd play more demanding games than anything else. I've got the EAH4850 512mb so it can play.. most demanding games on high/very high but my Athlon 5200+ 2.7 is bottlenecking the performance

 

[payne_ksharp]

i am currently using a phenom2 550, all i have to say is that the athlon2 x3 440/450 is better than both in terms of bang for buck.. and all 3 of my friends who have it unlocked it succesfully to an x4. if u change ur mboard later there is a high chance u r getting a x4 out of it.

 

[pete3867]

I agree with Greghome

 

[jj463rd]

I also agree with greghome.The AM2+ Phenom II X4 940 BE is a great inexpensive powerful quad core CPU.I have one in one of my systems.Bang per buck it's one of the best right now for cost vs performance.

 

[Guest]

Athlon Hands down. Will beat the Phenom in anything that uses more than 2 cores.

 

[anacandor]

I'll have to up the Athlon, the extra two cores will perform better in GTA IV, Bad Company 2... and will also be quicker in general computer, alt tabbing etc

 

[anacandor]

a little research before you post goes a long way into the difference between actual facts and incorrect opinions.

Apologies to the OP for giving false information. I have read that article before but must have misread those paragraphs or for some reason thought that in BC2 clock speed correlated to amount of cores... my mistake . Ct, can you find any other games that would benefit from having the Phenom over the Athlon? As the OP plays GTA IV, i still back the Athlon.

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In GTA IV:
Athlon II x4 630 - 53.70 fps
Phenom II x2 550 - 41.00 fps

 

[dubsanta]

Thanks guys!Looks like the phenom x2 is the better option? I will be playing GTA IV but not as much as most other games mentioned above so it looks like I'll go for that Thanks guys!

 

[payne_ksharp]

I would say go for the athlon2 x3 440 which costs lesser and gives upto/better than the phenom2 x2