4850X2 or AMD Phenom II 940?

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xpfighter

Discussion Starter · Mar 12, 2009

Hallo guys!

I need some help in choosing a system upgrade.
I want to make my system Faster(ihave some extra money for my birthday).
So this is my choise

1:AMD Phenom II 940 on AM2+ http://www.alternate.nl/html/product...=Socket+AM2%2B

2:Sapphire ATi Radeon 4850X2 http://www.alternate.nl/html/product...l2=PCIe&l3=ATI

or maybe
3:MSI ATi Radeon 4870 1GB version http://www.alternate.nl/html/product...l2=PCIe&l3=ATI

Some help would be great. My current system is

henom 9950, GPU 4850, Antec 550W PSU, Corsair Dominator PC8500 DDR2 1066 2x 2GB.

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timw4mail

· #2 · Mar 12, 2009

I would recommend against the 4870, because it won't have the performance of the 4850 x2 or the 2 4850's you currently have.

As for the Processor, or the Video Card,
I'd say the processor. I'm not sure the 4850x2 would increase performance much, if at all.

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xpfighter

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 12, 2009

Well actualy I dont have anymore two 4850's(after a faulty bios update, i am stuck just with one card). I have just updated my Profile.
About the CPU: will the AM3 sockets CPU really be faster then AM2+ ON a NON DDR3 MoBo?

Thanks for reply

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darksideleader

· #4 · Mar 13, 2009

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Originally Posted by xpfighter

uhh no the AM3 CPU would be faster on the the AM3 board since the AM3 board has faster ram.

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arekieh

· #5 · Mar 13, 2009

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uhh no the AM3 CPU would be faster on the the AM3 board since the AM3 board has faster ram.

like 2% faster, negligible and not worth the extra money

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Pao

· #6 · Mar 13, 2009

I think he's asking if the AM3 chip will be faster then an AM2+ chip even though it's used in an AM2+ socket. The answer is very very much yes.

I went from an AM2+ Phenom 1 8750 BE to this Phenom 2 720 BE, both on the same AM2+ board and it is a great difference!

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arekieh

· #7 · Mar 13, 2009

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oops misunderstood. ya for sure, am3 chips pwn am2+ chips.

i went from an e8400 to a 720be and noticed a huge difference

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Diabolical999

· #8 · Mar 13, 2009

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Originally Posted by xpfighter

will the AM3 sockets CPU really be faster then AM2+ ON a NON DDR3 MoBo?

Whether you install an AM3+ cpu on an AM3 board, or on an AM2+ board, it will operate at the same speed / performance level. The only real diff being is AM3 supports DDR3, and AM2+ does not. And, as it was pointed out, whether it's a combo of: AM3 cpu + DDR2, or AM3 cpu + DDR3, there's a minimal diff in performance. If you're looking for DDR3, Core i7 and triple-channel is the way to go.

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rhoxed

· #9 · Mar 13, 2009

both!....

i just made the move from a 9850BE and 2x 3870 to 940BE and 4850 x2 + 4850 trifire and couldnt be happier.

the 9950BE will bottleneck if it is not clocked 3.3+

vantage
just got mine today - trifire

3dmark 06

HUGE improvement over my 3870's

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xpfighter

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 13, 2009

Thanks Guys. I just buy the Phenom II 940 for 230, and sold my old 9950 for 90. It's shipping now. So now it's the most difficult time... To wait

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skugpezz

· #11 · Mar 13, 2009

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Thanks Guys. I just buy the Phenom II 940 for 230, and sold my old 9950 for 90. It's shipping now. So now it's the most difficult time... To wait

LOL true....

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-iceblade^

· #12 · Mar 13, 2009

enjoy the Phenom II

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aryuautku

· #13 · Mar 13, 2009

X58 mobo + i7 920.

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Pao

· #14 · Mar 13, 2009

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Originally Posted by aryuautku

X58 mobo + i7 920.

/Shoo

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