AMD Phenom II 965 BE Good for Multitasking?

[Solid_Snake3]

Hello guys! I'm back! So I have question. I'm thinking of getting an AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE. I'm a multitasker, so I really care about doing multiple things at once on my computer.
I am planning on running the following at the same time, but not all the time: Vegas Pro rendering, Wondershare Ultimate Converter converting an HD video, playing Minecraft/Borderlands 2/Call of Duty/Battlefield 3/Crysis 3, running Google Chrome, maybe sometimes unzipping a file. That's probably the most I'll ever run at the same time, and for the games I will only be running one at a time.
I would really like to know if the Phenom can handle all those processes without hurting the performance. Thank you all in advance.

 

[fbbam]

Is it to upgrade a AM3 based computer if yes then its good but you might want to try the six core variant 1100t or go for the fx8320/8350 if your board supports it

 

[Solid_Snake3]

Is it to upgrade a AM3 based computer if yes then its good but you might want to try the six core variant 1100t or go for the fx8320/8350 if your board supports it

The six core variant costs more than the 8320 or the 8350. But still, would the Phenom be able to run all those tasks I mentioned above without hurting the performance?

 

[fbbam]

it would do all that but i dont think rendering and gaming at the same time are really what you want to combine

 

[Solid_Snake3]

it would do all that but i dont think rendering and gaming at the same time are really what you want to combine

So you're saying it might stutter at some points?

 

[fbbam]

yes

 

[Solid_Snake3]

yes

Oh well, I guess. Do you think the FX 6300 can handle all those tasks without stuttering?

 

[durtyzerg]

As a 965 owner I would say no.

Its an amazing CPU considering the price but Gaming and Video Rendering shouldn't be combined..and I don't think there is many CPUs that could do everything your trying to do at once without seeing some loss, unless its OC'd to 6ghz+ and cooled with liquid nitrogen

 

[kydaed]

Hello guys! I'm back! So I have question. I'm thinking of getting an AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE. I'm a multitasker, so I really care about doing multiple things at once on my computer.
I am planning on running the following at the same time, but not all the time: Vegas Pro rendering, Wondershare Ultimate Converter converting an HD video, playing Minecraft/Borderlands 2/Call of Duty/Battlefield 3/Crysis 3, running Google Chrome, maybe sometimes unzipping a file. That's probably the most I'll ever run at the same time, and for the games I will only be running one at a time.
I would really like to know if the Phenom can handle all those processes without hurting the performance. Thank you all in advance.

 

[kydaed]

The AMD Phenom II 965 is a pretty good multi-tasking processor depending on what tasks you intend to run, how much memory you have, and the speed of your storage drive(s). I use one as a primary computer in business setting where I have set the computer to run as a workstation and a server for the office. As a workstation it is used for word processing, storing document images, internet research, and has multiple indexers running at all times, and the computer has a disk storage system more comparable to what you might find in a server. I made this choice because a comparable server would have cost more than twice as much money for the same capabilities.

That said, I agree with the earlier post, in that, video rendering + video demanding games (and I would add + Google Chrome, which does not always play nice with other indexers (i.e, quickbooks, time matters, windows, etc, or your internet connections availability), is going to cause significant lag, and perhaps a system hang from time to time.

If you are serious about video rendering and video games at the same time, buy a dual processor xeon e5, load up a high end firepro video card or two, load your os, programs and working video file (rendering) onto two or more large ssds in a raid 1 or a raid 10 if you can afford it; and prepare to pay a fair amount to setup the machine. If you are frugal, and know some people in the business, you might get it done for ~$8,000 to $10,000. Of course, you didn't really define what you meant by video rendering. Perhaps, you just mean skype and a video game; which can be handled by a 965 without issues, depending on your memory and video card. Good Luck!