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Need a Quad under $100. Looking at the Phenom 9600.
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Need a Quad under $100. Looking at the Phenom 9600.
Recently, I lost my whole system to a freak voltage spike. I was running an A64 X2 6000+ at the time, and this aging 4200+ is killing me.
I want a Quad but have a super strict budget of $100, and it needs to be AM2+. I was looking at the Phenom 9600, but I've heard about the erratum bug. What should I do?
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you're much better off getting any xx50 Phenom at least.
Even a triple-core variant off that would be better than a 9600. Would you be willing to look at triple cores? This: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103648 For $99 would spank that 9600. (If you don't know, AM3 cpus can run in AM2/AM2+ socket motherboards)
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Yeah, I'll start looking at the X3's.
Thank you.
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My bet would be an X3 710 with the possibility of getting a quad if your motherboard supports AM3, the 9600 is a letdown and the TLB bug is in it and the only fix cripples its performance even more
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The 710 seems perfect actually, thanks a whole bunch guys.
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Their all right. DO NOT GET THE 9600! Stores need to throw those away, poor noobs be buying those crappy Phenom I's...like me >.<
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Hackintosh FTW!
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if you're feeling adventurous, get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103680 and unlock the other two cores http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu..._15.html#sect0 edit: the black edition will give you mad overclocking
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How easy is the 550 to unlock? I've heard it's possible on some boards.
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Get a Phenom I off newegg I think theres a few thats $89 right now ill update with link soon, im playg BF 1943
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...5%20-%20%24100
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