Phenom II 975 vs Phenom II 955

[Nivea]

Hey, I'm going to upgrade and was wondering if the Phenom II 975 is worth the extra $60 over the Phenom II 955, I'm not going to OC, thanks.

 

[Toxxyc]

If you're not going to OC, the 975 is a much better bet. It provides you with 3.6GHz, wheras the 955 is 3.2GHz. It's much more future proof, and will help due to the 4-threaded CPU the Phenom II X4 is.

What I'm not quite sure of is if it's worth paying that amount for the Phenom II X4 CPU, which is still an old design. For THE SAME money (literally, even a bit cheaper) you can get a Phenom II X6 1090T CPU, which is a 3.2GHz hexa-core processor, fast enough for modern games with enough threads to last for many years to come in both gaming and the high processing market. By far a best bet. It would fit on an AM2/AM2+ and AM3 socket motherboard, so there is no need for it to NOT be purchased. Much better bet IMHO.

 

[asantesoul]

if your not comfortable overclocking..get the 975..but i would suggest getting the 955 and doing a modest oc..it is very easy and will save u money just to overclock it..this site has innumerable guides to help with an overclock with the phenom II 955 cpu...the extra money u save can be used for an ssd..or better video card... get a 955 (get a c3 stepping if possible because they are more efficient)..but, either way...you save a lot more with the 955

 

[Nivea]

Thanks for the replies, I'm probably going to get the Phenom II 975 over the 955, thanks again.

 

[asantesoul]

ok...bye bye $60 that could have been used for Everything else!

 

[Nivea]

I already have the other components picked out so that extra $60 would just be pocketed if I got the 955 over the 975, it wouldn't go into other components since they're already picked out, thanks again for the replies =).

 

[asantesoul]

well...still 60 that u could use for groceries/shoes/phone bills..anyway..enjoy

 

[Nivea]

Best answer selected by Nivea.

 

[alkralk]

well...still 60 that u could use for groceries/shoes/phone bills..anyway..enjoy

ha ha ha. stop being silly my friend.
price vs. value is two different thing. don't be too cheapo.
he/she want's 975 and that's it. I'll get that too!