Which CPU would be better?

[oneupe1even]

I currently have an AMD Phenom 9500 paired with a HD 6670 DDR3.

Would I get better FPS in games with my current CPU, or with a Athlon II X3 450. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103886)

Thanks for taking the time to read my little question, and I hope someone out there can answer it.

 

[nforce4max]

Sorry to rain on your day but Phenom 1 era machines are not usually compatible with Phenom 2 unless your board supports it. If the board is AM2+ then getting a phenom 2 quad isn't going to be a problem. As for the athlon 2 x3/4 it isn't the best bang for buck for an amd system. The L3 cache sometimes gives it a little boost in gaming.

 

[oneupe1even]

I can't really afford a Phenom II, what would be the best option under 100$ for an AMD board.

 

[inzone]

Have you tried overclocking the cpu that you currently have , sometimes the overclock will give you the performance boost your looking for. Since your locked into the AM2 socket motherboard the overclock is your only option outside of getting a new motherboard.

 

[oneupe1even]

But my motherboard can handle AM3 cpu's. And my motherboard is very low end, so no overclocking for me.

 

[oneupe1even]

Those boards do not come with anything else but the board and they are refurbs, I have bad luck with refurbs.

 

[Maxx_Power]

You can get a phenom II 945 these days for <100 bucks. They are not unlocked, but can be easily overclocked to 3.3 on stock voltages, and 3.6 with a good cooler. They are hard to come by now that they are all snatched up. If you toss in another 10 bucks or so, you can get a 965BE that is unlocked:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46281&vpn=HDZ965FBGMBOX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1261

But if your board doesn't support DDR3, the performance gain will be limited. Although you can always upgrade board later on.