Worth it? Upgrade!

[Mid-highgfx]

I have a triple core 3.0 proc but i unlocked it and oc to a 3.6 quad core proc with my motherboard, the msi g45 870....now that im upgrading my 4890 to a 6950, what do you think about upgrading the proc to http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Phenom-II-X6-1090T-Black-Edition-Thuban-3-2GHz-/220876505989?pt=CPUs&hash=item336d440385#ht_1910wt_1396 ? Thanks!

 

[Mid-highgfx]

or should i get another quad-core? probably the 6 core for future proof right? thanks for your opinions guys!

 

[Djentleman]

There's no such thing in the computer world that's "future proof". But your qaud core seems to be at a fine clock speed.
And the 6950 would be a great upgrade!
Good luck i gtg.

 

[Mid-highgfx]

haha thanks, so i shouldunt upgrade right now? and by future proof i mean 2 years

 

[Mid-highgfx]

im just curious because its really cheap on ebay, wanted to see if it was worth upgrading to MAKE 100% SURE that my current proc isint bottlenecking the 6950, thanks again...

 

[nordlead]

For gaming purposes a (stock) Phenom II X4 975 is better than a Phenom II X6. Most games only use 2 cores, some use 4 cores, and I think I've heard of one or two actually utilize more than 4 cores. Since you already unlocked a core and overclocked to 3.6GHz which is the equivalent of a Phenom II X4 975 I see no reason to downgrade (less clock speed at stock). As a note, I'm assuming you are running a Phenom II X3, not an Athlon II X3. The only difference between the two lines is the lack of L3 cache in the Athlon series.

As for the 6950, that would be a worthwhile upgrade over your current GPU and I wouldn't worry about CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

 

[Mid-highgfx]

Thanks!

 

[Mid-highgfx]

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[Mousemonkey]

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