Hey guys, so I've got a question. A friend of mine is getting rid of his old case, CM Storm Scout. 45 bucks for a 80-90 dollar case is fair, considering he is a computer geek who takes good care of his stuff. So I'm thinking of possibly upgrading in the next few months to get myself a small upgrade and give my old setup to my wife who could use a faster desktop.
Here's my current system.
Athlon II x4 640 at 3.0ghz stock
Gigabyte m570-sli am2 motherboard
4 gb ddr2 667
1tb hard drive
Galaxy GTS 450
Ultra LSP 650 watt power supply(38 amps on single 12v+ rail)
I'm thinking about a budget upgrade to the following.
FX4100
8gb DDR3 1333 or 1600mhz ram
Gigabyte or ASUS 760G AM3+ motherboard(trying to keep price low, I've built with a few of the Gigabyte boards and they seem solid, plus I've never used the sli capability of my motherboard)
I am also considering the CM Hyper 212, since I would have to get a power supply at least eventually to power the old build for my wife, then I might upgrade that later.
I know a lot of guys are saying how bad the FX4100 series are. But are they that bad? I mean personally, I run my Athlon II quad at the stock 3.0 ghz, and it does EVERYTHING so far that I want. I've had my current system 5-6 years, so definitely have gotten it's usage, it's an old gamer rig, started life with an Athlon x2 way back, and a 7300LE. So it's served me well and has been rock solid, the Gigabyte board has been great, no complaints.
Here is what it boils down to. I'm seeing the FX4100 series and it's tempting due to price. I could reuse my old processor, but I've got a microcenter nearby, so by the time I buy the FX4100, and toss the board on with it, the board becomes nearly free, which makes it nice, as I've built and used a couple of systems with the 760g AM3+ board from Gigabyte, and had no complaints.
With that board, what is overclocking like? Good? Bad? So So?
FX4100-much faster than what I've got? I know the FX 4100 may be more of a sidegrade compared to my current processor, but seeing reports saying 4.6 ghz should be an easy overclock with the unlocked multiplier? Would that make a huge difference?
Thoughts and opinions?
Here's my current system.
Athlon II x4 640 at 3.0ghz stock
Gigabyte m570-sli am2 motherboard
4 gb ddr2 667
1tb hard drive
Galaxy GTS 450
Ultra LSP 650 watt power supply(38 amps on single 12v+ rail)
I'm thinking about a budget upgrade to the following.
FX4100
8gb DDR3 1333 or 1600mhz ram
Gigabyte or ASUS 760G AM3+ motherboard(trying to keep price low, I've built with a few of the Gigabyte boards and they seem solid, plus I've never used the sli capability of my motherboard)
I am also considering the CM Hyper 212, since I would have to get a power supply at least eventually to power the old build for my wife, then I might upgrade that later.
I know a lot of guys are saying how bad the FX4100 series are. But are they that bad? I mean personally, I run my Athlon II quad at the stock 3.0 ghz, and it does EVERYTHING so far that I want. I've had my current system 5-6 years, so definitely have gotten it's usage, it's an old gamer rig, started life with an Athlon x2 way back, and a 7300LE. So it's served me well and has been rock solid, the Gigabyte board has been great, no complaints.
Here is what it boils down to. I'm seeing the FX4100 series and it's tempting due to price. I could reuse my old processor, but I've got a microcenter nearby, so by the time I buy the FX4100, and toss the board on with it, the board becomes nearly free, which makes it nice, as I've built and used a couple of systems with the 760g AM3+ board from Gigabyte, and had no complaints.
With that board, what is overclocking like? Good? Bad? So So?
FX4100-much faster than what I've got? I know the FX 4100 may be more of a sidegrade compared to my current processor, but seeing reports saying 4.6 ghz should be an easy overclock with the unlocked multiplier? Would that make a huge difference?
Thoughts and opinions?