I7-950 / fx-6100?

[chromic]

which one would be better for gaming and overall?

i can get both for the same price but dont know which one to pick

yes i know that the i7 is the 1st gen processor

suggestions?

 

[rolli59]

The I7, here compared with FX6300 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/699?vs=100

 

[computernewb]

whats your budget?

toms hardware has the 950 on par with the 6200 for gaming
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

the 950 is older consumes more power and not upgradable. you may want to consider the fx 6300

 

[iceclock]

the 6100 series is based off bulldozer and a complete fail in gaming, if anything the 4300 or 6400 off the zambezi plateform would do u justice, but the i7 950 is no slouch with 4cores+4htcores overclocked is still a beast today

id suggest the 950 over the 6100 anyday, but if u can get a 6300 than go for it

 

[chromic]

i could get the 950 80-100€

 

[iceclock]

that cheap, go get it sir,

thats a steal.

u do have the 1366 mobo for it right?

 

[chromic]

not excactly

 

[iceclock]

well if u dont have the board, than id get the 6300 than.

 

[chromic]

the 950 is so cheap because its used, i could also buy an used sabertooth x58 for about 60-80€

for a total of around 160€

 

[computernewb]

go for the newer hardware.. the difference in performance doesnt justify buying the old hardware

 

[$hawn]

My vote goes for the FX 6300.... especially when you factor in upgradeability.

 

[iceclock]

i think the 6300 would be worth it, but than again used sabertooth+950 for a cheap upgrade does sound pretty good, if u dont wanna upgrade for a while and make a build the 950 would be ideal, if u want to upgrade later on the 6300 fx would be the better choice.

 

[chromic]

just to clear some some air here, its FX-6100 not 6300 ^^

the product is being removed from the store and they are selling it for 80€ / each

 

[iceclock]

i know was saying that its either the 950 over the 6100, or buy a 6300, if ur only choice is 950, i strongly support ur decision

 

[chromic]

my bad, my question wasnt that clear ( english isnt my native )

current CPU : amd II 3x 455

heres the question more clearly ;

which one of these should i do?

#1 buy a i7-900 series CPU and a mobo for it

#2 buy a fx-6100 CPU ( my current mobo supports it )

 

[iceclock]

the 6100 really sucks lol, so i cant give u an ok for that, id say sell ur board+cpu on ebay, and buy 950+ a x58 plateform

 

[chromic]

ill probably get the 6100 cause when i think about it i can sell my cpu for 30-40€ so the upgrade costs around 40-50€ and ill do a system upgrade on somewhere in the spring anyway and get like i5-3570k i just want a little faster CPU until then

 

[iceclock]

ok than get the 6100 if u want.

good luck. but i dont find its a decent investment seen its really unfit for action.

 

[stantheman123]

Why dont you get a amd 6300? I went from a i7 930 to my 6300 and my 6300 runs about 30c cooler and its faster in gaming by a nice amount.

However if it was the 6100 vs the 950. the 950 is faster than the 6100 esspically when overclocked would be faster, but the 6100 has steamroller as a upgrade so really both ways are decent choices

However i would get a 4300/6300 piledriver Forget about bulldozer

 

[chromic]

i dont feel like paying 40-60€ more for 6300, going to get a much faster i5 processor somewhere in the spring, and i just cant stand my 3x 455... and besides its only a 40€ upgrade

 

[iceclock]

well get the 6100 now, than resell it, and than buy an i5+mobo+ram than

 

[Goodeggray]

Save you money and upgrade to a i5 Haswell in the spring. You just going to throw away 40 euros just to use the 6100 for a few months.

 

[iceclock]

well he seems he cant wait, so atleast for 40$ hes gonna have a temporary upgrade thats gonna help him game until juneé

 

[chromic]

yeh i will do that thx for answers , just asking could i OC it with a N68C-GS FX? i have a scythe ninca 3 cooler ordered

 

[Goodeggray]

When money is tight the last thing you want to is waste it.