AMD 965 is inbetween a Core2 Q9650 and i7 920 at stock. 965 also supports DDR2 and DDR3. You have to check if your board supports the CPU though. There is a newer 125W C3 stepping so try to get that one. 955BE is also a good choice for less money and is 95W now with the newer C3 stepping.
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In gaming you won't notice any difference , but in rendering it's quite noticeable. Also 955 is a better choice , that 200mhz bonus is not worth the extra cash.
And no, you don't need ddr3 ram , you can use it with your mobo+ddr2 ram , since it is backwards compatible
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Originally Posted by MIGhunter  Is it the i7 equivalent? Does it require ddr3 memory? I'm running a Kuma 7750BE atm and my m-atx board will do am3 chips but I don't think it will run ddr3 memory. Just thinking of upgrading before I throw down on a 5970 gpu so that i'm not bottlenecked. |
And no, you don't need ddr3 ram , you can use it with your mobo+ddr2 ram , since it is backwards compatible
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On the most part for high resolution gaming, there is little to no difference with an i7. But the i7 is a superior architecture and will beat the X4 965, although for some applications the X4 is better. The good thing about the X4 965 though is that it will work in both AM3/AM2+ sockets, so you can either use DDR3 OR DDR2. As for the 5970...it depends on your resolution, although if you're using the max resolution on your monitor of 2048 x 1536 then I'm sure there would be very little bottleneck if any at all. Another thing to note is to get the C3 stepping of the X4 965, which has an updated IMC, will overclock further and a lower TDP of 125W instead of 140W, which would be better for your motherboard.
Originally Posted by MIGhunter Is it the i7 equivalent? Does it require ddr3 memory? I'm running a Kuma 7750BE atm and my m-atx board will do am3 chips but I don't think it will run ddr3 memory. Just thinking of upgrading before I throw down on a 5970 gpu so that i'm not bottlenecked. |
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Because it's also the new 125w version.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
compare to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103692
Simply buy the 125w version, and you're guaranteed the C3 stepping.
Originally Posted by MIGhunter how can you tell if it's the c3 stepping? I mainly use the pc for gaming but I also do stuff with the Adobe CS4 suite. |
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
compare to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103692
Simply buy the 125w version, and you're guaranteed the C3 stepping.
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HDZ965FBGIBOX -> 965 BE C2 stepping
HDZ965FBGMBOX -> 965 BE C3 stepping
C3 ---> look for GM near the end of the model number.
Originally Posted by MIGhunter how can you tell if it's the c3 stepping? I mainly use the pc for gaming but I also do stuff with the Adobe CS4 suite. |
HDZ965FBGIBOX -> 965 BE C2 stepping
HDZ965FBGMBOX -> 965 BE C3 stepping
C3 ---> look for GM near the end of the model number.
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I mean their website lists it that way. I'm at Work so I can't check mine.
Also, ziggy dark knight work on these?
Originally Posted by FREELINE57 Flashing the bios to the newest updated one should fix that. |
Also, ziggy dark knight work on these?
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Why not just get the 955 instead? You'll save some money and get the same performance with just 1 multi up
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Originally Posted by MIGhunter boo, guess i'll have to throw down for that new msi board. |
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