Is it worth it to get a 720 to replace your 9950? Definitely.
I'm not sure if that's what you're asking, though.
I'm not sure if that's what you're asking, though.
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But keep in mind while upgrading is what we all love to do here, it's not fun to do it too frequently. The 955 is going to benefit far more with multi-threaded apps and games, which is (for the most part) all that is being made right now. You are going to get better current and long-term results with the 955. I would say wait.
Originally Posted by youra6 well the thing is the 720 is within my budget. But if the difference is big enough, I will wait until I have enough for the 955 or 965 c3 |
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I see ur doing a bit of upgrading yourself.
Originally Posted by skitzogreg But keep in mind while upgrading is what we all love to do here, it's not fun to do it too frequently. The 955 is going to benefit far more with multi-threaded apps and games, which is (for the most part) all that is being made right now. You are going to get better current and long-term results with the 955. I would say wait. |
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Yeah, I'm going from 965 to i7 due to some issues I had with the 965. I still love the AMD chips and I've personally owned the 955. I'm biased of course to go with the 955, so I can't recommend anything less at this point.
Originally Posted by youra6 I see ur doing a bit of upgrading yourself. |
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The Phenom II x2/x3 dual and tri-core chips were originally quad core chips that had one or two bad cores (it happens, nothing is always perfect, especially in manufacturing) that they simply disabled, as the other 2 or 3 cores were fine. Better to sell them off as dual or tri cores rather than throw them away.
But to answer your question, I would just stick it out with the 720 if you're not going to use the extra core. It's better than a dual since you have the third core for multi-tasking, and it's still a very fast chip. If you an unlock the fourth core, then it's just a bonus.
Originally Posted by youra6 why do some of the unlocked cores end of being unstable? Is it like a botched sicence experiment aka the 720? |
But to answer your question, I would just stick it out with the 720 if you're not going to use the extra core. It's better than a dual since you have the third core for multi-tasking, and it's still a very fast chip. If you an unlock the fourth core, then it's just a bonus.
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This is not true. There are higher chips that did not pass specs so AMD disabled 1 core and labled them them 720's with a disabled core with lower specs. The cores are not bad or defective although some cannot unlock the 4th core. Some chips made it out and were able to unlock 4th core and......Overclock nicely.
Originally Posted by c00lkatz The Phenom II x2/x3 dual and tri-core chips were originally quad core chips that had one or two bad cores (it happens, nothing is always perfect, especially in manufacturing) that they simply disabled, as the other 2 or 3 cores were fine. Better to sell them off as dual or tri cores rather than throw them away. But to answer your question, I would just stick it out with the 720 if you're not going to use the extra core. It's better than a dual since you have the third core for multi-tasking, and it's still a very fast chip. If you an unlock the fourth core, then it's just a bonus. |
This is not true. There are higher chips that did not pass specs so AMD disabled 1 core and labled them them 720's with a disabled core with lower specs. The cores are not bad or defective although some cannot unlock the 4th core. Some chips made it out and were able to unlock 4th core and......Overclock nicely.
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my cpu would even hold back 1 280 not to mention in SLI
Originally Posted by bringonblink ive seen 720's clocked around 3.6 to 3.8, but damn, your current cpu is holding back your 280's... |
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