E7500 core 2 duo vs phenom 2 965

theidleness

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Can someone tell me if its a big enough upgrade to bother buying the phenom and a motherboard? how much better is it? Thanks
 

BlacKHawK3

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Remember you will have to buy memory as well... although DDR3 is VERY inexpensive right now.
Get a AM3+ motherboard if you plan on upgrading in a year or two to a Bulldozer CPU. LGA775 and DDR2 are still competitive now but are getting outdated.
 

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yeah i already have the e7500 butmy motherboard is running at at 1.6 ghz and i can't change the fsb so i'm just gonna upgrade my motherboard and switch to ddr3.Seems reasonable right? if i had money i'd definitely upgrade but i'm just gonna do this till my xmas bonus i think :)