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Old 06-06-2011, 12:39 PM   #1
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Worthy Upgrade?

As the release of AMD's newest line of Llano chips is around the corner with the new FM1 socket, the AM3 socket CPU chips will drop. I currently own the AMD X4 630 with a slight OC to 3.5GHz, will it be a worthy upgrade to either the:

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 6 Core Processor 3.2GHZ Socket AM3 Retail Box
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=52067&...D&promoid=1343

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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 6 Core Processor 3.3GHZ Socket AM3 Retail Box
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57014&...D&promoid=1343

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 125W 45NM Retail Box
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=46281&...D&promoid=1343

I do basic computing, rarely game, and I do OC, hence the Black Edition. Any point in upgrading? Will I notice the difference?
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Old 06-06-2011, 12:45 PM   #2
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I upgraded from the 965 to the 1090 and there's not much of a difference. I would just get the 965 as it's much cheaper.

I got my 1090 through AMD's Retail Employee Purchase Program for dirt cheap if you're wondering why I upgraded.

As far as OCing goes, I was running the 965 @ 3.9GHz and I'm currently running the 1090 @ 3.6 GHz, though I think it has a little more headroom. I just OC slowly (bump the multiplier up by 0.5 per week until it crashes, then bump it down by 1) so I know it'll be 100% stable long-term.
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