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Buy fx 8120+asus crosshair v mobo+ 4gb ddr3 2000mz ram?

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hi, i have found for sale an AMD FX 8120 8-core, asus crosshair v motherboard and 4gb of ddr3 ram at 2000mhz for sale for $300. i was wondering if it would be worth buying this to upgrade my current system. here is the link

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bayview-heights/componen...

my current spec

intel core 2 quad q6600 @ 3.2ghz
Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo Motherboard (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_i...)
4gb (1x4gb) ddr3 1333mhz strongtium ram
his radeon hd6970 2gb reference model (http://www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-577.shtml)
OCZ Fatal1ty Series 750W Modular
(http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_...)
CoolerMaster Elite 430 Black with window (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_i...)
seagate barracuda 1tb sata iii hdd

any advice would be extremely appreciated
thanks

onyxhunter said:
ok, thanks for the replies, i wasn't sure, i heard the bulldozer cpu's where really horrible for gaming, and that only 4 of the cores get used, but i will definitely look into this.


the bulldozer needs to be overclocked to get the best performance because with stock speeds it really sucks
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