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transhour · 05-13-09

i would say get the tri-core as well, but if you want to save money, go with the kuma, either one would be good for gaming and photo editing.

i went quad-core cause i do a lot of video editing and it has shaved my times in half

, but as for photo editing, my p4 did a good job at that

TheBlademaster01 · 05-13-09

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if u want a phenom then get the 710 or a non black edition since he's likely not going to overclock, i do second the kuma x2 tho, large cache's and you can get them up to 3.3 easily, ive never had problems editing photos, or encoding video, very good processor since its so cheap, you could save the money and get a better mobo and 4gb of ram or a nice passive graphics card like a 8500gt (ps i wouldnt really want to put a am3 cpu on a am2 board since your losing alot of the features. a new mobo will also give a nice ht 3.0 increase)

I won't get a dual, because my father isn't going to upgrade in a long time and the 720 is just 5 euro's more than the 710. The motherboard is also AGP so he won't be able to upgrade to an 8500GT.

By the way I heard something about unlocking the 4th core of the 720. Will I be able to do that?

0m3g4 · 05-13-09

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Originally Posted by TheBlademaster01

I won't get a dual, because my father isn't going to upgrade in a long time and the 720 is just 5 euro's more than the 710. The motherboard is also AGP so he won't be able to upgrade to an 8500GT.

By the way I heard something about unlocking the 4th core of the 720. Will I be able to do that?

depends on the mobo, there are a couple i know that have the ability to unlock it, one of the manufacturers is biostar

Diabolical999 · 05-13-09

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Wouldn't a quad be better at editing?

You said he wants to edit some photos. Like .jpeg? You don't need a quad for that, and there goes your entire $200 budget if you do. Plus you need a new mobo for the new cpu, as his old one is outdated and won't support anything new you're considering. Definitely browse the 'Combo deals' section on newegg, for starters.

TheBlademaster01 · 05-13-09

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You said he wants to edit some photos. Like .jpeg? You don't need a quad for that, and there goes your entire $200 budget if you do.

He does not want to upgrade in a while and maybe he will do some video editing. I really don't know as he seems to start hobbying again.

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASRock/AM2NF3-VSTA.html

Bartmasta · 05-13-09

Yeah a phenom ll x3 should be fine. A phenom x4 will also work. If you get a 710/720 don't expect the 4th core to work. It doesn't work on all motherboards, and even if it's possible on yours, the chances of it working are pretty slim. Keep in mind it was meant to be a trike, not a quad with a disabled core to see who can enable it and who can't

Like someone said, DO NOT GET MAXTOR. They are terrible.

TheBlademaster01 · 05-13-09

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Originally Posted by Bartmasta

Yeah a phenom ll x3 should be fine. A phenom x4 will also work. If you get a 710/720 don't expect the 4th core to work. It doesn't work on all motherboards, and even if it's possible on yours, the chances of it working are pretty slim. Keep in mind it was meant to be a trike, not a quad with a disabled core to see who can enable it and who can't

Like someone said, DO NOT GET MAXTOR. They are terrible.

LOL, my father told me to get a maxtor, because he already had one. I suggested a Samsung, but he didn't listen. Let's see if I can convince him.

By the way Newegg doesn't ship to Europe, do they?

**SgtSpike** · 05-13-09

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Originally Posted by TheBlademaster01

Thanks for the info, but shouldn't 4 core's be better for editing or would a triple suffice?
And I will look for another brand thanks for noticing

Photo editing requires hardly anything on the CPU end. You'll benefit more from having 4GB memory instead of 2GB rather than having a tri or quad vs single core processor. And unless he's using CS4, I don't believe any photo editing software takes advantage of more than one core anyhow.

However, I would recommend the tri just from the standpoint of general Windows usability. It'll make everything a bit faster. Not to mention the higher clockspeed and more efficient processing compared to the sempron will help with speed in everything as well.

Definitely go with 4GB RAM. Memory is cheap, so there's no reason to skimp on it.

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Originally Posted by Diabolical999

You said he wants to edit some photos. Like .jpeg? You don't need a quad for that, and there goes your entire $200 budget if you do. Plus you need a new mobo for the new cpu, as his old one is outdated and won't support anything new you're considering. Definitely browse the 'Combo deals' section on newegg, for starters.

It's already been stated multiple times in this thread that his current motherboard will support the PH2.

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Originally Posted by TheBlademaster01

LOL, my father told me to get a maxtor, because he already had one. I suggested a Samsung, but he didn't listen. Let's see if I can convince him.

By the way Newegg doesn't ship to Europe, do they?

I'll send you a PM with proof about that...

0m3g4 · 05-13-09

here is some info. on unlocking it on an asus board.
they go on to mention the asrock and biostar can do it too.
unlock 4th link

TheBlademaster01 · 05-26-09

I'm getting these components Friday. Will this be good for a little vidio editing and photoshop/editing?

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